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Journal Article

English

Newton, Marjorie

'Almost Like Us' : The American Socialization of Australian Converts

Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought

Fall 1991

24

1991

9-20

This article voices complaints from an Australian point of view about the glorification of America by the Church. She feels as if teachings and manuals exalt America as the promised land to the point of making her feel 'second-class' and inferior (as an Australian and as a child of God).

https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/almost-like-us-the-american-socialization-of-australian-converts/

Oceania, Australia
Australia
Cultural diversity

Establishing the Church Simply
Faith Across Cultures : Research on Mormonism in Oceania
Irish Mormons: Reconciling Identity in Global Mormonism
Lands of Contrast : Latter-day Saint Societies in New Zealand/Aotearoa and Australia
Pioneers in the Pacific : Memory, History, and Cultural Identity among the Latter-day Saint
The Angel and the Beehive : The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation
The Worldwide Church : Mormonism as a Global Religion

Cultural Diversity in the Universal Church
Franchising the Faith : From Village Unity to the Global Village
Mormonism : A Faith for all Cultures
Problems in Universalizing Mormonism
Spiritual Searchings : The Church on Its International Mission
The Challenges of Administering a Worldwide Church