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Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture
Clyde Forsberg Jr.
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Description for Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture
Hardback. Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, antimasonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC99; JFC; JFSJ; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, anti-Masonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Clyde Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision. Smith's ability to imaginatively conjoin the two into a powerful and evocative defense of Christian, or Primitive, Freemasonry was, Forsberg shows, more than anything else responsible for the meteoric rise of Mormonism in the nineteenth century. This was to have significant repercussions for the development of Mormonism, particularly in the articulation of ... Read more
Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, anti-Masonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Clyde Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision. Smith's ability to imaginatively conjoin the two into a powerful and evocative defense of Christian, or Primitive, Freemasonry was, Forsberg shows, more than anything else responsible for the meteoric rise of Mormonism in the nineteenth century. This was to have significant repercussions for the development of Mormonism, particularly in the articulation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Religion & American Culture S.
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231126403
SKU
V9780231126403
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About Clyde Forsberg Jr.
Clyde R. Forsberg Jr. is a CEP (Civic Education Project) Fellow and teaches American studies at the American University Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Reviews for Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture
Equal Rites is an imaginative and ambitious book.
Grant Underwood Journal of American History This is an important book on the history of American religion, culture, and society. Choice [Equal Rites] is well written and engaging.
D.E. Mills Jr. Reviews in Religion and Theology A uniquely insightful answer to scholars' recent calls for greater understanding of Mormon theology, ... Read more
Grant Underwood Journal of American History This is an important book on the history of American religion, culture, and society. Choice [Equal Rites] is well written and engaging.
D.E. Mills Jr. Reviews in Religion and Theology A uniquely insightful answer to scholars' recent calls for greater understanding of Mormon theology, ... Read more