Claudia L. Bushman

Contemporary Mormonism

Latter-day Saints in Modern America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Claudia Bushman, a third-generation Mormon and recognized religious scholar, sheds light on the everyday lives and practices of contemporary Mormons, painting a vivid picture of what it means to be Mormon in the modern world. Bushman draws on interviews and recent church documents, as well as a solid historical background, to critically look at one of America's largest, but least understood, denominations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780742562387
• ISBN-10: 0742562387
• Artikelnr.: 23429285

Autorenporträt

By Claudia L. Bushman

Inhaltsangabe

1 Chapter 1. Encountering the Mormons 2 Chapter 2. Identity, Beliefs, and
Organization 3 Chapter 3. Families 4 Chapter 4. The Missionary Experience
and the International Church 5 Chapter 5. Templates and Genealogy Chapter
6. Race, Ethnicity, and Class 7 Chapter 7. Gender and Orientation 8 Chapter
8. The Public Faces of Mormonism 9 Chapter 9. The Intellectual Activities
of Recent Years 10 Chapter 10. The City of Zion 11 Chapter 11. The Church
at One Hundred Seventy-Five 12 Chronology 13 Notes 14 Index