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Women in dialogue : an introduction / Claudia Lauper Bushman -- Exponent 2 is born / Claudia Lauper Bushman -- Millie's mother's red dress / Carol Lynn Pearson -- Hide and seek / Claire Peterson -- The implications of feminism for BYU / Elouise Bell -- Mormon sisters : feminists / Judith Rasmussen Dushku -- First grief / Margaret Munk -- Church and politics at the Utah IWY / Dixie Snow Huefner -- "My revolution" : excerpts from Housewife to heretic / Sonia Johnson -- "The church was once in the forefront of the women's movement" : speech to the Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee / Sonia Johnson -- Patriarchal panic : sexual politics in the Mormon Church / Sonia Johnson -- The Mormon concept of a Mother in Heaven / Linda Wilcox -- Another prayer and Let my sisters do for me / Lisa Hawkins Bolin -- Motherless house / Carol Lynn Pearson -- A gift given, a gift taken : washing, anointing, and blessing the sick among Mormon women / Linda King Newell -- Mormon women and the struggle for definition : the nineteenth-century church / Carol Cornwall Madsen -- Pink dialogue and beyond / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich -- Women and priesthood / Nadine Hansen -- Selections from Mormon women speak : A purple rose / Reva Beth Russell ; Expanding the vision / Cherie Taylor Pederson -- Across the generations / Mary Bradford -- The missing rib : the forgotten place of queens and priestessses in the establishment of Zion / Margaret Toscano -- An elegy in lower case (for President Spencer W. Kimball) / Linda Sillitoe -- Lusterware / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich -- The day of the lambs and the lions / Judith Rasmussen Dushku -- Wife #3 / Violet Tew Kimball -- A walk in the pink moccasins / Carol Lynn Pearson -- The meeting and When nice ain't so nice / Elouise Bell -- Mormonism's odd couple : the priesthood-motherhood connection / Sonja Farnsworth -- I am a Mormon, and I am for choice / Cecilia Konchar Farr -- Mother wove the morning / Carol Lynn Pearson -- The blessing / Susan Elizabeth Howe -- Put on your strength, O daughters of Zion : claiming priesthood and knowing the Mother / Margaret Toscano -- The LDS intellectual community and church leadership : a contemporary chronology / Lavina Fielding Anderson -- White roses : statement -- Border crossings / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich -- Toward a Mormon theology of God the Mother / Janice Allred -- Towards a feminist interpretation of Latter-day Saint scripture / Lynn Matthews Anderson -- Dancing through the doctrine / Cecilia Konchar Farr -- I have an answer / Lynn Matthews Anderson -- Could feminism have saved the Nephites? / Carol Lynn Pearson -- Where have all the Mormon feminists gone / Joanna Brooks -- Power hungry / Lorie Winder Stromberg -- There is always a struggle / Chieko Nishimura Okazaki -- The trouble with chicken patriarchy / Kynthia Taylor -- What women know -- 13 articles of faith of healthy chastity / Lisa Butterworth -- Invocation / Benediction / Joanna Brooks -- Two trees / Valerie Hudson Cassler -- Dear Mom / Chelsea Shields Strayer -- To do the business of the church : a cooperative paradigm for examining gendered participation within church organizational structure / Neylan McBaine -- Now I have the power / Meghan Raynes -- All are alike unto God / What Women Know Collective -- Equality is not a feeling / Kate Kelly -- On black bodies in white spaces : conversations on women's ordination and women of African descent in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / Janan Graham -- Ordain women, but-- : a womanist perspective / Gina Colvin -- Rejoice in the diversity of our sisterhood / Lani Wendt Young -- Claim yourself : finding validation and purpose without institutional approval / Trine Thoma Nelson -- The Mormon priestess : LDS temple theology of womanhood / Liz Hammond -- Welcome baby, you are home / Rachel Hunt Steenblik -- Pioneers / Carol Lynn Pearson.
Feminism --- Religious aspects --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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This volume demonstrates how the Shakers and the Mormons maintained boundaries and created their own thriving, but insular communities separate and distinct from mainstream American Protestantism. The author describes the innovation deployed by both the Shakers and the Mormons through which they embraced their status as outsiders. He feels that their marginalization was critical to their initial success. He points out the differences between Shakers and Mormons and illuminates the characteristics which set these groups apart and helped them to become true religious dissenters.
Christian sociology --- History --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Shakers --- United States --- Church history
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This book contains fifteen essays, each first presented as the annual Tanner Lecture at the conference of the Mormon History Association by a leading scholar. Renowned in their own specialties but relatively new to the study of Mormon history at the time of their lectures, these scholars approach Mormon history from a wide variety of perspectives, including such concerns as gender, identity creation, and globalization. Several of these essays place Mormon history within the currents of American religious history--for example, by placing Joseph Smith and other Latter-day Saints in conversation
Latter Day Saint churches --- History. --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- History.
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A church's liturgy is its ritualized system of worship, the services and patterns in which believers regularly participate. While the term often refers to a specific formal ritual like the Roman Catholic Mass, events surrounding major life events - birth, coming of age, marriage, death - are often celebrated through church liturgies. By documenting and analyzing Mormon liturgicalhistory, Jonathan Stapley is able to explore the nuances of Mormon belief and practice. More important, he can demonstrate that the Mormon ordering of heaven and earth is not a mere philosophical or theological exercise. 'The Power of Godliness' establishes histories for these unique liturgies and to provide interpretive frameworks for them.
Mormon Church --- Mormon cosmology. --- Liturgy. --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Liturgy.
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"Addresses the Indian-Mormon relationship, placing the Indigenous perspective at center."--Provided by publisher.
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What could Roman Catholicism and Mormonism possibly have to learn from each other? On the surface, they seem to diverge on nearly every point, from their liturgical forms to their understanding of history. With its ancient roots, Catholicism is a continuous tradition, committed to the conservation of the creeds, while Mormonism teaches that the landscape of Christian history is riddled with errors and apostasy and in need of radical revision and spiritual healing. Additionally, successful proselyting efforts by Mormons in formerly Catholic strongholds have increased opportunities for misunders
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"Ezra Taft Benson is perhapsthe most controversial apostle-president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For nearly fifty years he delivered impassioned sermons, mixing his religion with extreme right-wing political views and conspiracy theories. His teachings inspired Mormon extremists to stockpile weapons, predict the end of the world, and commit acts of violence against their government. The First Presidency rebuked him, his fellow apostles wanted him disciplined, and grassroots Mormons called for his removal from the Quorum of the Twelve. Yet Benson was beloved by millions of Latter-day Saints who praised him for his stances against communism, socialism, and the welfare state, anda admired his service as secretary of agriculture under President Eisenhower. Using previously restricted documents from archives across the United States, Matthew L. Harris breaks new ground as the first to evaluate why Benson embraced a radical form of conservatism, and how Mormons became the most reliable supporters of the Republican Party of any religious group in the U.S"--
Latter Day Saint churches --- Latter Day Saints --- Conservatism --- Apostles --- Political activity --- History. --- Religious aspects --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- Benson, Ezra Taft. --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Political activity --- History.
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"In 1920, David O. McKay visited the Latter-day Saint missions, schools, and branches in the Pacific, solidifying the Church leadership's commitment to global outreach. The trip also later inspired McKay's initiatives when he was Church president. McKay's account of his trip brings to life the story of the Church of Jesus Christ's transformation into a global faith. Throughout his diary, McKay expressed his humanity, curiosity, and fascination with cultures and places--the Maori hongi, East Asian customs, Australian wildlife, and more. At the same time, he and his travel companion, Hugh J. Cannon, detailed the Latter-day Saint missionary life of the era, closely observing logistical challenges and cultural differences, guiding various church efforts, and listening to followers' impressions and concerns. Reid L. Neilson and Carson V. Teuscher's notes provide historical, religious, and general context"--
Mormons. --- McKay, David O. --- McKay, David O. --- Diaries. --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- History --- 1900-1999 --- Pacific Ocean
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"Marriage's central role in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distinguishes the faith while simultaneously reflecting widespread American beliefs. But what does Latter-day Saint marriage mean for men? Holly Welker presents a collection of essays exploring this question. The essayists provide insight into challenges involving sexuality, physical and emotional illness, addiction, loss of faith, infidelity, sexual orientation, and other topics. Conversational and heartfelt, the writings reveal the varied experiences of Latter-day Saint marriage against the backdrop of a society transformed by everything from economic issues affecting marriage to evolving ideas about gender. An insightful exploration of the gap between human realities and engrained ideals, Revising Eternity sheds light on how Latter-day Saint men view and experience marriage today"--
Masculinity --- Masculinity --- Marriage --- Marriage --- Mormon men. --- Religious aspects --- Mormon Church. --- Religious aspects --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- Religious aspects --- Mormon Church. --- Religious aspects --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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This book explores Mormon theology in new ways from a scholarly non-Mormon perspective. Bringing Jesus and Satan into relationship with Joseph Smith the founding prophet, Douglas Davies shows how the Mormon 'Plan of Salvation' can be equated with mainstream Christianity's doctrine of the Trinity as a driving force of the faith. Exploring how Jesus has been understood by Mormons, his many Mormon identities are described in this book: he is the Jehovah of the Bible, our Elder Brother and Father, probably also a husband, he visited the dead and is also the antagonist of Satan-Lucifer. This book offers a way into the Mormon 'problem of evil' understood as apostasy, from pre-mortal times to today. Three images reveal the wider problem of evil in Mormonism: Jesus' pre-mortal encounter with Lucifer in a heavenly council deciding on the Plan of Salvation, Jesus Christ's great suffering-engagement with evil in Gethsemane, and Joseph Smith's First Vision of the divine when he was almost destroyed by an evil force. Douglas Davies, well-known for his previous accounts of Mormon life and thought, shows how renewed Mormon interest in theological questions of belief can be understood against the background of Mormon church-organization and its growing presence on the world-stage of Christianity.