Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890-1930, 3rd ed. Rating :
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Essential reading in Mormon History
By the narrator
Tom Alexander was one of the first Mormon historians to do an in depth study of Mormonism in the 20th century. This excellent volume gives an inside look into the leadership of the LDS Church following its abandonment of polygamy and transition from polygamy into the modern LDS Church.
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Informative
By Paul A. Smith
I learned a lot about the period that I did not know before. It gives the reader a better perspective on what the leaders were dealing with and their successes and failures along the way.
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More than two decades after its original publication, Thomas G. Alexander’s Mormonism in Transition still engages audiences with its insightful study of the pivotal, early years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Serving as a vital read for both students and scholars of American religious and social history, Alexander’s book explains and charts the Church’s transformation over this 40-year period of both religious and American history.
For those familiar with the LDS Church in modern times, it is impossible to study Mormonism in Transition without pondering the enormous amount of changes the Church has been through since 1890. For those new to the study of Mormonism, this book will give them a clear understanding the challenges the Church went through to go from a persecuted and scorned society to the rapidly growing, respected community it is today.
About the Author: Thomas G. Alexander taught at Brigham Young University for four decades, where he was the Lemuel Hardison Redd Jr. Professor of Western American History and director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet and Utah: The Right Place.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #518732 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-06-10
- Released on: 2012-06-10
- Format: Kindle eBook
- Number of items: 1
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