A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
Explores the conflict between the Mormons' efforts to establish their own court system--one appropriate to the distinctive political, social, and economic practices they envisioned as Zion--and the pressures applied by the federal legal system to bring them to heel.Winner of an Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award The inability of American society to ......
Since the early twentieth century, women's aspirations have taken a variety of forms in Protestant churches, shaped by such forces as feminism, secularization, social activism, and the professionalization of religious work. Giving voice to a broad range of Protestant women, this landmark volume launches a stimulating investigation into the story ......
Founded in part on a rejection of ''worldly'' power and the use of force, Anabaptism carried with it the promise of redemptive power. Yet the attempt to banish worldly power to the margins of the Christian community has been fraught with dilemmas, contradictions, and, at times, blatant abuses of authority. In this groundbreaking book, Benjamin W. ......
During the years between Augustine's ordination to the priesthood (391) and his consecration as the Bishop of Hippo (395 or 396), he took an intense interest in biblical exegesis. One of the fruits of his penetrating investigations is his two-volume Commentary on the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, of which a lucid English translation is presented in ......
A comprehensive view of how the writing of Mormon history has evolved since the establishment of the churchA companion volume to their massive bibliography Studies in Mormon History, 18301997, this descriptive history by a team of top Mormon scholars provides a comprehensive view of how the writing of Mormon history has evolved since the ......
Contemporary Mormonism is the first collection of sociological essays to focus exclusively on Mormons. Featuring the work of the major scholars conducting social science research on Mormons today, this volume offers refreshing new perspectives not only on Mormonism but also on the nature of successful religious movements, secularization and ......
Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion
Passing for what you are not - whether assuming another sexual, racial or religious identity - is behaviour which trades on secrecy and revelation. This book analyzes the destructive impact of passing on the ingrained classifications and social demarcations of identity within Western society.
Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion
Brings together theories of passing across a host of disciplines from critical race theory and lesbian and gay studies, to literary theory and religious studies
Edward T. Demby and the Struggle for Racial Equality in the Episcopal Church
The story of America's first black bishop and his struggle, against white apathy, lack of funds, and jurisdictional ambiguity, to rebuild the African-American component of tThe Episcopal Church in the context of a segregated church.In 1918, the Right Reverend Edward T. Demby took up the reins as Suffragan (assistant) Bishop for Colored Work in ......
