A Kingdom Transformed : Early Mormonism and the Modern LDS Church, New Edition /

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Shepherd, Gordon 1943- (Auteur, VerfasserIn.), Shepherd, Gary 1943- (Auteur, VerfasserIn.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Salt Lake City The University of Utah Press [2016]
Édition:Second edition
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Mormonen
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History.
Social change
Mormon Church
Christian sociology > Mormon Church
Christian sociology > Mormon Church > History.
Mormon Church > History.
Social change > History.
History
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. Mormon Prophetic Rhetoric and the Institution of LDS General Conference2. 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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