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"Perishable is a childhood memoir that chronicles seven years in the life of an almost ordinary family - that ate garbage." "In 1973, Dirk Jamison's father quit working so that he could ski instead and started feeding his family from dumpsters. His "path with heart" forced Dirk …
Fascinatingly disturbing, this memoir chronicles seven years in the life of a distinctly unordinary American family. In 1973, Dirk Jamison's father started having a midlife crisis that never ended, and after purposefully losing his construction job, he moved his family to a ski …
I argue that the Mormon's blending of religious beliefs with the constitutional argument fostered a constitutional theology whereby the Mormons believed the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights proved to be God-ordained, prophetic documents. Therefore, they believed that the fed…
This study examined three Christian discipleship models to assess their methodology and effectiveness in developing Christian disciples: The Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Catholic organization, The Catherine of Siena Institute. The…
Nauvoo, Illinois is a small town, known today as a summer tourist destination because of rich religious history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons) and other branches of the Mormon restoration movement such as the Community of Christ church. The l…
The Palgrave handbook of global Mormonism
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Provides an up-to-date, accurate, and nuanced picture of Mormonism, gives readers a clear idea of where and how the LDS faith has penetrated national and cultural boundaries, and includes chapters addressing LGBTQ and minority issues in Mormonism.
The Palgrave handbook of global Mormonism
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This handbook explores contemporary Mormonism within a global context. The authors provide a nuanced picture of a historically American religion in the throes of the same kinds of global change that virtually every conservative faith tradition faces today. They explain where and…
The Palgrave handbook of global Mormonism
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Type: Book
This handbook explores contemporary Mormonism within a global context. The authors provide a nuanced picture of a historically American religion in the throes of the same kinds of global change that virtually every conservative faith tradition faces today. They explain where and…
My dissertation project, Mormons at the World's Fair: A Study of Religious and Cultural Agency and Transformation looks at a pivotal period of transition within the American religious and political national culture (1880–1907). Using Mormonism as an important focal point of nati…
The United States has a tradition of spawning innovative religious groups. When exceptional religious groups offensive to mainstream society have developed in areas thoroughly settled or controlled by effective state or local law enforcement agencies, mainstream society has ofte…
In Born Again Mormon, McCraney discusses his struggle to become a born-again Christian within the LDS Church, his ex-communication, and how he came to understand the unique differences between the LDS view of Jesus Christ and born-again Christians.
"Examines the cooperation and conflict, violence and political maneuvering between the Mormons and Native Americans using the journals, letters, reports, and recollections of the people closest to the experience, and provide basic cultural, historical, and environmental perspect…
"Examines the cooperation and conflict, violence and political maneuvering between the Mormons and Native Americans using the journals, letters, reports, and recollections of the people closest to the experience, and provide basic cultural, historical, and environmental perspect…