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English
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Changing Religious and Social Attitudes of Mormon Millennials in Contemporary American Society
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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism
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Cham, Switzerland
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Palgrave Macmillan
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293-320
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"While the subject matter of this book is global Mormonism, it should not be forgotten that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and is still a predominantly American church. Like other organized religions in twenty-first century America, the LDS Church faces significant institutional challenges in a society that continues to become more urbanized, ethnically diverse, more highly educated, and less religious—at least in terms of conventional denominational loyalties and orthodox obedience on the part of younger Americans to the moral and behavioral dictates of ecclesiastical authorities. In what follows we spotlight emerging generational differences in the religious orientations of “Millennial” Americans in general and those of Latter-day Saint Millennials in particular. These generational shifts of religious orientation arguably portend significant institutional adjustments and change for conservative religions like the LDS Church in the twenty-first century." [Author]