[…] and the interior of the Tabernacle was remodeled to accommodate it. He took the choir to the World’s Fair in 1893 and won second prize, giving concerts in Denver, Kansas City, Saint Louis, and […]
[…] assume that they have used the normal meaning. The term comes from the Latin word saecularis meaning worldly or pagan and is defined as “of or relating to the worldly or temporal as distinguished […]
[…] the population had resisted the authority of the standing order–in moving out of the town centers, in breaking from the churches, in seeking wealth over piety. They had not followed the Puritan practice of […]
[…] flesh out Mormonism’s evolving and complex image. The Mormon Moment is far from new. Fleshing Out the World of Nauvoo Spencer W. McBride, “When Joseph Smith Met Martin Van Buren: Mormonism and the Politics […]
[…] what the gospels are really about” (ix). According to a dominant Christian view today, God created the world and called Israel to be His people, and upon their failure he sent down Plan B, […]
[…] href=”http://www.millereccles.org/?p=3518″>Miller Eccles website: Dr. Garrett traces his adventures as a Native American history scholar meandering into the world of Mormon Studies, with special attention paid to the various perspectives and conflicts of both his […]
[…] was going to say would be awkward, out of empathy for the young man in a hostile world, I admitted, “And like your son, many devoted church members, including myself, have had to deal […]
[…] looking back, will readily testify. On the other hand, in the challenging real (as opposed to “ideal”) world, children are often reared successfully in “irregular” situations and always have been. The significant variable is […]
[…] during the construction phase. The temple was never more present for both the members and the outside world than during that year of building. All wards and branches made their pilgrimages to the site […]
[…] Judaism due largely to the missionary efforts of Paul, who carried the Christian gospel to the Graeco-Roman world. After A.D. 70, when the Romans overran the Jerusalem church of Christians, Christianity became less Jewish. […]