In their study American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, Robert Putnam and David Campbell observe that a characteristic of modern American religions, including Mormonism, is the belief that those of other faiths […]
[…] attention, presumably due to his alleged illiteracy and purported lack of interest in reading. In the early American republic, however, regular reading—silent and aloud, by individuals, families, or groups in various gathering places (from […]
[…] p. 187. Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1930), Vol. I, pp. 280-81. Children of God: An American Epic (New York: Grosset and […]
[…] strength and vibrancy of current Mormon historiography. In December, 1965, in connection with the meetings of the American Historical Association at San Francisco, approximately 100 Mormon historians, mostly under 40 years of age, formed […]
[…] allocation given to the Mormons. Nearly every week during 1857- 58 there was either an article, brief news item or illustration. The negative editorial stance towards the Mormons was never in doubt, as the […]
[…] proselyting an ethic all their own. Similarly, critics believe the press can deliver more thorough and believable news that show the positive dynamism of human affairs. Some virulent criticisms are overstated, yet no church […]
[…] a host of other problems. Historically and doctrinally, for instance, the Church has been projected as an American Church and its members have been exhorted to subscribe to the belief that the Lord “had […]
[…] mainly read in the papers, that is, in the Ensign, and letters in the Tribune and Deseret News, and DIA LOGUE: THE JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT. Reflections on many of the topics I have […]
[…] within a year of the Manifesto, in a sermon by First Presidency counselor George Q. Cannon (Deseret News, 14 Nov. 1891). On that occasion, he explicitly stated that the document was given because the Saints […]
[…] of territorial legislation enfranchising Utah’s women in 1870, almost fifty years before the Nineteenth Amendment extended the vote to American women, arguments erupted between the Mormon and non-Mormon community over the reasons behind this legislation.