Item Detail
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30449
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4
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14
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English
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Music and Heaven in Mormon Thought
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The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism
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Cambridge, England
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Oxford University Press
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497-512
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Ideas of angelic singing—or of music’s overall heavenly origins—have permeated the history of religion generally and Christianity specifically. From tales of angelic choirs at Jesus’s birth to the theologies of Aquinas and Swedenborg, Christians have tried to parse the why, when, and how of heaven’s musical transmissions to earth. After reviewing the main Christian theories, this chapter explores which of them Mormonism—via Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, the Pratt brothers, and lay members—accepted and developed. The evidence comes from scriptures, sermons, tracts, and journal entries, and touches on everything from hearing heavenly choirs at temple dedications, to seeing dead Native Americans playing instruments, to taking dictation from deceased relatives.
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An Interview with Sterling M. McMurrin
Introduction to the Study of the Book of Mormon
Key to the Science of Theology
Mormonism and Music : A History
Parley P. Pratt : Father of Mormon Pamphleteering
Parley P. Pratt : The Apostle Paul of Mormonism
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
The Angel of the Prairies ; or, a Dream of the Future
The Life Story of Brigham Young
The Most Correct Book : Insights from a
Book of Mormon Scholar
The Office Journal of President Brigham Young 1858-1863, Book D
The Polygamy Story : Fiction and Fact
The Women of Mormondom