Mormonism: An Introduction (Introductions to Religion)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780760116 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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'I.B.Tauris' recent An Introduction series to the major world religions and belief systems are among the most useful and well written for students up to undergraduate level.' - The Bookseller (March 2011)
He is the author of Islam: A Very Short Introduction, A Fury for God: The Islamist Attack on America and A Satanic Affair: Salman Rushdie and the Wrath of Islam. Malise Ruthven, described by the Guardian as “one of today’s most perceptive observers and historians of religion,” is internationally recognized for his work o
Today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is one of the wealthiest and most powerful institutions in the USA. In his lively and timely reappraisal of its apparent contradictions, Malise Ruthven discusses the emergence of Mormonism as a world religion; its theology, structure and rituals; the career of the Saints’ charismatic founder, Joseph Smith, culminating in his assassination in 1844; the theocratic rule of Smith’s successor, Brigham Young; the 1890 ‘Manifesto’, when polygamy was abandoned in exchange for Utah statehood; the emergence of a Mormon Diaspora after World War 1; and the impressive growth of Mormonism outside the old American West after World War 2.. Yet at the heart of the Mormon story is a remarkable paradox. Indeed, “they teach the American religion” was how Tolstoy once responded to a question about the Mormons. Its clean-cut, youthful missionaries appear as representative