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Mormonism
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Oxford Research Encyclopedias
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Oxford University Press
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"Mormonism is the collective name for a group of related churches, movements, and theologies that trace their origins back to the prophetic revelations of Joseph Smith, Jr. (b. 1805–d. 1844). The movement splintered following the death of Smith, with the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) becoming by far the largest institutional manifestation of Mormonism today. Mormonism claims to be a restoration of ancient Christianity, following a period of apostasy after the death of Christ’s original apostles. The movement began with a series of revelations to Smith in the 1820s in which God called him to be a prophet, and then an angel directed him to a buried ancient record written on golden plates. Smith translated this record 'by the gift and power of God' and published it as the Book of Mormon, which is one of four books considered by Mormons to be scripture (along with the Christian Bible, the Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price). Mormons believe that God leads their church through living prophets and continuing revelation, and that ordinances necessary for salvation and exaltation are performed only through the priesthood that was restored to Smith and passed on to the church today. Mormons prioritize family relationships, which they believe can be maintained after death through marriage ceremonies conducted in Mormon temples. Heavily persecuted in the 19th century for their practices of polygamy and theocracy, today Mormons are fully integrated into society even while maintaining a distinctive theology and group identity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates an ambitious proselytizing campaign around the globe and continues to enjoy steady worldwide growth, with the majority of its members now residing outside the United States. Though strongly influenced by its origins in a modern American context, as it nears the beginning of its third century Mormonism is emerging as an increasingly mature global religion." [Abstract from Article]
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All Abraham's Children : Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage
An Intimate Chronicle : The Journals of William Clayton
A Peculiar People : Anti-Mormonism and the Making of Religion in Nineteenth-Century America
Brigham Young : Pioneer Prophet
By the Hand of Mormon : The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) (Mormonism)
Contemporary Mormonism : Latter-day Saints in Modern America
Directions for Mormon Studies in the Twenty-First Century
Great Basin Kingdom : An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
Joseph Smith III : Pragmatic Prophet
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Massacre at Mountain Meadows : An American Tragedy
More Wives than One : Transformation of the Mormon Marriage System, 1840-1910
Mormon Americana : A Guide to Sources and Collections in the United States
Mormon Enigma : Emma Hale Smith
Mormon History
Mormonism : A Very Short Introduction
Mormonism in Transition : A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890-1930
Mormonism : The Story of a New Religious Tradition
Mormons and the Bible : The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion
No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet
On Zion's Mount : Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape
Religion of a Different Color : Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness
Sojourner in the Promised Land : Forty years among the Mormons
The Angel and the Beehive : The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation
The Mormon Experience : A History of the Latter-day Saints
The Mormon Menace : Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South
The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith
The Mormon Question : Polygamy and Constitutional Conflict in Nineteenth-Century America
The New Mormon History : Revisionist Essays on the Past
The Politics of American Religious Identity : The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle
The Theological Foundations of the Mormon Religion
Understanding the Book of Mormon : A Reader's Guide
Waiting for World's End : Diaries of Wilford Woodruff
Women of Covenant : The Story of Relief Society