Fred E Woods

Broschiertes Buch

Bright Lights in the Desert

The Latter-Day Saints of Las Vegas

Beschreibung

"Bright lights in the desert: the Latter-day Saints of Las Vegas explains how Latter-day Saints have shaped the metropolitan city which never sleeps by improving neighborhoods, inspiring educational institutions, bringing integrity to the marketplace, providing wholesome entertainment, cultural refinement, family stability, as well as community service"--

Autor

Fred E. Woods earned his PhD in Middle East Studies: Hebrew Bible from the University of Utah and has been a professor of religious education at Brigham Young University since 1998. He held a prestigious BYU Richard L. Evans professorship of Religious Understanding from 2005-2010. Woods is a prolific author and has produced several documentaries highlighting the LDS influence on peoples of various faiths and cultures. Not being raised in the LDS tradition, Woods, now a Latter-day Saint, concentrates on community bridge building.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Nevada Press
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781647790714
• ISBN-10: 1647790719
• Artikelnr.: 66227261