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The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History
Matthew L Harris
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Description for The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Matthew L.; Bringhurst, Newell G. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
The year 1978 marked a watershed year in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it lifted a 126-year ban on ordaining black males for the priesthood. This departure from past practice focused new attention on Brigham Young's decision to abandon Joseph Smith's more inclusive original teachings. The Mormon Church and Blacks presents thirty official or authoritative Church statements on the status of African Americans in the Mormon Church. Matthew L. Harris and Newell G. Bringhurst comment on the individual documents, analyzing how they reflected uniquely Mormon characteristics and contextualizing each ... Read more
The year 1978 marked a watershed year in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it lifted a 126-year ban on ordaining black males for the priesthood. This departure from past practice focused new attention on Brigham Young's decision to abandon Joseph Smith's more inclusive original teachings. The Mormon Church and Blacks presents thirty official or authoritative Church statements on the status of African Americans in the Mormon Church. Matthew L. Harris and Newell G. Bringhurst comment on the individual documents, analyzing how they reflected uniquely Mormon characteristics and contextualizing each ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
369 g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252081217
SKU
V9780252081217
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About Matthew L Harris
Matthew L. Harris is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is the coauthor of The Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America. Newell G. Bringhurst is a professor emeritus of history and political science at College of the Sequoias. He is the author of Saints, Slaves, and Blacks: The Changing Place of Blacks ... Read more
Reviews for The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History
A welcome addition to Mormon Studies.
Nova Religio The Mormon Church and Blacks is a valuable contribution to the study of race within Mormonism.
Journal of Mormon History Unique in its presentation of primary documents that are well explained and contextualized. Many are extremely important for our understanding of the historical trajectory of LDS ... Read more
Nova Religio The Mormon Church and Blacks is a valuable contribution to the study of race within Mormonism.
Journal of Mormon History Unique in its presentation of primary documents that are well explained and contextualized. Many are extremely important for our understanding of the historical trajectory of LDS ... Read more