A kingdom transformed : early Mormonism and the modern LDS Church /

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"The evolution of LDS doctrinal emphases uncovered through content analysis. To survive in an often disapproving external social world, the LDS Church has made many adaptive changes in belief, practice, and organization over time. Gordon and Gary Shepherd identify and elucidate these changes th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shepherd, Gordon, 1943- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Shepherd, Gary, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2016]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Christian sociology > Latter Day Saint churches > History.
Social change > History.
Latter Day Saint churches > History.
Sociologie religieuse > Église mormone > Histoire.
RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Christian sociology > Mormon Church
Mormon Church
Social change
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Mormon prophetic rhetoric and the institution of LDS General Conference
  • 2. Parallel paths : LDS General Conference and Mormon history
  • 3. The social-historical context of Mormon beliefs
  • 4. Utopia, family, and authority : the major rhetorical themes of LDS General Conferences
  • 5. Mormon commitment mechanisms
  • 6. Patterns of Mormon commitment rhetoric
  • 7. Mormon accommodation
  • 8. Mormon responses to secularization
  • 9. Contemporary developments : LDS Conference trends from 1980-2009
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A : content analysis procedures for obtaining and evaluating a representative sample of LDS General Conference Addresses, 1830-1979
  • Appendix B : listing of addresses in the LDS conference sample
  • Appendix C : General Conference topic index with salience scores for thirty-year periods, 1830-1979.

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