The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History
Assembling the record of a Mormon controversy.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore
University of Illinois Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Mormon Church
/ Blacks
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| Further subjects: | B
African American Mormons - History
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780252039744 |
| Summary: | Assembling the record of a Mormon controversy. Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Three Mormon Scriptural Works: Providing a Canonical Framework for Race, Slavery, and the Status -- 2. Joseph Smith and Evolving Mormon Attitudes and Practices on Slavery and Race, 1830-1844 -- 3. Brigham Young, the Beginning of Black Priesthood Denial, and Legalization of Slavery in Utah, 18 -- 4. Justifying and Perpetuating Black Priesthood Denial, 1877-1949 -- 5. Church Growth, Confronting Civil Rights, and Official Affirmations of Black Priesthood Denial, 1 -- 6. The 1978 Revelation and Its Implications -- 7. Confronting the Church's Problematic Racial Past after 1978 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 025209784X |