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English
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Communitarianism and Consecration in Mormonism
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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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574-590
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Throughout their tumultuous history, Mormons have sporadically invoked a flexible practice of property donation—or “consecration”—to provide for community needs, to insulate themselves economically from the host society, and to assimilate into that society. This chapter traces Mormon communitarianism across LDS history, from its radical beginnings amidst the ferment of pre–Civil War religious awakenings to its reformulation during the Cold War era, when Mormons largely integrated within the ranks of American political and economic conservatives. Over that span, Mormons were inspired by, fought over, depended upon, ignored, revived, and almost forgot their distinctive communitarian principles. Moreover, the living of the Mormon communitarian vision has been complicated by internal divisions (often involving the communitarian specifics themselves), changing relations with the American nation state, and economic transformations within and outside the church.
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Believing History : Latter-day Saints Essays
Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints
Building the City of God : Community and Cooperation among the Mormons
Communal Life and Values among the Mormons
Cultural Crisis in the Mormon Kingdom : A Reconsideration of the Causes of Kirtland Dissent
Elder Statesman : A Biography of J. Reuben Clark
Establishing Zion : The Mormon Church in the American West, 1847-69
From Peoplehood to Church Membership : Mormonism's Trajectory since World War II
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Joseph Smith and the United Firm : The Growth and Decline of the Church's First Master Plan of Business and Finance, Ohio and Missouri, 1832-1834
Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible : Original Manuscripts
Mormonism in Transition : A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890-1930
Mormons Study "Abroad" : Brigham Young' Romance with American Higher Education, 1867-1877
Nauvoo : A Place of Peace, a People of Promise
New Views of Mormon History : A Collection of Essays in Honor of Leonard J. Arrington
Parley P. Pratt : The Apostle Paul of Mormonism
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Shakers, Mormons, and Religious Worlds : Conflicting Visions, Contested Boundaries
Socioreligious Radicalism of the Mormon Church : A Parallel to the Anabaptists
Substituted Names in the Published Revelations of Joseph Smith
Teachings of Presidents of the Church : Joseph Smith
The Construction of the Mormon People
The Mormons' War on Poverty : A History of LDS Welfare 1830-1990
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