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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Mormon Studies"”.
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A Comparative Study of Muhammad and Joseph Smith in the Prophetic Pattern
… doctrinal and political similarities between Mormonism and Islam. Later, scholars compared Joseph Smith to Muhammad because both had generated a new religion and there seemed to be several similarities in the lives of Joseph Smith and Muhammad. These and other comparisons between the two men …
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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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The Rhetoric of Persecution: Mormon Crisis Rhetoric from 1838-1871
… minimize the lack of rhetorical scholarship in Mormon studies, and (2) add to the historical study of rhetoric in nineteenth-century America. Since the Mormon Church's establishment in 1830, sermons have been a vital part of the Church's development into a worldwide institution. From the simple …
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The History of the Sabbath in Mormonism
… approach to the doctrine of the Sabbath in Mormonism. As such it is concerned with the first day Sabbath which has been observed with rare exception since the founding of Mormonism. The study also investigates the interest which has existed throughout the history of the Church of Jesus …
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“He Denieth None That Come Unto Him” The Mormon-Jewish Relationship During The Holocaust And World War Ii
<p>The Church of Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ stumbled into fruition and global recognition after decades of oppression and resistance from its contemporaries. Despite its rocky beginnings, the Church’s membership remained largely friendly to anyone who expressed interest in their gospel. …
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Epistemology and Authority in Two Latter-day Saint QAnon Conspiracy Theorists
… of competing epistemic authority and the role of Mormon identity in shaping conspiracy theory. Finally, I compare the epistemology of conspiracy theory to that of academic research, noting similarities and highlighting the role of legitimating authority within academic institutions.</p>
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The Fold
… fold</em> explores what it means for a trans ex-Mormon poet to become a speaking subject through the vocation of poetry. In part a result of a year-and-a-half-long itinerancy and a lack of risk aversion, <em>the fold</em> occupies the edge of risk and play where attachments to scarcity and …