The Palgrave Handbook Of Global Mormonism

Author : R. Gordon Shepherd,A. Gary Shepherd,Ryan T. Cragun
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030526160

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism by R. Gordon Shepherd,A. Gary Shepherd,Ryan T. Cragun Pdf

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 how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has penetrated national and cultural boundaries in Latin America, Oceania, Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as in North America beyond the borders of Mormon Utah. They also address numerous concerns within a multinational, multicultural church: What does it mean to be a Latter-day Saint in different world regions? What is the faith’s appeal to converts in these places? What are the peculiar problems for members who must manage Mormon identities in conjunction with their different national, cultural, and ethnic identities? How are leaders dealing with such issues as the status of women in a patriarchal church, the treatment of LGBTQ members, increasing disaffiliation of young people, and decreasing growth rates in North and Latin America while sustaining increasing growth in parts of Asia and Africa?

Author : Jason Palmer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780252056734

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Forever Familias by Jason Palmer Pdf

Peruvian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face the dilemma of embracing their faith while finding space to nourish their Peruvianness. Jason Palmer draws on eight years of fieldwork to provide an on-the-ground look at the relationship between Peruvian Saints and the racial and gender complexities of the contemporary Church. Peruvian Saints discovered that the foundational ideas of kinship and religion ceased being distinct categories in their faith. At the same time, they came to see that LDS rituals and reenactments placed coloniality in opposition to the Peruvians’ indigenous roots and family against the more expansive Peruvian idea of familia. In part one, Palmer explores how Peruvian Saints resolved the first clash by creating the idea of a new pioneer indigeneity that rejected victimhood in favor of subtle engagements with power. Part two illuminates the work performed by Peruvian Saints as they stretched the Anglo Church’s model of the nuclear family to encompass familia.

Author : Hazel O'Brien
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252054396

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Irish Mormons by Hazel O'Brien Pdf

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the international religions that have arrived from abroad to find adherents in Ireland. Drawing on fieldwork in two LDS communities, Hazel O’Brien explores how these adherents experience the Church in Ireland against the backdrop of the country’s increasingly complex religious identity. Irish Latter-day Saints live on the margins of the nation’s religious life and the worldwide LDS movement. Nonetheless, they create a sense of belonging for themselves by drawing on collective memories of both their Irishness and their faith. As O’Brien shows, Irish Latter-day Saints work to shift the understanding of Ireland’s religious landscape away from a predominant focus on Roman Catholicism. They also challenge Utah-based constructions of Mormonism in order to ensure their place in the Church’s powerful religious and cultural lineage. Examining the Latter-day Saint experience against one nation’s rapid social and religious changes, Irish Mormons blends participant observation and interviews with analysis to offer a rare view of the Latter-day Saints in contemporary Ireland.

Author : Lorenzo Veracini,Susan Slyomovics
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839766176

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Race, Place, Trace by Lorenzo Veracini,Susan Slyomovics Pdf

Continuing Patrick Wolfe’s work on settler colonialism This edited collection celebrates Patrick Wolfe’s contribution to the study and critique of settler colonialism as a distinct mode of domination. The chapters collected here focus on the settler-colonial assimilation of land and people, and on what Wolfe insightfully defined as “preaccumulation”: the ability of settlers to mobilise technologies and resources unavailable to resisting Indigenous communities. Wolfe’s militant and interdisciplinary scholarship is thus emphasised, together with his determination to acknowledge Indigenous perspectives and the efficacy of Indigenous resistances. In case studies of Australia, French Algeria, and the United States, contributors illustrate how seminal his contribution was and is. There are three core reasons why it is especially important to develop the field of thinking inaugurated by Wolfe: first, because the demand for Indigenous sovereignty has been crucial to recent struggles against neoliberal attacks in the settler societies; second, because a critique of settler colonialism and its logic of elimination has supported important struggles against environmental devastation; and third, because the ability to think race in ways that are not disconnected from other struggles is now more needed than ever. Racial capitalism and settler colonialism are as imbricated now as they always have been, and keeping both in mind at the same time highlights the need to establish and nurture solidarities that reach across established divides.

Author : Matthew L. Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197695715

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Second-Class Saints by Matthew L. Harris Pdf

On June 9, 1978, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) president Spencer W. Kimball announced a revelation lifting the church's 126-year-old ban barring Black people from the priesthood and Mormon temples. It was the most significant change in LDS doctrine since the end of polygamy almost 100 years earlier. Drawing on never-before-seen private papers of LDS apostles and church presidents, including Spencer W. Kimball, Matthew L. Harris probes the plot twists and turns, the near-misses and paths not taken, of this incredible story.

Author : Reid L. Neilson
Publisher : Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015080872073

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Global Mormonism in the 21st Century by Reid L. Neilson Pdf

Author : Shinji Takagi,Conan P. Grames,Meagan Rainock
Publisher : Greg Kofford Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Unique But Not Different: Latter-day Saints in Japan by Shinji Takagi,Conan P. Grames,Meagan Rainock Pdf

Unique But Not Different: Latter-day Saints in Japan offers an insightful exploration into the experiences of Japanese members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shedding light on their integration of religious identity within a predominantly non-Christian society. Through comprehensive survey data collected from active practitioners, authors Shinji Takagi, Conan Grames, and Meagan Rainock delve into the challenges and opportunities these Latter-day Saints face. In doing so, they examine the diverse social, political, and ideological backgrounds of Japanese Latter-day Saints, providing valuable insights for scholars, missionaries, Church leaders, and members alike. With meticulous analysis, the authors navigate topics ranging from personal conversion experiences to religious beliefs and adherence to cultural practices. They examine how Japanese Latter-day Saints successfully negotiate identity conflicts and contribute to the broader societal landscape amidst Japan's evolving cultural institutions. Offering statistical profiles and key findings tailored to various stakeholders, Unique But Not Different serves as an indispensable resource for understanding the complex dynamics of religious identity and acculturation in Japan, while also providing valuable insights applicable to minority religious practices worldwide. For Japanese readers, the volume also includes a Japanese Afterword and translations of the summary, findings, tables, and figures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004544574

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 33 by Anonim Pdf

Volume 33 of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion brings together an open section and two special sections that illuminate new vistas in the study of religious and non-religious belief. Special section 1 examines the historical roots of religious practice emerging from Greater Khurāsān – a historical ‘cross-road’ for many world religions. Special section 2 initiates a paradigm shift in study of religious and non-religious belief in relation to children, insisting upon foregrounding children’s narratives. Both special sections explore under-researched areas, underlining the significance of historical and contextual approaches. At an intrinsic level the volume interrogates the power dynamics that determine why particular voices and approaches are prioritised in the study of religious and non-religious belief, and why others remain under- or mis-heard.

Author : Terryl Givens,Philip L. Barlow
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199778362

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The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism by Terryl Givens,Philip L. Barlow Pdf

Mormon studies is one of the fastest-growing subfields in religious studies. For this volume, Terryl Givens and Philip Barlow, two leading scholars of Mormonism, have brought together 45 of the top scholars in the field to construct a collection of essays that offers a comprehensive overview of scholarship on Mormons. The book begins with a section on Mormon history, perhaps the most well-developed area of Mormon studies. Chapters in this section deal with questions ranging from how Mormon history is studied in the university to the role women have played throughout Mormon history. Other sections examine revelation and scripture, church structure and practice, theology, society, and culture. The final two sections look at Mormonism in a larger context. The authors examine Mormon expansion across the globe-focusing on Mormonism in Latin America, the Pacific, Europe, and Asia-in addition to the interaction between Mormonism and other social systems, such as law, politics, and other faiths. Bringing together an unprecedented body of scholarship in the field of Mormon studies,The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism will be an invaluable resource for those within the field, as well as for people studying the broader, ever-changing American religious landscape.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
ISBN : UOM:39015064371225

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Hand-book on Mormonism by Anonim Pdf

Author : John McCutchen Coyner
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102155684X

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Handbook On Mormonism by John McCutchen Coyner Pdf

This comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs, and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides an accessible introduction to Mormonism for both members and non-members alike. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the founding of the church to its global growth and influence. The author, John McCutchen Coyner, is a respected scholar of religion and his clear and engaging writing style makes this book an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding this uniquely American faith. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Claudia L. Bushman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313064197

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Contemporary Mormonism by Claudia L. Bushman Pdf

Much misunderstood, Mormonism had a colorful beginning in the 19th century, as a visionary named Joseph Smith founded and built a community of believers with their own unique faith. In the late-20th century, the church had to come to terms with its own growth and organization, as well as with the increasing pervasiveness of globalization, secularization, and cultural changes. Today Mormonism is one of the major religions in America, and continues to grow internationally. However, though the church itself remains strong, it is elusive to those of other faiths. Here, a seasoned author and third-generation Mormon sheds light on the everyday lives and practices of faithful Mormons. Bushman's readers will come away with a more thorough appreciation of what it means to be Mormon in the modern world. Much misunderstood, Mormonism had a colorful beginning in the 19th century, as a visionary named Joseph Smith founded and built a community of believers with their own unique faith. In the late-20th century, the church had to come to terms with its own growth and organization, as well as with the increasing pervasiveness of globalization, secularization, and cultural changes. Today Mormonism is one of the major religions in America, and one that continues to grow internationally. However, though the church itself remains strong, it is elusive to those of other faiths. Here, a seasoned author and third-generation Mormon sheds light on the everyday lives and practices of faithful Mormons. Bushman's readers will come away with a more thorough appreciation of what it means to be Mormon in the modern world. Following Brigham Young into the Great Basin and founding communities that have endured for over 100 years, Mormons have forged a rich history in this country even as they built communities around the world. But the origins of this faith and those who adhere to it remain mysterious to many in the United States. Bushman allows readers a vivid glimpse into the lives of Mormons—their beliefs, rituals, and practices, as well as their views on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexual orientation. The voices of actual Mormons reveal much about their inspiration, devotion, patriotism, individualism, and conservatism. With its mythical history and unlikely success, many wonder what has made this religion endure through the years. Here, readers will find answers to their questions about what it means to be Mormon in contemporary America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Jerry Stokes
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mormonism 2010 Handbook on Mormonism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert L. Millet,Shon D. Hopkin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441142153

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Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Robert L. Millet,Shon D. Hopkin Pdf

Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed explains central facets of the Mormon faith and way of life for those wishing to gain a clearer understanding of this rapidly growing world religion. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to grow in the United States and especially in other countries (with a total membership of over 15 million, more than 50% of which is outside the US), and as theologians and church leaders wrestle with whether Mormonism is in fact a valid expression of modern Christianity, this distinctive religious tradition has become increasingly an object of interest and inquiry. This book is the ideal companion to the study of this perplexing and often misunderstood religion. Covering historical aspects, this guide takes a careful look at the whole of Mormonism, its tenets and practices, as well as providing an insight into a Mormon life.

Author : Rodney Stark
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mormon Church
ISBN : 9780231136341

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The Rise of Mormonism by Rodney Stark Pdf

"This new work, the first to collect Rodney Stark's influential writings on the Mormon church, includes previously published essays, revised and rewritten for this volume. His work sheds light on both the growth of Mormonism and on how and why certain religions continue to grow while others fade away."--Jacket.