Out of Obscurity
Mormonism since 1945
Published on 18. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-19-935822-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess recent developments, such as the LDS Church's international growth and acculturation; its intersection with conservative politics in recent decades; its stances on same-sex marriage and the role of women; and its ongoing struggle to interpret its own tumultuous history. The scholars draw on a wide variety of Mormon voices as well as those of outsiders, from Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India, to "Mormon Mommy blogs," to evangelical "countercult" ministries. Out of Obscurity brings the story of Mormonism since the Second World War into sharp relief, explaining the ways in which a church very much rooted in its nineteenth-century prophetic and pioneering past achieved unprecedented influence in the realms of American politics and international business.
Reviews / Votes
This book is a great example of a text that is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students wishing to expand their knowledge of Mormon history, as most chapters assume more than a basic knowledge of the subject. Individual chapters could easily be assigned for both undergraduate and graduate classes. The book's chapters are relatively short in length, around twenty pages or so each, and this allows one to dip in and out of the text. The inclusion of chapters by established academics in the field, as well students in the last stages of their doctoral work at the time of publication, helps demonstrate a plurality of voices and is an excellent example of the editors' efforts to support junior scholars. * Philippa Juliet Meek, Reading Religion *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
609 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-935822-9 (9780199358229)
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Persons
Patrick Q. Mason is the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies and Associate Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.
John G. Turner is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.
John G. Turner is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.
Editor
Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies and Associate Professor of Religion, Religion DepartmentHoward W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies and Associate Professor of Religion, Religion Department, Claremont Graduate University
Associate Professor of Religious StudiesAssociate Professor of Religious Studies, George Mason University
Content
Contributor biographies
Introduction
Patrick Q. Mason
Part I. Internationalization
1. International Legal Experience and the Mormon Theology of the State, 1945-2012
Nathan Oman
2. The Internationalization of Mormonism: Indications from India
Taunalyn Rutherford
Part II. Political Culture
3. Ezra Taft Benson and Modern (Book of) Mormon Conservatism
Patrick Q. Mason
4. The Romney Lens: A Bifocal Approach to Mormonism, American Religion, and Politics in the Past Half-Century
J. B. Haws
5. "The Puritan Ethic on High": LDS Media and the Mormon Embrace of Free Enterprise in the 20th Century
James Dennis LoRusso
6. The Pageantry of Protest in Temple Square
Max Perry Mueller
7. Mormons and Same-Sex Marriage: From ERA to Prop 8
Neil J. Young
Part III. Gender
8. Mahana, You Naked! Modesty, Sexuality, and Race in the Mormon Pacific
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto
9. Mormons and Housework during Second Wave Feminism
Kate Holbrook
10. Saying Goodbye to the Final Say: The Softening and Reimagining of Mormon Male Headship Ideologies
Caroline Kline
11. Blogging the Boundaries: Mormon Mommy Blogs and the Construction of Mormon Identity
Kristine Haglund
Part IV. Religious Culture
12. The Evangelical Countercult Movement and Mormon Conservatism
Matthew Bowman
13. Holding on to the "Chosen Generation": The Mormon Battle for Youth in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
Rebecca de Schweinitz
14. Everyone Can Be a Pioneer: The Sesquicentennial Celebrations of Mormon Arrival in the Salt Lake Valley
Sara M. Patterson
15. "All the truth does not always need to be told": The LDS Church, Mormon History, and Religious Authority
John G. Turner
Index
Introduction
Patrick Q. Mason
Part I. Internationalization
1. International Legal Experience and the Mormon Theology of the State, 1945-2012
Nathan Oman
2. The Internationalization of Mormonism: Indications from India
Taunalyn Rutherford
Part II. Political Culture
3. Ezra Taft Benson and Modern (Book of) Mormon Conservatism
Patrick Q. Mason
4. The Romney Lens: A Bifocal Approach to Mormonism, American Religion, and Politics in the Past Half-Century
J. B. Haws
5. "The Puritan Ethic on High": LDS Media and the Mormon Embrace of Free Enterprise in the 20th Century
James Dennis LoRusso
6. The Pageantry of Protest in Temple Square
Max Perry Mueller
7. Mormons and Same-Sex Marriage: From ERA to Prop 8
Neil J. Young
Part III. Gender
8. Mahana, You Naked! Modesty, Sexuality, and Race in the Mormon Pacific
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto
9. Mormons and Housework during Second Wave Feminism
Kate Holbrook
10. Saying Goodbye to the Final Say: The Softening and Reimagining of Mormon Male Headship Ideologies
Caroline Kline
11. Blogging the Boundaries: Mormon Mommy Blogs and the Construction of Mormon Identity
Kristine Haglund
Part IV. Religious Culture
12. The Evangelical Countercult Movement and Mormon Conservatism
Matthew Bowman
13. Holding on to the "Chosen Generation": The Mormon Battle for Youth in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
Rebecca de Schweinitz
14. Everyone Can Be a Pioneer: The Sesquicentennial Celebrations of Mormon Arrival in the Salt Lake Valley
Sara M. Patterson
15. "All the truth does not always need to be told": The LDS Church, Mormon History, and Religious Authority
John G. Turner
Index