Author: James Lloyd HomerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Nahant, and Other Places on the Northshore
Author: James Lloyd HomerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Catalog ... of the American Historical Library, Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass
Author: Alfred Small MansonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Catalogue of the Historical and Antiquarian Portion of the Library Formed by the Late John A. Lewis, Esq., of Boston
Author: John A. Lewis (of Boston.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
No Place for Saints
Author: Adam JortnerPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421441772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The emergence of the Mormon church is arguably the most radical event in American religious history. How and why did so many Americans flock to this new religion, and why did so many other Americans seek to silence or even destroy that movement? Winner of the MHA Best Book Award by the Mormon History Association Mormonism exploded across America in 1830, and America exploded right back. By 1834, the new religion had been mocked, harassed, and finally expelled from its new settlements in Missouri. Why did this religion generate such anger? And what do these early conflicts say about our struggles with religious liberty today? In No Place for Saints, the first stand-alone history of the Mormon expulsion from Jackson County and the genesis of Mormonism, Adam Jortner chronicles how Latter-day Saints emerged and spread their faith—and how anti-Mormons tried to stop them. Early on, Jortner explains, anti-Mormonism thrived on gossip, conspiracies, and outright fables about what Mormons were up to. Anti-Mormons came to believe Mormons were a threat to democracy, and anyone who claimed revelation from God was an enemy of the people with no rights to citizenship. By 1833, Jackson County's anti-Mormons demanded all Saints leave the county. When Mormons refused—citing the First Amendment—the anti-Mormons attacked their homes, held their leaders at gunpoint, and performed one of America's most egregious acts of religious cleansing. From the beginnings of Mormonism in the 1820s to their expansion and expulsion in 1834, Jortner discusses many of the most prominent issues and events in Mormon history. He touches on the process of revelation, the relationship between magic and LDS practice, the rise of the priesthood, the questions surrounding Mormonism and African Americans, the internal struggles for leadership of the young church, and how American law shaped this American religion. Throughout, No Place for Saints shows how Mormonism—and the violent backlash against it—fundamentally reshaped the American religious and legal landscape. Ultimately, the book is a story of Jacksonian America, of how democracy can fail religious freedom, and a case study in popular politics as America entered a great age of religion and violence.
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Americana, Belonging to H.M. Cable, Esq., of Hyde Park, Mass
Author: Hobart M. CablePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A Catalogue of Old, Rare and Curious Books
Author: George E. Littlefield (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Catalogue of the ... Library of the Late ... G.L. Balcom ...
Author: George L. BalcomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley of Hartford, Conn
Author: George BrinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley
Author: George BrinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Author: Benjamin D. Hill