Global Mormonism: A Historical Overview
In early February of 1831, Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, and Frederick G. Williams walked across the frozen Kansas River to Delaware Indian villages lining its north bank. The tribes, originally pushed out of their ancestral lands by the British, now w
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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism
R. Gordon Shepherd A. Gary Shepherd • Ryan T. Cragun Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism
Editors R. Gordon Shepherd University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR, USA
A. Gary Shepherd Oakland University Rochester, MI, USA
Ryan T. Cragun University of Tampa Tampa, FL, USA
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To Armand L. Mauss, respected colleague and distinguished scholar of Mormon Studies
Preface
A majority of the many books written so far about Latter-day Saints (or “Mormons”) and their church—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—are histories that focus on its nineteenth-century American origin, peculiar doctrinal beliefs, political conflicts, and religious controversies in the United States. Many of these books have been written by academically trained Mormon scholars who nonetheless retain a commitment to their church and its leaders. Meanwhile, as the twenty-first century continues to unfold, Mormonism has become an expanding, international faith with an official worldwide membership today approaching 17 million people who congregate for worship in close to 190 countries around the globe. This is a story that needs to be dispassionately and objectively updated and understood. The scope of this book is purposely broad. The fact that the LDS Church is increasingly a global religion, portending both f
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