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Late one night in 1823 Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas' ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unlikely career of the Book of Mormon, the founding text of the Mormon religion, and perhaps the most important sacred text ever to originate in the United States. Here Paul Gutjahr traces the life of this book as it has formed and fractured different strains of Mormonism and transformed religious expression around the world. Gutjahr looks at how the Book of Mormon emerged from the burned-over district of upstate New York, where revivalist preachers, missionaries, and spiritual entrepreneurs of every stripe vied for the loyalty of settlers desperate to scratch a living from the land. He examines how a book that has long been the subject of ridicule--Mark Twain called it "chloroform in print"--has more than 150 million copies in print in more than a hundred languages worldwide. Gutjahr shows how Smith's influential book launched one of the fastest growing new religions on the planet, and has featured in everything from comic books and action figures to feature-length films and an award-winning Broadway musical.
Sacred books. --- RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). --- Books, Sacred --- Sacred literatures --- Religious literature --- Book of Mormon --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History. --- 289.3 --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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This book reveals the history and culture of polygamous groups located primarily in the western parts of the United States. The contributors to this volume are historians, anthropologists, and sociologists familiar with the various groups. Together, these authors provide a much needed understanding of the surprisingly large number of groups and individuals who live a quiet polygamous life style in the United States.
Polygamy --- Multiple marriage --- Plural marriage --- Marriage --- Non-monogamous relationships --- Religious aspects --- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. --- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. --- FLDS --- Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints --- Iglesia Fundamentalista de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días --- 289.3 --- 392.4/.5 <73> --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Verloving. Huwelijk. Huwelijksgebruiken. Partnerkeuze. Polyandrie. Polygamie. Monogamie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- United States --- fundamentalism --- Mormons --- Eldorado, Texas --- polygamy --- the United States --- polygamous communities --- Mormon schismatic groups --- polygamous patterns --- FLDS marriage systems --- children --- modern Mormon fundamentalism --- celestial marriage --- Branhc Davidian --- media --- Child Protection law --- parental genetic testing
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world. It is highly visible, with a massive missionary program, yet it remains a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure. This 2003 book provides an introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS - the 'Mormon' Church. Written by a non-Mormon it neither seeks to prove or disprove the truthfulness of the religious claims of that faith but rather to describe them in ways that non-Mormons can understand. Particular emphasis is given to sacred texts and prophecies as well as to the crucial Temple rituals of endowments, marriage and baptism for the dead, through which human beings may achieve their divine potential. This rich comparative study offers an understanding of Mormon theology and ideas of humanity.
289.3 --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormons --- Doctrines --- History --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Biserica lui Isus Hristos a Sfinților din Zilele din Urmă --- Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- Cerkev Jezusa Kristusa svetih iz poslednjih dni --- Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni --- Crkva Isusa Krista Svetaca Posljednjih Dana --- Cirkev Jez̆is̆a Krista Svätých neskors̆ích dní --- Církev Jez̆ís̆e Krista Svatých posledních dnů --- Església de Jesucrist dels Sants dels Darrers Dies --- Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours --- Ekklēsia tou Iēsou Christou tōn Agiōn tōn Teleutaiōn Ēmerōn --- Esucristo ittoed nega esordamar napi puguad onosa --- Gereja Yesus Kristus Dari Orang-Orang Suci Zaman Akhir --- Giáo hội các thánh hữu ngày sau của Chúa Giê su Ky tô --- Hisus Kʻristosěn Akhěr-Kiwnlēr Mugattēslēri Kʻilisēsi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin-Awur Srbotsʻ Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻu koghmitsʻ --- Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días --- Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias --- Iyēcu Kiristuvin̲ Tiruccapai --- Jesu Kristi kirke af sidste dages hellige --- Jesu Kristi kirke av siste dagers hellige --- Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga --- Jesus Christ N'ascr a Cwc Hc Ma Ekyrmba Ahotseweelfo --- Jesucriston Khep Khepürunacanquiri Kollananac Tamapan mistuyata --- Kanīsat Yasūʻ al-Masīḥ li-Qiddīsī al-Ayyām al-Akhīrah --- Kerk van Jesus Christus van die Heiliges van die Laaste Dae --- Kerk Van Jezus Christus Van De Heiligen Der Laatste Dagen --- Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage --- Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna Síđari daga heilögu --- Kisha e Jezu Krishtit e Shenjtorëve të Ditëve të Mëvonshme --- Kościół Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich --- LDS Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkko --- Pēdējo Dienu Svēto Jēzus Kristus Baznīca --- Ri Ruk'ataj ri Jesucristo quichin ri Chojlaxela' chupan ri ruq'uisibel tak K'ij --- Simbahan ni Jésukristo sa mga Santos sa Ulahing mga Adlaw --- T︠s︡ŭrkvata na Isus Khristos na svetiite ot poslednite dni --- Utolsó Napok Szentjeinek Jézus Krisztus Egyháza --- Viimse Aja Pühade Jeesuse Kristuse Kirik --- Εκκλησία του Ιησού Χριστού των Αγίων των Τελευταίων Ημερών --- كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة --- Церкви Иисуса Христа Святых последних дней --- Церкви Ісуса Христа Святих Останніх Днів --- 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 --- 耶蘇基督末世聖徒教會 --- 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 --- Esu̇s Khristiĭn Khozhmyn U̇eiĭn Gėgėėntnu̇u̇diĭn Su̇m --- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites) --- Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times --- Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) --- Simbahan ni Jesucristo sang mga Santos sa Ulihing mga Adlaw --- Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Unified Church School System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Doctrines. --- History. --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion --- Mormonism --- church growth --- prophets --- texts --- divine-human transformations --- death --- faith --- eternity --- leaders --- ethics --- atonement --- priesthood --- family --- teples --- rituals --- identity --- opposition --- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Mormon theology
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Brigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mormonism, spoke in spiritual tongues, married more than fifty women, and eventually transformed a barren desert into his vision of the Kingdom of God. While previous accounts of his life have been distorted by hagiography or polemical exposé, John Turner provides a fully realized portrait of a colossal figure in American religion, politics, and westward expansion. After the 1844 murder of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Young gathered those Latter-day Saints who would follow him and led them over the Rocky Mountains. In Utah, he styled himself after the patriarchs, judges, and prophets of ancient Israel. As charismatic as he was autocratic, he was viewed by his followers as an indispensable protector and by his opponents as a theocratic, treasonous heretic. Under his fiery tutelage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints defended plural marriage, restricted the place of African Americans within the church, fought the U.S. Army in 1857, and obstructed federal efforts to prosecute perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. At the same time, Young's tenacity and faith brought tens of thousands of Mormons to the American West, imbued their everyday lives with sacred purpose, and sustained his church against adversity. Turner reveals the complexity of this spiritual prophet, whose commitment made a deep imprint on his church and the American Mountain West.
Mormon Church --- Presidents --- Young, Brigham, --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Biserica lui Isus Hristos a Sfinților din Zilele din Urmă --- Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- Cerkev Jezusa Kristusa svetih iz poslednjih dni --- Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni --- Crkva Isusa Krista Svetaca Posljednjih Dana --- Cirkev Jez̆is̆a Krista Svätých neskors̆ích dní --- Církev Jez̆ís̆e Krista Svatých posledních dnů --- Església de Jesucrist dels Sants dels Darrers Dies --- Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours --- Ekklēsia tou Iēsou Christou tōn Agiōn tōn Teleutaiōn Ēmerōn --- Esucristo ittoed nega esordamar napi puguad onosa --- Gereja Yesus Kristus Dari Orang-Orang Suci Zaman Akhir --- Giáo hội các thánh hữu ngày sau của Chúa Giê su Ky tô --- Hisus Kʻristosěn Akhěr-Kiwnlēr Mugattēslēri Kʻilisēsi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin-Awur Srbotsʻ Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻu koghmitsʻ --- Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días --- Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias --- Iyēcu Kiristuvin̲ Tiruccapai --- Jesu Kristi kirke af sidste dages hellige --- Jesu Kristi kirke av siste dagers hellige --- Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga --- Jesus Christ N'ascr a Cwc Hc Ma Ekyrmba Ahotseweelfo --- Jesucriston Khep Khepürunacanquiri Kollananac Tamapan mistuyata --- Kanīsat Yasūʻ al-Masīḥ li-Qiddīsī al-Ayyām al-Akhīrah --- Kerk van Jesus Christus van die Heiliges van die Laaste Dae --- Kerk Van Jezus Christus Van De Heiligen Der Laatste Dagen --- Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage --- Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna Síđari daga heilögu --- Kisha e Jezu Krishtit e Shenjtorëve të Ditëve të Mëvonshme --- Kościół Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich --- LDS Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkko --- Pēdējo Dienu Svēto Jēzus Kristus Baznīca --- Ri Ruk'ataj ri Jesucristo quichin ri Chojlaxela' chupan ri ruq'uisibel tak K'ij --- Simbahan ni Jésukristo sa mga Santos sa Ulahing mga Adlaw --- T︠s︡ŭrkvata na Isus Khristos na svetiite ot poslednite dni --- Utolsó Napok Szentjeinek Jézus Krisztus Egyháza --- Viimse Aja Pühade Jeesuse Kristuse Kirik --- Εκκλησία του Ιησού Χριστού των Αγίων των Τελευταίων Ημερών --- كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة --- Церкви Иисуса Христа Святых последних дней --- Церкви Ісуса Христа Святих Останніх Днів --- 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 --- 耶蘇基督末世聖徒教會 --- 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 --- Esu̇s Khristiĭn Khozhmyn U̇eiĭn Gėgėėntnu̇u̇diĭn Su̇m --- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites) --- Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times --- Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) --- Simbahan ni Jesucristo sang mga Santos sa Ulihing mga Adlaw --- Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Unified Church School System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- 289.3 --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- Biography --- Mormonism --- Christian sects --- Latter Day Saint churches --- Brigham Young --- biography --- the Mormon Church
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