The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith
A North American Hi..., Historical, History book. In 2010, the Priesthood quorums and Relief Society used the same manual...
With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, an eminent scholar of American evangelicalism explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation. In 1830, a young seer and sometime treasure hunter named Joseph Smith began organizing adherents into a new religious community that would come to be called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (and known informally as the Mormons). One of the nascent faith’s early initiates was a twenty-three-year-old Ohio farmer named Parley Pratt, the distant grandfather of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In The Mormon People, religious historian Matthew Bowman peels back the curtain on more than 180 years of Mormon history and doctrine. He recounts the church’s origin and development, explains how Mormonism came to be one of the fastest-growing religions in the world by the...
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In 2010, the Priesthood quorums and Relief Society used the same manual (Gospel Principles) Most lessons consist of a few pages of exposition on various themes studded with scriptural citations and quotations from leaders of the church. These are followed by points of discussion like Think about what you can do to keep the purpose of the Sabbath in mind as you prepare for the day each week. Gospel Principles instructs teachers not to substitute outside materials, however interesting they may be. In practice this ensures that a common set of ideas are...
This book is the place to start if you're looking for a fairly unbiased primer on the history of Mormon theology and culture covering from its roots to almost present day. I say almost present day because some things have changed since 2011: e.g., women now pray in General Conferences of the church, the missionary age has been lowered... So at first I thought this book's framing was a little too narrow. As I read it, a nicely packaged chronology of Mormon history and culture that demonstrates how "the Mormon people" have transformed from a radical religious group that sought to escape American political neglect and persecution to an exemplary, conservative community... So at first I thought this book's framing was a little too narrow: how can a Mormon, Mitt Romney, be a serious contender for the Presidency in America? With the election over, I thought, wow this may not be a very relevant work in just a few years. But as I read it, it actually is a nicely packaged chronology of Mormon history and culture...
