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The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02071-5. McMurrin, Sterling M. (1965). The Theological Foundations of the Mormon Religion. Salt Lake City: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-135-X. Ostling, Richard; Ostling, Joan K. (2007). Mormon America: The Power and the Promise. New York ...
Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion. [147] Mormons believe in "a friendly universe" governed by a God whose aim is to bring his children to immortality and eternal life. [148] Mormons have a unique perspective on the nature of God, the origin of man, and the purpose of life.
[2] As Jan Shipps has written, "Mormonism, unlike other modern religions, is a faith cast in the form of history," and until after World War II, Mormons did not critically examine the historical underpinnings of their faith; any "profane" investigation of the church's history was perceived "as trespassing on forbidden ground." [3]
The Latter-day Saint Experience in America (The American Religious Experience) Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0-313-32750-5. Harper, Reid L. (1996). "The Mantle of Joseph: Creation of a Mormon Miracle". Journal of Mormon History. 22 (2): 35– 71. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. May, Dean L. Utah: A People's History. Bonneville Books ...
Like the LDS Church, these faiths believe in Joseph Smith as a prophet and founder of their religion. They also accept the Book of Mormon, and most accept at least some version of the Doctrine and Covenants. However, they tend to disagree to varying degrees with the LDS Church concerning doctrine and church leadership. [57] [58]
The Latter Day Saint movement arose in the Palmyra and Manchester area of western New York, where its founder Joseph Smith was raised during a period of religious revival in the early 19th century called the Second Great Awakening, a Christian response to the secularism of the Age of Enlightenment which extended throughout the United States, particularly the frontier areas of the west.
The Mormon Vanguard Brigade of 1847: Norton Jacob's Record. Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah 2005. ISBN 0-87421-609-5. Bennett, Richard E. We'll Find the Place: The Mormon Exodus 1846–1848. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997. ISBN 1-57345-286-6. Hafen, Leroy and Ann. "Handcarts to Zion". University of Nebraska Press, 1992.
Modern biographers and scholars—Mormon and non-Mormon alike—agree that Smith was one of the most influential, charismatic, and innovative figures in American religious history. [170] In a 2015 compilation of the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time, Smithsonian ranked Smith first in the category of religious figures. [ 171 ]