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Under the Banner of Heaven : Story of Violent Faith (03 Edition)
by Jon Krakauer  
Powells.com Staff Pick "Under the Banner of Heaven is not a typical Krakauer book that takes you on an adventure into the wilderness. Instead, it delves into a world that is misunderstood by most of America, the world of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism...
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Escape
by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer Publisher Comments The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman's courageous flight to freedom with her eight children. When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged...
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By the Hand of Mormon
by Terryl L Givens Publisher Comments With over 100 million copies in print, the Book of Mormon has spawned a vast religious movement, but it remains little discussed outside Mormon circles. Now Terryl Givens offers a full-length treatment of this highly influential work, illuminating many...
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Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Richard L. Bushman Publisher Comments Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment, and business. Yet they are an oddity...
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Mormonism Explained: What Latter-Day Saints Teach and Practice
by Andrew Jackson Publisher Comments A concise, informative introduction to the origins, teaching, and practices of Mormonism today contrasted with historic Christianity. Sociologist Rodney Stark estimates that by 2080, Mormonism will have 267 million adherents. As a leading rival to...
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
Powells.com Staff Pick "Under the Banner of Heaven is not a typical Krakauer book that takes you on an adventure into the wilderness. Instead, it delves into a world that is misunderstood by most of America, the world of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism...
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On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape
by Jared Farmer Publisher Comments Shrouded in the lore of legendary Indians, Mt. Timpanogos beckons the urban populace of Utah. And yet, no andldquo;Indianandrdquo; legend graced the mount until Mormon settlers conjured itandmdash;once they had displaced the local Indians, the Utes, from...
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The Mormon Cult: A Former Missionary Reveals the Secrets of Mormon Mind Control
by Jack B. Worthy Publisher Comments Scrutinizing the experience of growing up Mormon, this personal narrative tells the story of one man's disillusionment with his faith and subsequent excommunication from the Church. This account reveals what is posited as inherent racism and sexism...
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
by Martha Beck Publisher Comments As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders in an existence framed by the strictest code of conduct. As an adult, she moved to the...
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Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife
by Irene Spencer Publisher Comments Irene Spencer did as she felt God<BR />commanded in marrying her<BR />brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron, becoming<BR />his second wife. When the<BR />government raided the fundamentalist, polygamous<BR />Mormon village of Short...
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Mormon Country
by Wallace Stegner Publisher Comments Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their "lovely Deseret," a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Illinois and Missouri, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the...
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Prisoner for Polygamy: The Memoirs and Letters of Rudger Clawson at the Utah Territorial Penitentiary, 1884-87
by Stan Larson Synopsis This collection of the prison memoirs and letters of the first Mormon convicted of violating the Edmunds Law, which prohibited polygamy, provides a unique perspective on this period of Utah history Rudger Clawson (1857-1943) was a prominent member of the...
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The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition
by Grant (edt) Hardy Synopsis Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon--first published in 1830--is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. This new reader-friendly version reformats the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of...
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
by Martha Beck
Publisher Comments Leaving the Saints is an unforgettable memoir about one woman?s spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As "Mormon royalty" within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders &...
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Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies
by David L. (edt) Paulsen Publisher Comments This volume brings together, for the first time, a broad range of scholars from Mormon and other Christian traditions. Replacing polemics and apologetics with dialogue, these exchanges show how the full spectrum of contemporary theologies can be informed...
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Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
by M Russell Ballard Publisher Comments In this, the most recent addition to the approved missionary personal library, Elder M. Russell Ballard explains the Church and LDS beliefs in a clear and inoffensive way. Elder Ballard discusses the Apostasy, the need for the Restoration, the Book of...
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Contemporary Mormonism: Latter-Day Saints in Modern America
by Claudia Bushman Book News Annotation A Mormon herself, Bushman (American studies, Columbia U.) describes contemporary practices in the religion through her own experiences, the experiences of others, and church documents. She explains the organization of the church, its services, beliefs,...
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Mormon Polygamy a History 2ND Edition
by Richard Van Wagoner Synopsis An informative outline of the secret origins of Mormon polygamy, the peculiarities of the early practice, "unofficial" polygamous marriages at the turn-of-the-century and present-day fundamentalist Mormon groups which still practice polygamy....
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The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona
by Benjamin G. Bistline Publisher Comments The author has received a warning for exposing the community. The FBI is now involved. What some of the people have been forced to endure in Colorado City is little different from living in a third world country. Ten-year-old Benjamin Bistline moved with...
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Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
by D. Michael Quinn Synopsis During his apprenticeship to become a prophet (1820-30), Joseph Smith, Jr., learned from village mentors how to use a divining rod; a seer stone; a hat to shield his eyes in order to see hidden treasures; and amulets, incantations, and rituals to summon...
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