Mormonism category: 1202 books

This is a reproduction of one of the few original books by Lorenzo Snow available today. It was originally published in 1851 in London, as President Snow says, “to my familiar friends, as a brief record of my mission.” President Snow’s mission was the first he was called on after...

How do women who are members of a predominantly male-led church experience personal agency in formal religious settings, in intimate relationships, and within themselves? From Jane Manning James, an African American woman who found empowerment and strength in Mormon ritual despite suffering exclusion...

I have three children, a girl and two boys. Our worlds overlap but, already, these worlds are not the same. Their worlds, the worlds that they will grow to fill, are already taking leave of mine. Their futures are already wedged into our present. This is both heartening and frightening. So much of...

My reasons for presenting this little volume to the public are:— First, that because my sermons have gone over the world for many years, millions of them have been published by the Canadian and American press, and the church has constantly advertised them, the consciousness that the world...

The Mormon religion (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and Christianity are discussed by a group of retirees meeting each week under a cabana on the beach at South Padre Island, Texas. This book is one of a number of books in ***The Cabana Chronicles***series on comparative religion and...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - 7th Day -UnincorporatedA group dedicated to the discussion of the beliefs of the Original Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known as the Strangites.MORMON BELIEFS: Strangite Mormons believe in the Living God, Jesus Christ,...

The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and gender. With in-depth research and never previously used documents, Jonathan A. Stapley explores the rituals of ordination, temple "sealings," baby blessings, healing, and cunning-folk traditions. In...

Blake Ostler, author of the groundbreaking Exploring Mormon Thought series, explores two of the most important and central aspects of Mormon theology and practice: the Atonement and the temple endowment. Utilizing observations from Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Buber, and others, Ostler offers further...

Mormonism is one of the few homegrown religions in the United States, one that emerged out of the religious fervor of the early nineteenth century. Yet, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have struggled for status and recognition. In this book, W. Paul Reeve explores the ways...

In this first volume Blake T. Ostler explores Christian and Mormon notions about God. Written for both Mormons and non-Mormons interested in the relationship between Mormonism and classical theism, his path-breaking Exploring Mormon Thought: The Attributes of God is a critique of classical theism...

Ezra Taft Benson's ultra-conservative vision made him one of the most polarizing leaders in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His willingness to mix religion with extreme right-wing politics troubled many. Yet his fierce defense of the traditional family, unabashed love...

*Includes pictures of Smith, Young and important people and places in their lives.*Discusses their leadership of the Mormons, their religious views, and their controversial battles with state militias and federal authorities.*Includes a Bibliography of each man for further reading.*Includes a Table of...

An arresting, lyrical memoir about the path the author took—sometimes unwittingly—out of her Mormon upbringing and through a thicket of profound difficulties to become a writer.   At twenty-two, Judith Freeman was working in the Mormon church–owned department store in the Utah town where she’d...