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English
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Patriarchal Blessing in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism
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The Expanded Canon : Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Greg Kofford Books
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227-250
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"Bestowing and receiving patriarchal blessings is a religious practice well-known to Latter-day Saints. Outside of LDS circles, however, this practice is not well-known and even less appreciated for its historical connections with the development of early Mormonism. In this chapter, we summarize our argument that patriarchal blessings emerged as a distinctive Mormon ritual for propagating restorationist doctrines and reinforcing the religious commitment of Mormon converts in the face of growing antagonism from religious competitors and secular opponents. The larger conceptual framework of our study concerns the survival problems facing new religions that encounter strong opposition to religious heresy-- especially prophetic religions that proclaim new revelation as the basis for their guidance and authority." [Author]
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A Kingdom Transformed : Themes in the Development of Mormonism
All Abraham's Children : Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage
Binding Earth and Heaven : Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism
Difference and Otherness : Mormonism and the American Religious Mainstream
Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Hearken, O Ye People : The Historical Setting for Joseph Smith's Ohio Revelations
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period I : History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself
Infallible Proofs, Both Human and Divine : The Persuasiveness of Mormonism for Early Converts
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Lost Legacy : The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch
Mormonism : The Story of a New Religious Tradition
Mormon Polygamy : A History
Patriarchal Blessings and the Routinization of Charisma
Patriarch : Stake Patriarch
Power from on High : The Development of Mormon Priesthood
Promises Made to the Fathers : Mormon Covenant Organization
Prophecy Channels and Prophetic Modalities : A Comparison of Revelation in The Family International and the LDS Church
The Development of Latter-day Saint Temple Worship, 1846-2000 : A Documentary History
The Making of Modern Scripture : Latter-day Saints and the Book of Commandments and Revelations
The Mormon Culture of Salvation : Force, Grace, and Glory
The Restoration of All Things
The Rise of Mormonism
The Visionary World of Joseph Smith
Us-Them Tribalism and Early Mormonsim