Kirtland Temple

Author : David J. Howlett
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780252096372

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Kirtland Temple by David J. Howlett Pdf

The only temple completed by Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith Jr., the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, receives 30,000 Mormon pilgrims every year. Though the site is sacred to all Mormons, the temple’s religious significance and the space itself are contested by rival Mormon dominations: its owner, the relatively liberal Community of Christ, and the larger Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. David J. Howlett sets the biography of Kirtland Temple against the backdrop of religious rivalry. The two sides have long contested the temple's ownership, purpose, and significance in both the courts and Mormon literature. Yet members of each denomination have occasionally cooperated to establish periods of co-worship, host joint tours, and create friendships. Howlett uses the temple to build a model for understanding what he calls parallel pilgrimage--the set of dynamics of disagreement and alliance by religious rivals at a shared sacred site. At the same time, he illuminates social and intellectual changes in the two main branches of Mormonism since the 1830s, providing a much-needed history of the lesser-known Community of Christ.

Author : Laurel B. Andrew
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0873953584

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The Early Temples of the Mormons by Laurel B. Andrew Pdf

This book is a study of the six temples which the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints constructed in the nineteenth century. Though sharing the characteristics of various revival styles, the buildings demonstrate a progressive modification of these styles so as to express the functions of the temples and to reflect the theology and politics of the Mormons. The four temples in Utah, designed by the church president Brigham Young and his builder-architects, symbolize the merging of spiritual and temporal concerns and, the author believes, were meant to play an instrumental role in the transformation of America into a millennial kingdom of God and a second Garden of Eden. Thus, the temples are studied within the specific context of Mormonism and the broader spectrum of American cultural history as well. The account begins in Ohio, where the believers in Joseph Smith's restored gospel erected a temple resembling the New England meetinghouse in form and use. It follows the Mormons to Nauvoo, Illinois, where the second temple was built in the 1840s. The author demonstrates how the developing theology and the introduction of secret rituals began to change the meaning and the architectural form of the temple, as the style and architectural symbols were incorporated on the exterior of the temple. From Illinois the Mormons moved to Utah, where four temples were built. The most important, at Salt Lake City, is discussed in detail. The author evaluates the contributions of Brigham Young to its design, illustrates and discusses the drawings of the architect, and offers an interpretation of the symbolism of the building. She also discusses the attempt of the Mormons to establish an independent "Kingdom of God" in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ, and relates the Salt Lake City temple and the other Utah buildings to this effort. Her conclusion is that the Salt Lake City temple was to have a civic as well as religious function as the governmental center of the Kingdom of God. The other three Utah temples were intended to extend the authority of the Mormon government throughout Utah.

Author : Gretchen Buggeln,Barbara Franco
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442269477

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Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites by Gretchen Buggeln,Barbara Franco Pdf

Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites encourages readers to consider the history of religion as integral to American culture and provides a practical guide for any museum to include interpretation of religious traditions in its programs and exhibits.

Author : E. Keith Howick
Publisher : WindRiver Publishing, Inc.
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1886249253

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Challenged by Church History by E. Keith Howick Pdf

Test your knowledge of Church history with this book of questions, crossword puzzles, word searches, games, and more. Great for personal or family study. More than 2,400 questions range in difficulty from very easy to very challenging and include references to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when that extra bit of help is needed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Collier's Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0934964025

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Unpublished Revelations of the Prophets and Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Vol. 2 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maureen Ursenbach Beecher,Lavina Fielding Anderson
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0252062965

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Sisters in Spirit by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher,Lavina Fielding Anderson Pdf

This book of essays about Mormon women, all written and edited by scholars who are themselves Mormon women, is a brave and important work. Readers will fully appreciate just how brave and important it really is, however, if they can see how this work of historical theology fits into the history of historical writing about Mormon women, as well as how it fits into Mormon history itself. "The women who contributed to this book are among the best of the Mormon literati . . . they] hold that there is hope within the church for change, for reform, for expansion of the place of women." -- Women's Review of Books "Historians of women in America have a great deal to learn from the history of Mormon women. This fine set of essays provides an excellent introduction to a subject about which we should all know more." -- Anne Firor Scott, author of Making the Invisible Woman Visible.

Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko,Stacy Klingler
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759113459

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Reaching and Responding to the Audience by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko,Stacy Klingler Pdf

Museums exist to serve their audiences; however, the scope of this charge is constantly being challenged and changed. This book looks at new roles small museums have taken as they find ways to become irreplaceable members of the community, engaging with and advocating for their audience—from large-scale marketing and public relations efforts to welcome signs and entrances. Book Five encourages small museums to examine their audiences and make them comfortable, program to their needs and interests, and spread the word about the museum’s good work. It also features several case studies of successful evaluation programs, sample press releases, accessibility checklists, visitor experience checklists and more.

Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko,Stacy Klingler
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Communication in museums
ISBN : 9780759119512

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The Small Museum Toolkit by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko,Stacy Klingler Pdf

"As a small museum staff person, you are responsible for a lot, including areas outside of your expertise or training. You need a quick reference that makes the process of becoming a sustainable, valued institution less overwhelming. The Small Museum Toolkit is a collection of six books that serves as a launching point for small museum staff to pursue best practices and meet museum standards. These brief volumes address governance, financial management, human resources, audience relations, interpretation, and stewardship for small museums and historic sites." --Amazon.

Author : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publisher : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Page : 1591 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465118165

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Doctrine and Covenants Church History Seminary Teacher Manual by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pdf

This manual is a resource to help seminary teachers prepare lessons from the Doctrines and Covenants and Church history. It provides 160 lessons that contain teaching suggestions, doctrines and principles, and scripture mastery helps for daily seminary classes. It also contains 32 lessons for weekly home-study classes that correspond to the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students.

Author : Robert Bruce Flanders
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : 0252005619

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Nauvoo by Robert Bruce Flanders Pdf

A history of what became a romantic legend about a martyred prophet, a lost city, and religious persecution, this volume tells the story of Nauvoo, the early Mormon Church, and the temporal life of Joseph Smith. Nauvoo (1839-46) was a critical period in Mormon history. The climax of Smith's career and the start of Brigham Young's, it was here that Utah really had it's beginnings and that the pattern of Mormon society in the West was laid. "...the quality and quantity of research is commendable... an excellent contribution to American mid-western history and to Mormoniana in general." -- Journal of American History

Author : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Mormon Church
ISBN : OCLC:6413664

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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Pdf

Author : Richard O. Cowan
Publisher : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462104420

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Temples to Dot the Earth: Inspirational stories and fact concerning the lord's house by Richard O. Cowan Pdf

Now more than ever before the hearts of the children are being turned to their fathers, and the sacred saving ordinances for both the living and the departed are linking generations together. Temples to Dot the Earth is a testament to the fulfilling of that promise. This book offers a wealth of information on temples and temple work, beginning with an overview of temple worship in former dispensations and then recounting the temple story from the beginning of the Restoration through the twentieth century.

Author : Clyde R. Forsberg Jr.
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443889575

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Divine Rite of Kings by Clyde R. Forsberg Jr. Pdf

Divine Rite of Kings: Land, Race, Same Sex, and Empire in Mormonism and the Esoteric Tradition is a social-historical-political analysis of the religion of the Latter-day Saints as deeply indebted to a variety of esoteric systems of belief. It argues that the present campaign against gay marriage and other homophobic policies of the “American religion,” targeting the LGBTQ community, and, indeed, children of same-sex parents, are connected to erstwhile racial doctrines and practices, which excluded persons from full fellowship on the basis of race alone, Africans the supposed offspring of Cain and Canaan and thus cursed. Narrow heterosexist notions of “sexual purity” merely replaced Anglo-Saxon supremacist notions of “racial purity” in the imperial and the millennial understanding of Mormonism. The new heterosexism, this book suggests, can be viewed as a form of boundary maintenance better suited to an emergent international church and world religion, ironically, which continues to make inroads in parts of Asia, where its social conservatism and, indeed, virulent attacks against the “gay and lesbian lifestyle,” continue to attract followers.

Author : E. Keith Howick
Publisher : WindRiver Publishing, Inc.
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1886249245

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Challenged by the Doctrine and Covenants by E. Keith Howick Pdf

Test your knowledge of the Doctrine and Covenants with this book of questions, crossword puzzles, word searches, games, and more. Great for personal or family study. More than 2,400 questions range in difficulty from very easy to very challenging and include scripture references when that extra bit of help is needed.

Author : Shell B. Abegglen
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781665569682

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That Noble Magnificent Journey by Shell B. Abegglen Pdf

This is the spellbinding chronicle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ religious dawning and their beginning in the idyllic woods of New York state. It then follows their most challenging odyssey as they are driven out of their homes by great cruelty from four different states, and then finally completely out of the union itself. In the middle of the winter, women, children, and men were forced to cross the frozen Mississippi and head for their new home in the rocky mountains of Utah. After a year and a half of many trials on the trail, they finally made it to the great basin and settled alongside the Great Salt Lake to build a city. Fifty years later Utah became a most beautiful state of the union.