American universities and the birth of modern Mormonism, 1867-1940 /

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"The book situates American universities as a unique egalitarian cultural and institutional space for Mormons in nineteenth-century American society. They were places where Mormons could experience a personally transformative sense of freedom and dignity, equip themselves for taking advantageou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simpson, Thomas Wendell (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Temas:
Mormons > Education (Higher) > United States > History.
Education, Higher > United States > History.
Mormons > Intellectual life.
Mormons > Vie intellectuelle.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Mormonism reframed
  • Brigham Young's romance with American higher education, 1870-1877
  • The death of Mormon separatism in American universities, 1877-1896
  • Evolution and its discontents, 1896-1920
  • Anti-intellectualism rejected and reborn, 1920-1940
  • Conclusion: Mormonism uncharted.

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