The Women of Fundamentalism: Short Creek, 1953
Martha Sonntag BradleyDialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 15–38
Bradley describes how even after the Short Creek Raids happened, the women there still believed in plural marriage.
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Summer 1990
The Summer 1990 Issue delves into the experiences, challenges, and perspectives within the fundamentalist and broader Mormon communities. Martha S. Bradley examines the lives of women in the fundamentalist Mormon community of Short Creek in 1953, while Ken Driggs explores the sermons and attitudes of fundamentalist leader Leroy S. Johnson. Roger D. Launius and M. Guy Bishop discuss the practice of baptism for the dead, focusing on differences between the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (RLDS) and the mainstream LDS church, with additional insights by Grant Underwood. Articles by Karen Marguerite Moloney, Levi S. Peterson, Karen Lewis, Leona Mattoni, and Richard L. Popp consider the complexities of interfaith marriage and its spiritual implications, including unique perspectives on eternity and interfaith commitments.
Dialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 15–38
Bradley describes how even after the Short Creek Raids happened, the women there still believed in plural marriage.
Dialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 39–60
Driggs shares what an early fundamentalist leader by the name of Leory S. Johnson taught about the church and polygamy.
Dialogue 23.2 (1990): 61–83
Launius shares how the Reorganized Church has changed their stance on baptisms for the dead.
Dialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 85–97
Chronicling the history of baptizing for the dead during the Nauvoo Period, this article introduces the practice from the first baptizers to how it was altered after Joseph Smith’s death.
Dialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 99–105
Underwood discusses why two religions who share the same exact upbringing have different opinions about the temple rituals.
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