The Mormon University on the Mount of Olives: a Case Study in LDS Public Relations

This article explores the use of media by small anti-missionary organizations in Israel to block construction of Brigham Young University's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies on the Mount of Olives in the mid-1980s. These groups defined Mormons in the public square as aggressive proselyt...

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Published in:Journal of media and religion
Main Author: Van Dyke, Blair G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2013]
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 181-195
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