Item Detail
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22633
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Book
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English
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Davies, Douglas J.
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The Mormon Culture of Salvation : Force, Grace, and Glory
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt.
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Ashgate
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2000
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"Mormon Culture of Salvation presents a comprehensive study of Mormon cultural and religious life, offering important new theories of Mormonism - one of the fastest growing movements and thought by many to be the next world-religion. Bringing social scientific and theological perspectives to bear on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Douglas Davies draws from theology, history of religions, anthropology, sociology and psychology to present a unique example of a truly interdisciplinary analysis in religious studies. Examining the many aspects of Mormon belief, ritual, family life and history, this book presents a new interpretation of the origin of Mormonism arguing that Mormonism is rooted in the bereavement experience of the Joseph Smith, the first prophet, with his personal grief leading to his creation of this new religion. Linking the temple ritual for the dead to the genealogical work of many Mormon families, Davies shows how the Mormon commitment to work for salvation relates to current Mormon belief in conversion, and to traditional Christian ideas of grace. Mormon Culture of Salvation is an important new work for Mormons and non-Mormons alike, offering fresh insights into how Mormons see the world and work for their future glory in heavenly realms. Written by a non-Mormon with over 30 years' research experience into Mormonism, this book is essential reading for those seeking insights into new interdisciplinary forms of analysis in religion, as well as all those studying or interested in Mormonism and world religions. " [Publisher's abstract]
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Context and the New-New Mormon History
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Evil in the Family : Mormons and Catholics Struggling with the Dark Side of Their
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Mormon Studies in a European Setting
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Out of Obscurity : Mormonism Since 1945
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Proclaiming the Message : A Comparison of Mormon Missionary Strategy with Other Mainstream Christian Missions
Protecting the Family in the West : James Henry Martineau's Response to Interfaith Marriage
Sacred Secrecy and the Latter-day Saints
Salvation through a Tabernacle : Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, and Early Mormon Theologies of Embodiment
Seeking a "Second Harvest" : Controlling the Costs of LDS Membership in Europe
Testing Stark's Thesis : Is Mormonism the First New World Religion since Islam?
The 'Beautiful Death' In the Smith Family
The Forms and the Power : The Development of Mormon Ritual Healing to 1847
The Mormon Image in the American Mind : Fifty Years of Public Perception
The Mormon Jesus : A Biography
The Mormons of the World : The Meaning of LDS Membership in Central America
The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism
The Religious Heritage of the British Northwest and the Rise of Mormonism
The Social-Historical Context of Mormon Beliefs
The Use of Gethsemane by Church Leaders, 1859–2018
Toward a Mormon Jurisprudence
What Can We Do? Reflections on 2 Nephi 25:23
What We Will Do Now That New Mormon History is Old : A Roundtable
William Smith's Patriarchal Blessings and Contested Authority in the Post-Martyrdom Church
Women and Mormonism : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
World Religion : Dynamics and Constraints