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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Latter-day Saints"”.
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Transatlantic Latter-day Saints: Mormon circulations between America and South Africa
"Transatlantic Latter-days Saints" is an analysis of Mormonism in South Africa from a history of religions perspective. Contextualizing the Mormon experience in South Africa, the central concern of this dissertation is whether or not the religion's history in the country should be defined as …
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Taking Mormons Seriously: Ethics of Representing Latter-day Saints in American Fiction
<p>My paper examines the ethics of representing Mormons in serious American fiction, viewed through two primary texts, Bayard Taylor's nineteenth-century dramatic poem The Prophet and Maureen Whipple's epic novel The Giant Joshua. I also briefly examine Walter Kirn's short stories “Planetarium” and …
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Evangelism Approaches to Latter-Day Saints Evaluated in Light of Acts 17:16-34
… Smith Jr. founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church/LDS), evangelicals sought to defend evangelicalism from Latter-day Saint teachings. Likewise, evangelicals have provided many responses to LDS teachings in hopes of guiding Latter-day Saints out of the LDS Church. I …
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in National Periodicals: 1991-2000
… 1991 through 2000, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints experienced a greater volume of national periodical attention than ever before in its history. This thesis surveys what was written about the Church in national magazines during that time and provides analysis of the effect of …
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The Influence of the First World War on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its membership felt a substantial impact from the effects of World War I. Although other authors have attempted to bring forward the events of these hostilities, they are few in number and the research in this area is small. Additionally, few have …
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Counseling attitudes of bishops and seminary instruction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University.
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Sealed but Single: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experience of Divorced Latter-Day Saints returning to Dating
… study examined the experience of divorced Latter-day Saints beginning to date again after having been sealed in an LDS temple. Eight divorced Latter-day Saints participated in semi-structured interviews, with areas of inquiry covering the reason for divorce, current romantic relationships, …
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An analysis of the notion of truth in the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… framework of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Chapter 1 introduces the topic by focusing on the need to study the Latter-day Saints, giving particular attention to the numerical growth of the Church, the financial affluence of the Church, and the political influence of the …
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The Work and the Glory: Historical Fiction and Cultural Narrative in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have, for over a century, used these stories not only to create a deeper connection to their past but also to inform their collective identity as “modern-day pioneers.” This thesis explores the ways in which author Gerald N. Lund …
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Missionary to migrant: How serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints impacts migration decisions
This project aims to gain a greater understanding of the role continued global hierarchical power differences between the Global North and South play in driving domestic, international, and transnational migration trends. The Philippines is one of the greatest sending nations of migrants to …
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I remember Placement : participating in the Indian Student Placement program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1992.
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Biopolitics and Belief: Governance in the Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… (CS), and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)–and the ways that their particular/peculiar ideologies regarding the body govern the everyday realities of their respective memberships. Biopower is the political power used to control bodies and bodily actions, such as the …
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Is the conservation of classical liberal thought inherent in the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
… the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; I initially define the political concepts of classical liberalism and conservatism to determine a standard by which to measure the thesis of this paper; Next, I examine fundamental events that shaped both the religious and …
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An investigation into the hermeneutical viability of the interpretive practices of the LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
This dissertation explores the various uses of the Bible by the LDS church. In the first chapter, I note the danger of oversimplification for the task at hand, the complexity of the LDS church, and the lack of a published LDS hermeneutic. In chapter two, I investigate two prevailing LDS …
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Womanhood is Finally Unbound: The Impact of Disaffiliation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Identity and Womanhood
… disaffiliated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conceptualize womanhood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 women who voluntarily chose to disaffiliate from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Data were analyzed using interpretive phenomenology, …
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RELIGIOUS STIGMA: A PECULIAR PEOPLE A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF STIGMA ON THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
… on members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as the tactics used to mitigate the experienced stigma. Throughout history the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been recipients of the effects of stigma. Early Church members were physically …
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Back when I was bishop: Autoethnography of Leadership-As-Practice as a bishop within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… position) within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Through the use of autoethnography, I provide a narrative into some of the people and events that shaped my service as a leader. Doing this provides a lens to study the impact of leadership within direction, alignment, and …
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