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Salt, Smurthwaite, And Smith: The Origins Of The Modern Legal Identity Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Nathan B. Oman
Salt, Smurthwaite, And Smith: The Origins Of The Modern Legal Identity Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Nathan B. Oman
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In 2019 there existed a legal entity known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This fact will likely strike most readers as unexceptional. More interesting, however, prior to 2019 there had been no such legal entity as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for over 150 years, the last of that name likely having been disincorporated in 1862. Even more strangely, although there were millions of people around the globe who identified themselves as Latter-day Saints, in 2019 the only member of the legal entity known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints …
Civil Disobedience In Latter-Day Saint Thought, Nathan B. Oman
Civil Disobedience In Latter-Day Saint Thought, Nathan B. Oman
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The twelfth article of faith declares, “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law” (A of F 1:12). On its face, this statement seems to be an unqualified acceptance of legal authority, one that would suggest that Latter-day Saints ought to shun civil disobedience. However, a closer look at Restoration scripture, teachings, and experience reveals a more complicated picture. To be sure, law-abidingness has long been central to the Saints’ identity, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and like the New Testament, Restoration scripture generally accepts the need to …
International Legal Experience And The Mormon Theology Of The State, 1945-2012, Nathan B. Oman
International Legal Experience And The Mormon Theology Of The State, 1945-2012, Nathan B. Oman
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Book Review Of New Perspectives In Mormon Studies: Creating And Crossing Boundaries, Nathan B. Oman
Book Review Of New Perspectives In Mormon Studies: Creating And Crossing Boundaries, Nathan B. Oman
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Mordred Had A Good Point, Nathan B. Oman
"The Living Oracles": Legal Interpretation And Mormon Thought, Nathan B. Oman
"The Living Oracles": Legal Interpretation And Mormon Thought, Nathan B. Oman
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Preaching To The Court House And Judging In The Temple, Nathan B. Oman
Preaching To The Court House And Judging In The Temple, Nathan B. Oman
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The Scholar As Celebrant, Nathan B. Oman
Book Review Of Faiths Of The Founding Fathers, Davison M. Douglas
Book Review Of Faiths Of The Founding Fathers, Davison M. Douglas
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A Defense Of The Authority Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman
A Defense Of The Authority Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman
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Jurisprudence And The Problem Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman
Jurisprudence And The Problem Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman
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"Secret Combinations": A Legal Analysis, Nathan B. Oman
"Secret Combinations": A Legal Analysis, Nathan B. Oman
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Book Review Of Sarah Barringer Gordon's The Mormon Question: Polygamy And Constitutional Conflict In Nineteenth-Century America, Nathan B. Oman
Book Review Of Sarah Barringer Gordon's The Mormon Question: Polygamy And Constitutional Conflict In Nineteenth-Century America, Nathan B. Oman
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"Out Of Zion Shall Go Forth The Law", Nathan B. Oman
"Out Of Zion Shall Go Forth The Law", Nathan B. Oman
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Accommodating Employees' Sabbaths: Is It The Government's Job?, Neal Devins
Accommodating Employees' Sabbaths: Is It The Government's Job?, Neal Devins
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Thoughts On Sunday Schools, And Sunday School Books, Lucian Minor
Thoughts On Sunday Schools, And Sunday School Books, Lucian Minor
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