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Book Chapter

English

Bishop, M. Guy

Stephen Post : From Believer to Dissenter to Heretic

Launius, Roger D.,Thatcher, Linda

Differing Visions : Dissenters in Mormon History

Urbana

University of Illinois Press

1994

180-95

Post, like many early members of the Mormon church, apostatized after the death of Joseph Smith. He opposed plural marriage and after leaving Mormonism helped Sidney Rigdon establish the Church of Jesus Christ and the Children of Zion (Rigdonism), of which he assumed leadership after Rigdon died.

Biographies, male, 19th century (articles or chapters)
Dissent and dissenters, 19th century
Plural marriage, opposition to
Post, Stephen
Schisms, Church of Christ (Rigdonites)

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