Arts and Humanities History

Mormonism, Religion, and History

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This cluster of papers explores the history, culture, and controversies surrounding Mormonism in America, including topics such as polygamy, religious identity, race and whiteness, the role of women, indigenous relations, and religious persecution. It delves into the founding figures of Mormonism such as Joseph Smith and examines the cultural and historical impact of the religion on American society.

Keywords

Mormonism; Polygamy; Religious Identity; American History; Race and Whiteness; Joseph Smith; Women's Role; Cultural History; Indigenous Relations; Religious Persecution

My research into the “Mormon Question” has blurred disciplinary boundaries, demonstrating that legal history occurs outside the confines of law books, out in the world of popular culture, political cartooning, … My research into the “Mormon Question” has blurred disciplinary boundaries, demonstrating that legal history occurs outside the confines of law books, out in the world of popular culture, political cartooning, and sermonizing, and even in outbreaks of violence. This article is designed to illustrate how an entire body of constitutional law was made in opposition to the marital and sexual arrangements of Mormons in the Utah Territory in the nineteenth century.
A study was undertaken to determine trends in sexual attitudes and behavior over time between the sexes and cross-cultural. 3 different college cultures - a very restrictive Mormon culture a … A study was undertaken to determine trends in sexual attitudes and behavior over time between the sexes and cross-cultural. 3 different college cultures - a very restrictive Mormon culture a moderately restrictive Midwestern culture and a highly permissive Danish culture - were studied in 1958 and reinterviewed in 1968. Attitudes concerning the censorship of pornography virginity at marriage and premarital sex clearly showed a liberalizing over time. In each group sampled there was greater liberalization among the females and a convergence of attitude and behavior of the 2 sexes during the decade. There was less of a gap between attitudes and behavior in 1968 than in 1958. More Americans than Danes more females than males and more respondents in 1958 than in 1968 had their 1st coital experience in a commitment relationship. The American norm seems to be toward more premarital sex with commitment and the Danish norm seems to be going toward free and promiscuous sex.
Contents Acknowledgments A Word About Words Prologue 1. California Kickback 2. Dallas Orthodoxy 3. On Location 4. Pheonix Prophet 5. Adirondack Fundamentalism 6. Georgia Charismatics 7. Bible School 8. Campaign … Contents Acknowledgments A Word About Words Prologue 1. California Kickback 2. Dallas Orthodoxy 3. On Location 4. Pheonix Prophet 5. Adirondack Fundamentalism 6. Georgia Charismatics 7. Bible School 8. Campaign Journal 9. Mississippi Missions 10. Bible Bazaar 11. Episcopal Indians 12. Camp Meeting 13. City Crusade 14. Oregon Jeremiad 15. Prime Time 16. Sound Check 17. Kinkade Crusade 18. Purpose Driven 19. Afterword Epilogue Notes
This major textbook is a newly researched historical study of Evangelical religion in its British cultural setting from its inception in the time of John Wesley to charismatic renewal today. … This major textbook is a newly researched historical study of Evangelical religion in its British cultural setting from its inception in the time of John Wesley to charismatic renewal today. The Church of England, the Church of Scotland and the variety of Nonconformist denominations and sects in England, Scotland and Wales are discussed, but the book concentrates on the broad patterns of change affecting all the churches. It shows the great impact of the Evangelical movement on nineteenth-century Britain, accounts for its resurgence since the Second World War and argues that developments in the ideas and attitudes of the movement were shaped most by changes in British culture. The contemporary interest in the phenomenon of Fundamentalism, especially in the United States, makes the book especially timely.
Groups and Definitions Acadians Marietta M. LeBreton Afghans David C. Champagne Africans Afro-Americans Thomas C. Holt Albanians Aleuts Dorothy M. Jones Alsatians Frederick C. Luebke American Indians Edward H. Spicer … Groups and Definitions Acadians Marietta M. LeBreton Afghans David C. Champagne Africans Afro-Americans Thomas C. Holt Albanians Aleuts Dorothy M. Jones Alsatians Frederick C. Luebke American Indians Edward H. Spicer Amish John A. Hostetler Anglo-American Anglo-Saxon Appalachians Dwight Billings and David Walls Arabs Alixa Naff Armenians Robert Mirak Aryan Asian Assyrians Arian B. Ishaya and Eden Naby Australians and New Zealanders Andrew Parkin Austrians Frederick C. Luebke Azerbaijanis Alexandre Bennigsen Bangladeshi Enayetur Rahim Basques William A. Douglass Belgians Pierre-Henri Laurent Belorussians Paul Robert Magocsi Bosnian Muslims William G. Lockwood Bulgarians Nikolay G. Altankov Burmese Canadians, British Alan A. Brookes Cape Verdeans Francis M. Rogers Carpatho-Rusyns Paul Robert Magocsi Central and South Americans Ann Orlov and Reed Ueda Chinese H.M. Lai Copts Raef Marcus Cornish John Rowe Cossacks Paul Robert Magocsi Creole Richard A. Long Croats Cubans Lisandro Perez Czechs Karen Johnson Freeze Danes Dorothy Burton Skardal Dominicans Glenn L. Hendricks Dutch Robert P. Swierenga East Indians Joan M. Jensen Eastern Catholics Paul Robert Magocsi Eastern Orthodox Thomas E. Bird English Charlotte J. Erickson Eskimos Arthur E. Hippler Estonians Tonu Parming Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Filipinos H. Brett Melendy Finns A. William Hoglund Foreign Stock French Patrice Louis Rene Higonnet French Canadians Elliott Robert Barkan Frisians Gentile Georgians Nathela Chatara Germans Kathleen Neils Conzen Germans from Russia La Vern J. Rippley Greeks Theodore Saloutos Gypsies Ian F. Hancock Haitians Michel S. Laguerre Hawaiians Alan Howard Hispanic Hungarians Paula Benkart Hutterites John A. Hostetler Icelanders Valdimar Bjornson Indochinese Mary Bowen Wright Indonesians Iranians John H. Lorentz and John T. Wertime Irish Patrick J. Blessing Italians Humbert S. Nelli Japanese Harry H.L. Kitano Jews Arthur A. Goren Kalmyks Arash Bormanshinov Koreans Hyung-chan Kim Kurds Margaret Kahn Latvians Edgar Anderson Lithuanians Arunas Alisauskas (need accents) Luxembourgers Paul Robert Magocsi Macedonians Maltese Manx Ann Orlov Mexicans Carlos E. Cortes Mormons Dean L. May Mother Tongue Muslims Thomas Philipp Nordic North Caucasians Alexandre Bennigsen Norwegians Peter A. Munch Oriental Oriental Orthodox Thomas E. Bird Orthodox Thomas E. Bird Pacific Islanders Bradd Shore Pakistanis Arif Ghayur Pennsylvania Germans Poles Victor Greene Portuguese Francis M. Rogers Puerto Ricans Joseph P. Fitzpatrick Race Romanians Gerald J. Bobango Russians Paul Robert Magocsi Scotch-Irish Maldwyn A. Jones Scots Gordon Donaldson Serbs Michael B. Petrovich and Joel Halpern Slovaks M. Mark Stolarik Slovenes Rudolph M. Susel South Africans Stanley Moss Southerners John Shelton Reed Spaniards Spanish Frances Leon Quintana Spanish-Surname Swedes Ulf Beijbom Swiss Leo Schelbert Tatars Alexandre Bennigsen Teutonic Thai Tri-Racial Isolates Turkestanis Alexandre Bennigsen Turks Talat Sait Halman Ukrainians Paul Robert Magocsi Welsh Rowland Berthoff Wends George R. Nielsen West Indians Reed Ueda Yankees Oscar Handlin Zoroastrians Eden Naby Thematic Essays American Identity and Americanization Philip Gleason American Indiand, Federal Policy Toward Edward H. Spicer Assimilation and Pluralism Harold J. Abramson Concepts of Ethnicity William Peterson Education Michael Olneck and Marvin Lazerson Family Patterns Tamara K. Hareven and John Modell Folklore Roger D. Abrahams Health Beliefs and Practices Noel J. Chrisman and Arthur Kleinman Immigration: Economic and Social Characteristics Richard A. Easterlin Immigration: History of U.S. Policy William S. Bernard Immigration: Settlement Patterns and Spatial Distribution David Ward Intermarriage David M. Heer Labor David Brody Language: Issues and Legislation Abigail M. Thernstrom Language Maintenance Joshua A. Fishman Leadership John Higham Literature and Ethnicity Werner Sollors Loyalties: Dual and Divided Mona Harrington Methods of Estimating the Size of Groups Charles A. Price Naturalization and Citizenship Reed Ueda Pluralism: A Humanistic Perspective Michael Novak Pluralism: A Political Perspective Politics Edward R. Kantowicz Prejudice Thomas F. Pettigrew Prejudice and Discriminatino, History of George M. Fredrickson and Dale T. Knobel Prejudice and Discrimination, Policy Against Nathan Glazer and Reed Ueda Religion Harold J. Abramson Resources and Research Centers Edward Kasinec Survey Research James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi, and Thomas F. Juravich Maps Tables Appendix I Appendix II
In this study of late nineteenth-century moral reform, Peggy Pascoe examines four specific cases-a home for Chinese prostitutes in San Francisco, California; a home for polygamous Mormon women in Salt … In this study of late nineteenth-century moral reform, Peggy Pascoe examines four specific cases-a home for Chinese prostitutes in San Francisco, California; a home for polygamous Mormon women in Salt Lake City, Utah; a home for unmarried mothers in Denver, Colorado; and a program for American Indians on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska-to tell the story of the women who established missionary rescue homes for women in the American West. Focusing on two sets of relationships-those between women reformers and their male opponents, and those between women reformers and the various groups of women they sought to shelter-Pascoe traces the gender relations that framed the reformers' search for female moral authority, analyzes the interaction between women reformers and the women who entered the rescue homes, and raises provocative questions about historians' understanding of the dynamics of social feminism, social control, and intercultural relations.
This article critiques the way in which the discipline of anthropology has construed Christianity, arguing that too narrow and ascetic a model of Christianity has become standard and questioning the … This article critiques the way in which the discipline of anthropology has construed Christianity, arguing that too narrow and ascetic a model of Christianity has become standard and questioning the claims of the ‘secular’ social sciences to have severed themselves entirely from their Christian theological underpinnings. The article is in conversation with other writers on related themes, including Jonathan Parry on Mauss's The gift , Talal Asad, John Millbank, and Marshall Sahlins. Here, however, established anthropological assumptions on topics including transcendence, modernity, asceticism, and genealogy are reconsidered through a fieldwork‐based examination of American Mormonism, a religion which posits relationships between the mortal and the divine that are unique in Christianity. Despite their strong belief in Christ, Mormons have often been labelled as ‘not really Christian’ by mainstream churches. It is argued here that such theological position‐taking is echoed in the social sciences and that this reveals some of its (that is, our own) unrecognized orthodoxies.
SUMMARY This paper proposes a multivariate approach to measuring the richness of vocabulary of a literary text as a tool for problems of attribution of authorship. This approach is then … SUMMARY This paper proposes a multivariate approach to measuring the richness of vocabulary of a literary text as a tool for problems of attribution of authorship. This approach is then applied to the corpus of Mormon scripture. The historical. foundation of the Mormon Church, in particular the church's dependence on the authenticity of the story of Joseph Smith and the genesis of the Book of Mormon, has become increasingly subjected to the stress of open inquiry. This paper contributes to this questioning of the origins of the Mormon faith by assessing the stylometric evidence for or against multiple authorship of the Book of Mormon itself.
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ABSTRACT The Mormons, a distinctive American subculture, have long dominated a large area of the Far West, but the extent of the region and the geographic relationships between Mormons and … ABSTRACT The Mormons, a distinctive American subculture, have long dominated a large area of the Far West, but the extent of the region and the geographic relationships between Mormons and Gentiles (non-Mormons) have never been satisfactorily presented. Historical analysis of expansions, contractions, and reexpansions from the original Utah nucleus and of concurrent Gentile movements into and around Mormon colonies provides the basis for a refined definition of the Mormon culture region. That region is interpreted as having a core in the Wasatch Oasis, a domain over much of Utah and southeastern Idaho, and a sphere extending from eastern Oregon to Mexico. The most recent and important movement has been to the Pacific Coast cities, producing modifications in theology as well as geography, and suggesting the emergence of a Salt Lake City-Los Angeles axis as a pattern of profound influence in the present and future of Mormondom.
Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these similar involuntary experiences as religious--as manifestations of God, the spirits, or the Christ within. Skeptics, … Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these similar involuntary experiences as religious--as manifestations of God, the spirits, or the Christ within. Skeptics, on the other hand, have understood them as symptoms of physical disease, mental disorder, group dynamics, or other natural causes. In this sweeping work of religious psychological history, Ann Taves explores the myriad ways in which believers detractors interpreted these complex experiences in Anglo-American culture between the mid-eighteenth early-twentieth centuries.Taves divides the book into three sections. In the first, ranging from 1740 to 1820, she examines the debate over trances, visions, other involuntary experiences against the politically charged backdrop of Anglo-American evangelicalism, established churches, Enlightenment thought, a legacy of religious warfare. In the second part, covering 1820 to 1890, she highlights the interplay between popular psychology--particularly the ideas of animal magnetism mesmerism--and movements in popular religion: the disestablishment of churches, the decline of Calvinist orthodoxy, the expansion of Methodism, the birth of new religious movements. In the third section, Taves traces the emergence of professional psychology between 1890 1910 explores the implications of new ideas about the subconscious mind, hypnosis, hysteria, dissociation for the understanding of religious experience. Throughout, Taves follows evolving debates about whether fits, trances, visions are natural (and therefore not religious) or supernatural (and therefore religious). She pays particular attention to a third interpretation, proposed by such mediators as William James, according to which these experiences are natural and religious. Taves shows that ordinary people as well as educated elites debated the meaning of these experiences reveals the importance of interactions between popular elite culture in accounting for how people experienced religion explained experience.Combining rich detail with clear rigorous argument, this is a major contribution to our understanding of Protestant revivalism the historical interplay between religion psychology.
Preface Salem Village in the Seventeenth Century: A Chronology Abbreviations Used in the Notes Prologue: What Happened in 1692 1. 1692: Some New Perspectives 2. In Quest of Community, 1639-1687 … Preface Salem Village in the Seventeenth Century: A Chronology Abbreviations Used in the Notes Prologue: What Happened in 1692 1. 1692: Some New Perspectives 2. In Quest of Community, 1639-1687 3. Afflicted Village, 1688-1697 4. Salem Town and Salem Village: The Dynamics
Review Article| November 01 2004 Christian America? What Evangelicals Really Want Christian Smith Christian Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio … Review Article| November 01 2004 Christian America? What Evangelicals Really Want Christian Smith Christian Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2004) 8 (2): 129–130. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2004.8.2.129 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Christian Smith; Christian America? What Evangelicals Really Want. Nova Religio 1 November 2004; 8 (2): 129–130. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2004.8.2.129 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentNova Religio Search This content is only available via PDF. © 2004 by The Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
This classic textbook, widely used for over two decades, constructs a history of ancient Israel and Judah through a thorough investigation of epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical sources. Approaching biblical history … This classic textbook, widely used for over two decades, constructs a history of ancient Israel and Judah through a thorough investigation of epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical sources. Approaching biblical history as history, Miller and Hayes examine the political and economic factors that give context to the Israelite monarchy's actions and the biblical writers' accounts. Now updated with the latest research and critical discoveries, including the Tel Dan Inscription, and considering the lively debate surrounding the reliability of biblical accounts, Miller and Hayes's judicious and even-handed portrayal gives detailed attention to the nature, strengths, and limitations of various forms of evidence for understanding Israel's origins and early history. The new edition also includes thirty-four new maps, helpful notes, and numerous charts and photographs.
From their home bases in Idaho and neighboring areas of the Northwest, organizations such as the Order, the Aryan Nations Church, the Posse Comitatus, and the Golden Mean Society have … From their home bases in Idaho and neighboring areas of the Northwest, organizations such as the Order, the Aryan Nations Church, the Posse Comitatus, and the Golden Mean Society have drawn national attention and spread the gospel of a constitutionally pure, Christian homeland. For the reader who knows these groups only from a selection of inflammatory quotes and violent deeds, this compelling work presents the first disciplined exploration of the backgrounds and belief systems of the Christian patriot movement. Using information gathered from interviews and direct observation of patriot gatherings, Aho replaces the stereotype of solitary crazies from the fringes of society with more complex and disturbing realities.
By the end of the 1920s, fundamentalism in America was intellectually bankrupt and publicly disgraced. Bitterly humiliated by the famous Scopes monkey trial, this once respected movement retreated from the … By the end of the 1920s, fundamentalism in America was intellectually bankrupt and publicly disgraced. Bitterly humiliated by the famous Scopes monkey trial, this once respected movement retreated from the public forum and seemed doomed to extinction. Yet fundamentalism not only survived, but in the 1940s it reemerged as a thriving and influential public movement. And today it is impossible to read a newspaper or watch cable TV without seeing the presence of fundamentalism in American society. In Revive Us Again, Joel A. Carpenter illuminates this remarkable transformation, exploring the history of American fundamentalism from 1925 to 1950, the years when, to non-fundamentalists, the movement seemed invisible. Skillfully blending painstaking research, telling anecdotes, and astute analysis, Carpenter-a scholar who has spent twenty years studying American evangelicalism-brings this era into focus for the first time. He reveals that, contrary to the popular opinion of the day, fundamentalism was alive and well in America in the late 1920s, and used its isolation over the next two decades to build new strength from within. The book describes how fundamentalists developed a pervasive network of organizations outside of the church setting and quietly strengthened the movement by creating their own schools and organizations, many of which are prominent today, including Fuller Theological Seminary and the publishing and radio enterprises of the Moody Bible Institute. Fundamentalists also used youth movements and missionary work and, perhaps most significantly, exploited the burgeoning mass media industry to spread their message, especially through the powerful new medium of radio. Indeed, starting locally and growing to national broadcasts, evangelical preachers reached millions of listeners over the airwaves, in much the same way evangelists preach through television today. All this activity received no publicity outside of fundamentalist channels until Billy Graham burst on the scene in 1949. Carpenter vividly recounts how the charismatic preacher began packing stadiums with tens of thousands of listeners daily, drawing fundamentalism firmly back into the American consciousness after twenty years of public indifference. Alongside this vibrant history, Carpenter also offers many insights into fundamentalism during this period, and he describes many of the heated internal debates over issues of scholarship, separatism, and the role of women in leadership. Perhaps most important, he shows that the movement has never been stagnant or purely reactionary. It is based on an evolving ideology subject to debate, and dissension: a theology that adapts to changing times. Revive Us Again is more than an enlightening history of fundamentalism. Through his reasoned, objective approach to a topic that is all too often reduced to caricature, Carpenter brings fresh insight into the continuing influence of the fundamentalist movement in modern America,and its role in shaping the popular evangelical movements of today.
past few decades have witnessed an increasing reaction of Mormons against their own successful assimilation, Armand Mauss writes in The Angel and Beehive, though trying to recover some of cultural … past few decades have witnessed an increasing reaction of Mormons against their own successful assimilation, Armand Mauss writes in The Angel and Beehive, though trying to recover some of cultural tension and special identity associated with their earlier 'sect-like' history. This retrenchment among Mormons is main theme of Mauss's book, which analyzes last forty years of history from a sociological perspective. At official ecclesiastical level, Mauss finds, retrenchment can be seen in greatly increased centralization of bureaucratic control and in renewed emphases on obedience to modern prophets, on genealogy and vicarious temple work, and on traditional family life; retrenchment is also apparent in extensive formal indoctrination by full-time professionals and in an increased sophistication and intensity of proselytizing. At what he refers to as the folk or grassroots level, Mauss finds that Mormons have generally been compliant with retrenchment effort and are today at least as religious on most measures as they were in 1960s. A sizable segment of membership, Mauss asserts, has gone beyond Mormon retrenchment to express itself in a growing resort to Protestant fundamentalism, both in scriptural understanding and in intellectual style. The author calls on a wide array of sources in sociology and history to show that Mormons, who by mid-century had come a long way from their position as disreputable outsiders in a society dominated by mainline religions, seem now to be adopting more conservative ways and seeking a return to a more sectarian posture.
Journal Article The Invention of the Jewish People Get access The Invention of the Jewish People, by Shlomo Sand (tr. Yael Lotan) (London: Verso, 2009; pp. 332. £18.99). Arieh Saposnik … Journal Article The Invention of the Jewish People Get access The Invention of the Jewish People, by Shlomo Sand (tr. Yael Lotan) (London: Verso, 2009; pp. 332. £18.99). Arieh Saposnik Arieh Saposnik University of California, Los Angeles [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXV, Issue 516, October 2010, Pages 1269–1272, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceq255 Published: 01 October 2010
Journal Article Some Themes of Counter-Subversion: An Analysis of Anti-Masonic, Anti-Catholic, and Anti-Mormon Literature Get access David Brion Davis David Brion Davis Search for other works by this author on: … Journal Article Some Themes of Counter-Subversion: An Analysis of Anti-Masonic, Anti-Catholic, and Anti-Mormon Literature Get access David Brion Davis David Brion Davis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 47, Issue 2, September 1960, Pages 205–224, https://doi.org/10.2307/1891707 Published: 01 September 1960
This essay examines cases of both voluntary and forced marriages of teenagers to older men, and analyzes the different narratives that emerge when the actors are Americans and immigrants of … This essay examines cases of both voluntary and forced marriages of teenagers to older men, and analyzes the different narratives that emerge when the actors are Americans and immigrants of color. In Texas, a fourteen-year-old woman and twenty-two-year-old man who were immigrants were considered to have a common law marriage that served as a defense to a charge of statutory rape. This marriage was understood to be a product of Mexican even though Texas culture, as embodied in statute, resolved the case. In contrast, when in Maryland a thirteen-year-old married a twenty-nine-year-old man in a formal marriage, the marriage was not considered to be a product of a classless white The essay then examines two cases of forced marriage of adolescents, the first involving two teenaged sisters, forced by their Iraqi immigrant father to marry older men; the second involving a fifteen-year-old in a splinter Mormon sect forced by her father to marry her uncle as his fifteenth wife. The first case was depicted as illustrating a multiculturalism run amok; the second, while condemned, was not similarly considered to threaten long-standing American values. The essay examines why people of color are more likely thought to be governed by cultural dictates, so that bad behavior is selectively blamed on culture. It discusses how this assumption facilitates the presumption that feminism and multiculturalism are values that lie in tension, and concludes by arguing that the equation of racialized immigrant culture with sex subordination exaggerates the prevalence of sex subordination in immigrant communities at the expense of recognizing the universality of gendered subordination.
To read these 167 reviews and critical essays is to discover how catholic and wide-ranging were Howells's literary interests and how perceptive and generous were his sympathies. -- The New … To read these 167 reviews and critical essays is to discover how catholic and wide-ranging were Howells's literary interests and how perceptive and generous were his sympathies. -- The New Criterion... this selection of [Howell's] best and most important criticism reveals the author's clarity, perception, generosity, and good faith. -- Reference & Research Book News... the editors have succeeded admirably in creating a rounded portrait of a man whose criticism, like the realism he championed, was polysided, multifarious, and dialectical. -- American LiteratureThese volumes present 167 reviews and critical essays by America's most prominent early advocate of literary realism.Volume I: 1859-1885Text selections and Introduction by Ulrich HalfmannVolume II: 1886-1897Text selections and Introduction by Donald PizerVolume III: 1898-1920Text selections and Introduction by Ronald Gottesman3-volume set, cloth $100.00 0-253-32860-8 Cat's Code WDSETC 87.99
Book Review| October 01 1968 Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness, Edward Abbey. Ward J. Roylance Ward J. Roylance Search for other … Book Review| October 01 1968 Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness, Edward Abbey. Ward J. Roylance Ward J. Roylance Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utah Historical Quarterly (1968) 36 (4): 365–366. https://doi.org/10.2307/45058841 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Ward J. Roylance; Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. Utah Historical Quarterly 1 January 1968; 36 (4): 365–366. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/45058841 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressUtah Historical Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 1968, Utah State Historical Society Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Journal Article Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Get access Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. By Sturm … Journal Article Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Get access Blood Politics: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. By Sturm Circe. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. xv + 249 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $50.00, £35.00, cloth; $19.95, £13.95, paper.) Theda Perdue Theda Perdue University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 2, Summer 2003, Pages 221–222, https://doi.org/10.2307/25047266 Published: 01 May 2003
Book Review| December 01 1998 Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium, Robert W. Funk. Luke Timothy Johnson Luke Timothy Johnson … Book Review| December 01 1998 Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium, Robert W. Funk. Luke Timothy Johnson Luke Timothy Johnson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Biblical Literature (1998) 117 (4): 740–742. https://doi.org/10.2307/3266651 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Luke Timothy Johnson; Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium. Journal of Biblical Literature 1 January 1998; 117 (4): 740–742. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3266651 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveSBL PressJournal of Biblical Literature Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
This paper delves into the worldwide views on modern slavery, with a particular focus on the reflective narrative presented in John Wesley’s thoughts on slavery and social justice. Modern slavery … This paper delves into the worldwide views on modern slavery, with a particular focus on the reflective narrative presented in John Wesley’s thoughts on slavery and social justice. Modern slavery remains a pressing issue in contemporary society, with millions of individuals subjected to exploitative and inhumane conditions. By examining Wesley’s thoughts on slavery and social justice by applying them to the context of modern slavery, this paper aimed to shed light on the importance of addressing this grave violation of human rights. Through a comparative analysis of historical perspectives and current global efforts to combat modern slavery, this paper sought to provide insights into the ongoing struggle for social justice and human dignity. The study outcomes underscored the continued significance of Wesley’s perspectives on slavery and social justice in addressing contemporary forms of exploitation and oppression. It is crucial to recognize that, while Wesley championed the equality of all individuals, he also demonstrated cultural biases and attitudes of superiority characteristic of his era in other discursive contexts, particularly in discussions surrounding human sin. In the context of today’s anti-racist movements, Wesley’s opposition to slavery should not be leveraged by his theological successors to assert a position of moral superiority. Instead, it should serve as an impetus to critically examine, across various contexts, what it genuinely means to be transformed into the image of a merciful and just God. Keywords: Global Perspectives, Modern Slavery, Reflective Narrative, John Wesley’s Thoughts on Slavery, Social Justice.
Nathalie Chauvac , Manon Pradère , Nancy Howell | Analyse de réseaux pour les sciences sociales
Published in 1969, The Search for an Abortionist by Nancy Howell (Lee) is one of the earliest works on relational chain analysis. This sociological study, conducted as part of her … Published in 1969, The Search for an Abortionist by Nancy Howell (Lee) is one of the earliest works on relational chain analysis. This sociological study, conducted as part of her doctoral thesis at Harvard under thesupervision of Harrison White, explores a particularly sensitive subject: the search for a way to obtain an abortion in a context where this act was prohibited. Despite the risk, 114 women agreed to participate in the research. The study revealed that in a context of illegality and urgency, social inequalities in access to resources are amplified, often with devastating consequences to those involved. Chapter 5, translated here, explains more specifically the method used to analyze relational chains. Excerpts from two interviews with Nancy Howell complete this tribute to a pioneering work. Paru en 1969, The Search for an Abortionist de Nancy Howell (Lee) est une des premières publications sur l'analyse de chaînes relationnelles. Cette enquête sociologique menée dans le cadre de sa thèse à Harvard, encadrée par Harrison White, porte sur un sujet particulièrement sensible : la recherche d'une solution pour avorter dans un contexte où cet acte est interdit. Cent quatorze femmes ont tout de même pris le risque de participer à cette recherche qui a montré que dans un contexte d'illégalité et d'urgence, les inégalités sociales d'accès aux ressources sont amplifiées et ont des conséquences dramatiques sur la vie des personnes impliquées. Le chapitre 5 traduit ici explique plus particulièrement la méthode d'analyse des chaînes relationnelles. Des extraits de deux entretiens avec Nancy Howell complètent cet hommage à un travail fondateur.
Objectives – To understand how many of the user recommendations for new library acquisitions come from high-volume requesters, whether requests are submitted for a person’s own use or on behalf … Objectives – To understand how many of the user recommendations for new library acquisitions come from high-volume requesters, whether requests are submitted for a person’s own use or on behalf of someone else, and to develop understanding of the reasons given for acquisition requests. Additionally, this work sought to understand approaches to “suggest a purchase” forms at comparator institutions. This understanding would support a review of the University of Alberta Library’s approach to soliciting patron purchase requests, including a review of the form used by patrons to submit these requests. Methods – User recommendations for new library acquisitions at the University of Alberta are received through a “suggest a purchase” form. These form submissions populate a centralized request database, and this database was used to create a dataset of requests for review. A total of 4,681 requests received between April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2024, for non-subscription materials were reviewed in detail. Results – This analysis found that 17% of the requests were submitted by 8 individuals who submitted over 50 requests each, with a further 11% submitted by 15 individuals who submitted between 26-50 requests. While half of all requests were submitted by those who indicated that the item was for their own use, high-volume requesters were more likely than low-volume requesters to submit a request on behalf of someone else. The reason provided in about one third of the requests was categorized as “collection development”, meaning that the user suggested that the material would be beneficial to the collection but did not indicate that they themselves would use it. In reviewing “suggest a purchase” forms from comparator institutions, there was a lack of consensus around requested information or intended audience for this service. Conclusion – As 28% of the requests received at the University of Alberta during this three-year timeframe came from 23 individuals, this work demonstrates that the library’s “suggest a purchase” program does not have broad engagement relative to the size of the library’s community. The wide variety of academic library approaches to submission forms suggests that there is not a clear purpose or approach to receiving these requests. Providing this service requires a significant investment in staff time, yet without a clear purpose and limited user engagement it is unlikely that this service is fulfilling its potential and may instead be detracting from institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. However, considering the large proportion of collection development requests, and the fact that high-volume requesters submit forms on behalf of others, this service could be explored as a means of community engagement and collection diversification. At the University of Alberta Library, this analysis supported the implementation of a program called “Broaden Our Bookshelf” as well as changes to the suggestion form to create a more welcoming user experience that would also enhance departmental understanding of user needs and future assessment of the service.
Micah Chang | Journal of Mormon History
Abstract: This article explores how Kiese Laymon's Long Division reimagines the legacy of Southern hip-hop, particularly the disruptiveness of OutKast, through the characters of City and LaVander. Framing the novel's … Abstract: This article explores how Kiese Laymon's Long Division reimagines the legacy of Southern hip-hop, particularly the disruptiveness of OutKast, through the characters of City and LaVander. Framing the novel's "Can You Use That Word in a Sentence" contest as a metaphorical Source Awards, the essay argues that Laymon uses OutKast's radical duality in Aquemini to construct divergent Black masculinities and rhetorical strategies of resistance. Through parrhesia, code-meshing, and cultural symbolism—waves, Rocawear, southern vernacular—the novel critiques racialized educational spaces and respectability politics. Drawing from hip-hop scholarship and Black rhetorical theory, the article contends that Laymon positions Southern Black boys not just as victims of structural inequality, but as authors of their own defiant narratives. Ultimately, Long Division is read as a hip-hop-inflected call to reimagine Black southern genius outside the bounds of legibility and deference, echoing André 3000's defiant assertion: "The South got something to say."
Between 1849 and 1856, the Reform controversy cost the Wesleyan Methodist denomination an estimated 100,000 members. Triggered by personality conflicts within the Wesleyan ministry, the Reform movement drew on long-standing … Between 1849 and 1856, the Reform controversy cost the Wesleyan Methodist denomination an estimated 100,000 members. Triggered by personality conflicts within the Wesleyan ministry, the Reform movement drew on long-standing grievances, including tensions between itinerant ministers and local lay leaders. This case study of Wesleyan Reform in the Oxford Circuit explores the interplay of local and national events, and considers how protagonists in the controversy saw themselves as central to the structure and flourishing of Methodism and their opponents as subsidiary or peripheral. Different standpoints, combined with the perception or fear of marginalization, fractured the Oxford Wesleyan Circuit, in a microcosm of the impact of Wesleyan Reform on the denomination as a whole.
An empirical study on the use of law in Christian sermons has so far been a blank space in research, especially when large corpora of sermons are examined. In this … An empirical study on the use of law in Christian sermons has so far been a blank space in research, especially when large corpora of sermons are examined. In this article, we present the first findings of the ongoing RUNIP project, in which computer-assisted methods are used and validated in sermon analysis. The process integrates manual coding via MaxQDA with machine learning techniques, notably contextual embeddings derived from Transformer architectures such as SBERT, enabling us to detect patterns across large corpora. We argue that embeddings in text analysis can help to complement a manual, human-based text analysis. Clustering based on sentence embeddings helps identify semantically related sermon passages, although the complexity and length of the original texts, as well as the nuanced theological language, pose challenges to computer-aided analysis. By bridging historical and contemporary sermon analysis with data science methodologies, we demonstrate how an interdisciplinary approach can expand our understanding of how preachers address law, norms, and moral questions in Christian sermons. This is demonstrated by qualitative results from the analysis of the large historical sermon corpus of Friedrich D. E. Schleiermacher.
Abstract At 2,814 m high, Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Shaykh) is a limestone barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the Syrian steppe. The travelers and scholars who have climbed the mountain … Abstract At 2,814 m high, Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Shaykh) is a limestone barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the Syrian steppe. The travelers and scholars who have climbed the mountain since the nineteenth century have been seeking biblical souvenirs. Yet they discovered many pagan sanctuaries of the Roman period on their way. They collected Greek inscriptions also mentioning holy places and villages. These texts, with the results of archaeological missions, are a valuable source of information on the communities that were settled at high altitude, on the margins of Sidon, Damascus, and Caesarea Paneas during the first centuries of the Christian Era. This chapter takes all these data into account to put Mount Hermon back in the history of Hellenistic and Roman Syria.
Abstract This chapter examines the career of Mother Angelica, foundress of the most successful and most watched Catholic television: the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTM). Mother Angelica grew her media … Abstract This chapter examines the career of Mother Angelica, foundress of the most successful and most watched Catholic television: the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTM). Mother Angelica grew her media empire from small beginnings (originally broadcasting from a garage in Irondale, Alabama) to a vast network watched all over the world. In the course of that growth, Mother Angelica herself became progressively more conservative and vocal in denouncing American bishops and cardinals whom she accused (on the air and by name) of “selling out to liberal causes.” EWTN became the “go-to” place for both religious and political conservatives who sought to use the media empire to denounce a spectrum of politicians and church leaders.
Abstract This paper argues that the inability of the United Methodist Church to live together with difference over human sexuality, represents the failure of twenty-first century Methodists to live out … Abstract This paper argues that the inability of the United Methodist Church to live together with difference over human sexuality, represents the failure of twenty-first century Methodists to live out of John Wesley’s catholic spirit. In elevating views on human sexuality to a church-dividing principle, the Gospel as a revelation of God’s reconciling work for the world, has been displaced from the centre of Methodist discourse, an action that will result in exclusionary harm for LGBTQI+ Methodists. Queer holiness is real and a recognition of this is necessary for the fully affirming Methodism of the future.
This report about Illinois school funding briefly describes an evidence-based model for school finance adequacy as well as budgetary considerations affecting how the model is funded. State PreK–12 funding priorities, … This report about Illinois school funding briefly describes an evidence-based model for school finance adequacy as well as budgetary considerations affecting how the model is funded. State PreK–12 funding priorities, as well as education human resource concerns, are identified. Attention is also given to state-funded alternatives to traditional public schools. The state is progressing toward fully funding its evidence-based model, but larger state budget allocations are needed. Attracting and retaining high-quality teachers remain challenging.
Abstract Researchers are increasingly recognizing the salience of religious reasoning to understanding climate (in)action. Most analyses of this topic focus on Western Christianity, particularly American Protestant denominations. As such, little … Abstract Researchers are increasingly recognizing the salience of religious reasoning to understanding climate (in)action. Most analyses of this topic focus on Western Christianity, particularly American Protestant denominations. As such, little research has been conducted on climate change and American Latter-day Saints ( LDS or Mormon). This review uses the available research to explore what we know about climate and environmental belief among American Latter-day Saints. As the literature demonstrates, there are numerous “green” aspects of LDS theology, some of which are shared in common with other branches of Western Christianity and others which are particular to the faith. In spite of this theology, evidence suggests that Latter-day Saints are among the least likely American religious groups to act in a pro-environmental manner or to prioritize climate change. This review synthesizes the various ways academics have sought to understand this apparent contradiction.
Abstract This chapter examines the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), exploring its historical roots, growth, and unique place within American culture. Founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, … Abstract This chapter examines the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), exploring its historical roots, growth, and unique place within American culture. Founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, the LDS Church experienced significant persecution before settling in Utah, where it flourished. The chapter highlights Mormonism’s exponential growth over the past century, driven by its strong missionary tradition, family-centered culture, and high fertility rates. It also discusses the Church’s geographic concentration in the American West and its expanding global presence, particularly in Central and South America. Challenges such as racial diversity, changing societal perceptions, and generational retention are explored, emphasizing the LDS Church’s adaptability and future prospects.
Ölü vaftizi, İsa’nın mesajını duymadan veya vaftiz olmadan ölmüş birini kurtuluşa eriştirmek maksadıyla hayatta olan bir yakını tarafından gerçekleştirilen bir vaftiz türüdür. Kaynağını Mormon kutsal metinlerinden Yeni Ahit ile Öğreti … Ölü vaftizi, İsa’nın mesajını duymadan veya vaftiz olmadan ölmüş birini kurtuluşa eriştirmek maksadıyla hayatta olan bir yakını tarafından gerçekleştirilen bir vaftiz türüdür. Kaynağını Mormon kutsal metinlerinden Yeni Ahit ile Öğreti ve Antlaşmalar’dan aldığı söylenebilir. Ölü vaftizinin ilk örneklerini erken dönem Hristiyanlığında, özellikle miladi II. yüzyılın ortalarından sonra görmek mümkündür. Bu dönemde, ana gövde Hristiyanlık tarafından sapkın addedilen Gnostikler ve Markiyoncular gibi bazı Hristiyan gruplar bu ritüeli uygulamaya başlamıştır. Mezkûr gruplar muhtemelen V. yüzyıla kadar ölülerinin kurtuluşa erişebilmeleri için bu uygulamayı devam ettirmişlerdir. Ölü vaftizi, yaklaşık olarak on dört asır sekteye uğramasının ardından XIX. yüzyılın ilk yarısında yeni bir dini hareket olarak ortaya çıkan Mormonizm mensuplarınca bir doktrin olarak tekrar ortaya çıkmıştır. Hareketin önde gelen lideri Joseph Smith, İsa’nın mesajını duymadan veya vaftiz edilmeden ölmüş kişiler adına hayatta olan yakınlarının vaftiz edilebileceklerini vurgulamıştır. Bu sayede onların Tanrı’nın Krallığı’nı elde etmelerinin mümkün olabileceğini iddia etmiştir. Bu inancın bir sonucu olarak Mormonlar 1840 yılından itibaren ölüler için vekâleten vaftiz ritüelleri gerçekleştirmeye başlamışlardır. Başlangıçta bu törenler Mississippi Nehri gibi doğal su kaynaklarında gerçekleştiriliyordu. Ancak Smith ilahi vahiyler aldıktan sonra Nauvoo Tapınağı inşa edilmiş ve uygulama varlığını burada devam ettirmiştir. Tapınakta gerçekleştirilen ritüelin kurumsallaştırılması, ölülerin soy ağaçlarını tespit etmek amacıyla belirli kişilerin atanması, törenlerin kaydedilmesi ve sürecin denetlenmesi gibi önemli bir bütçe tahsisiyle desteklenen önlemleri içeriyordu. Böylelikle Mormonlar, ölüler adına vaftiz uygulamasını inançlarına özgü bir sakrament olarak kabul etmişlerdir. Bu çalışma, Mormonizm’de ölüler adına vaftiz uygulamasının kökenlerini irdeleyerek, bu uygulamanın erken dönem Hristiyanlığına kadar uzanan tarihsel temellerini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Türkçe literatürde bu konunun müstakil olarak ayrıntılı bir şekilde incelenmemiş olması, çalışmanın özgünlüğünü ve akademik alandaki önemini vurgulamaktadır. Çalışmanın birincil kaynakları arasında Mormon kutsal metinleri ve Mormonizm’e dair materyaller yer almaktadır. Çalışmada dinler tarihinin tarihsel, deskriptif ve hermenötiksel metotlarından yararlanılmıştır. Smith’in Mormonlara ölü vaftizi emrini açıklamasının arka planında, dini inancı olmayan ağabeyi Alvin’i kaybetmesinin etkili olduğu iddiası, çalışmanın temel bulgularından biri olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra çalışma, erken dönem Hristiyanları ve Mormonlar tarafından uygulanan ölüler adına vaftiz ritüelinin farklı şekillerde yorumlandığını ortaya koymaktadır. Zira Mormonlar uygulamayı İsa dönemine kadar götürmekte; erken dönem kilise babaları başta olmak üzere Hristiyan araştırmacılar ise onu Gnostik gruplar tarafından yapılan ve Pavlus tarafından da Yeni Ahit’te eleştirilen sapkın bir uygulama olarak görmektedirler. Yine, çalışma hem erken dönem Hristiyanlığında hem de Mormonizm’de ölüler adına vaftizin, vaftiz olmadan ölenlerin kurtuluşunun sağlanması amacıyla gerçekleştirildiğini vurgulamaktadır. Bununla birlikte Mormonlar bu uygulamayı kendi dini yapıları içinde sistematik bir şekilde entegre ederek kurumsallaştırmışlardır. Ayrıca çalışma, Mormonların bu ritüelleri titizlikle kayıt altına aldıklarını ve ölenlerin soy ağaçlarını doğru bir şekilde belirlemek için kayda değer masraflar yaptıklarını ortaya koymaktadır.
Abstract Scholars have long written about the development of biblical criticism and its reception in elite circles in the transatlantic world of the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. This has … Abstract Scholars have long written about the development of biblical criticism and its reception in elite circles in the transatlantic world of the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. This has caused us to assume that non-elites were unaware of the developments in biblical studies. Anglophone readers of the Bible were increasingly accepting the work of biblical scholars and, as Paul Gutjahr has shown, came to view their copies of the Bible as fallible representations of what scripture would have been in its original. The example of one non-elite, Joseph Smith Jr., might help us to rethink our assumptions and reframe the questions we ask about the reception history of biblical criticism because he engaged with biblical scholarship in a creative way as he tried to restore the text of Isaiah 2–14, 29, and 48–54 in The Book of Mormon (1830). Smith likely used Adam Clarke’s commentary on the Bible as he dictated these lengthy chapters of Isaiah into the narrative framing of the book. While the source text is clearly the KJV there are several variants throughout that deviate from it, but they are in Clarke’s commentary. Smith did not slavishly copy Clarke but engaged critically with his notes and paratext, incorporating what he saw as useful so that he could revise and attempt to restore Isaiah.