About this title: In his behind-the-scenes look at the power struggles that have long dogged the upper reaches of Mormon hierarchy, Quint offers a nuanced view of Mormonism and Mormon social history that reflects both the struggles of the faithful and the machinations of the politicians.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Signature Books, in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781560850564ISBN:1560850566
Description: Cloth in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very good. xv+685pp., illust., notes, appendices, index. Converts to Joseph Smith's 1828 Mormon restoration movement were attracted to the non-hierarchical nature of the venture. It wa sprecisely because there were no priests, ordinances, or dogma taht people were drawn in such numbers. Smith intended everyone to be a prophet, and anyone who felt called was invited to minister freely, wothout formal office. At the time of Smith's martyrdom in 1844, the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Signature Books, Salt Lake City, UT
ISBN-13:9781560850564ISBN:1560850566
Description: New in New jacket. 1560850566 Brand new hardcover book! Never been read! ; Converts to Joseph Smith's 1828 restoration of primitive Christianity were attracted to the non-hierarchical nature of the movement. It was precisely because there were no priests, ordinances, or dogma that people joined in such numbers. Smith intended everyone to be a prophet, and anyone who felt called was invited to minister freely without formal office. Not until seven years later did Mormons first learn that ... read more
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