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Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music In World Religions. By Guy L. Beck, Editor, Greg Hansen Jan 2008

Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music In World Religions. By Guy L. Beck, Editor, Greg Hansen

BYU Studies

Guy L. Beck, editor. Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.


Book Notices, Kathryn J. Abajian, Jesse D. Hurlbut Jan 2008

Book Notices, Kathryn J. Abajian, Jesse D. Hurlbut

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


California Saints: A Readers Theater, J. Michael Hunter Jan 2008

California Saints: A Readers Theater, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

California Saints: A Readers Theater was performed at the Mormon History Association Devotional, Emanuel Church, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma, California, Sunday May 25, 2008, 8:30-9:30 AM. Through excerpts from diaries and letters, the story of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in California from 1846 to 1857 is recounted. Readers were all descendants of Mormons associated with California’s early history. Readers included Richard Bushman, John Huntington, Leo Lyman, and Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Musical vocalists included John Huntington and Rachel Thatcher Loveridge.


Terryl L. Givens. People Of Paradox: A History Of Mormon Culture, Claudia L. Bushman Jan 2008

Terryl L. Givens. People Of Paradox: A History Of Mormon Culture, Claudia L. Bushman

BYU Studies

Terryl L. Givens. People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007


Images Of The New Jerusalem: Latter Day Saint Faction Interpretations Of Independence, Missouri, By Craig S. Campbell, Benjamin E. Park Jan 2008

Images Of The New Jerusalem: Latter Day Saint Faction Interpretations Of Independence, Missouri, By Craig S. Campbell, Benjamin E. Park

BYU Studies

Images of the New Jerusalem: Latter Day Saint Faction Interpretations of Independence, Missouri, by Craig S. Campbell (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2004)


In The Footsteps Of Orson Hyde: Subsequent Dedications Of The Holy Land, Blair G. Van-Dyke, Lamar C. Berrett Jan 2008

In The Footsteps Of Orson Hyde: Subsequent Dedications Of The Holy Land, Blair G. Van-Dyke, Lamar C. Berrett

BYU Studies

In October 1841, Orson Hyde traveled to Jerusalem and dedicated the Holy Land for the gathering of Judah. Hyde's dedication was the first of eleven formal dedications performed in the Holy Land in this dispensation, and while each one was given for the purpose of preparing the land for the return of Israel, each dedication also contained unique content. The authors discuss each dedication and the historical and political contexts affecting each prayer. They assert that repetition indicates importance, and no other place has been repeatedly dedicated like the Holy Land.


John P. Hoffmann. Japanese Saints: Mormons In The Land Of The Rising Sun, Henri Gooren Jan 2008

John P. Hoffmann. Japanese Saints: Mormons In The Land Of The Rising Sun, Henri Gooren

BYU Studies

John P. Hoffmann. Japanese Saints: Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2007


Terryl L. Givens. People Of Paradox: A History Of Mormon Culture, Neal W. Kramer Jan 2008

Terryl L. Givens. People Of Paradox: A History Of Mormon Culture, Neal W. Kramer

BYU Studies

Terryl L. Givens. People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2007


Front Matter, Byu Studies Jan 2008

Front Matter, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


The Rich Man, Lazarus, And Doctrine & Covenants 104:18, Steven C. Harper Jan 2008

The Rich Man, Lazarus, And Doctrine & Covenants 104:18, Steven C. Harper

BYU Studies

Doctrine and Covenants (a scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) 104:13-18 explains the law of consecration by alluding to the New Testament story of Lazarus the beggar. The connection between the latter-day revelation and the New Testament parable is made more obvious by the use of the Latin word "dives" in the Kirtland Revelation Book. When the revelation was published, "dives" was changed to "the wicked." Dives is the Latin word for "rich" that appears in the Latin Vulgate Bible, but during the Middle Ages, the word became a proper name for the rich man in …


Physical Evidence At Carthage Jail And What It Reveals About The Assassination Of Joseph And Hyrum Smith, Joseph L. Lyon, David W. Lyon Jan 2008

Physical Evidence At Carthage Jail And What It Reveals About The Assassination Of Joseph And Hyrum Smith, Joseph L. Lyon, David W. Lyon

BYU Studies

In 1844, Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was assassinated in Carthage, Illinois, along with his brother, Hyrum. Much has been written about the assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, but little attention has been paid to the crime scene in Carthage Jail. This article examines eyewitness accounts of the assault, the layout of the crime scene, the physical evidence left in the jail, and the types of weapons used and the wounds they inflicted on the Smith brothers, John Taylor, and Willard Richards. This multidisciplinary investigation of the martyrdom examines the accuracy of …


What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?: The Views Of Joseph Smith And Soren Kierkegaard, David L. Paulsen Jan 2008

What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?: The Views Of Joseph Smith And Soren Kierkegaard, David L. Paulsen

BYU Studies

The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) and the American prophet Joseph Smith (1804-1844) both radically critiqued nineteenth-century Christian culture. Though Søren often directed critiques specifically toward the State Church of Denmark, his ultimate target was Christianity as a whole, or simply "Christendom." Joseph's critique singled out no specific church; he also focused on Christianity as a whole. Notwithstanding important differences, Paulsen finds Søren's and Joseph's critiques of nineteenth-century Christendom mutually reinforcing and illuminating. The comparison of Smith's and Kierkegaard's views includes the following ideas: (1) the New Testament church no longer existed, (2) Christian theology had become defiled, (3) the …


Pomegranate Promises, Sharon Price Anderson Jan 2008

Pomegranate Promises, Sharon Price Anderson

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Psalm For My Father, Dixie L. Partridge Jan 2008

Psalm For My Father, Dixie L. Partridge

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Andrew Jenson's Illustrated Journey To Iceland, The Land Of Fire And Ice, August 1911, Fred E. Woods Jan 2008

Andrew Jenson's Illustrated Journey To Iceland, The Land Of Fire And Ice, August 1911, Fred E. Woods

BYU Studies

In 1911, Andrew Jenson was serving one of his ten missions, this time as mission president of the Danish-Norwegian Mission. Headquarters were in Copenhagen, where he had been presiding since February 1909. Jenson was familiar with Scandinavia, having been born and raised in Denmark until age sixteen (1866), when he immigrated to Utah.


Mormon Media History Timeline, 1827-2007, Sherry Pack Baker Jan 2008

Mormon Media History Timeline, 1827-2007, Sherry Pack Baker

BYU Studies

The widespread use of the media has been an important element in the history and experience of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members. In recognition of this fact, the Mormon Media History Timeline (1827–2007) has now been made available at http:// lib.byu.edu/sites/scholarsarchive/mormon-media-studies for the deliberate purpose of marking a distinct branch of study. Mormon studies has come into its own in recent years as a recognized academic discipline, and while much good work already has been done in Mormon media studies, this area has not as yet been overtly recognized as a discipline unto itself. …


In The Night Yard, Dixie L. Partridge Jan 2008

In The Night Yard, Dixie L. Partridge

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Donald W. Musser And David L. Paulsen, Eds. Mormonism In Dialogue With Contemporary Christian Theologies, Jennifer Lane Jan 2008

Donald W. Musser And David L. Paulsen, Eds. Mormonism In Dialogue With Contemporary Christian Theologies, Jennifer Lane

BYU Studies

Donald W. Musser and David L. Paulsen, eds. Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2007


Donald W. Musser And David L. Paulsen, Eds. Mormonism In Dialogue With Contemporary Christian Theologies, Douglas J. Davies Jan 2008

Donald W. Musser And David L. Paulsen, Eds. Mormonism In Dialogue With Contemporary Christian Theologies, Douglas J. Davies

BYU Studies

Donald W. Musser and David L. Paulsen, eds. Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2007


William J. Hamblin And David Rolph Seely. Solomon's Temple: Myth And History, Daniel B. Mckinlay Jan 2008

William J. Hamblin And David Rolph Seely. Solomon's Temple: Myth And History, Daniel B. Mckinlay

BYU Studies

William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely. Solomon’s Temple: Myth and History. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007


James L. Kugel. How To Read The Bible: A Guide To Scripture Then And Now, Eric A. Eliason Jan 2008

James L. Kugel. How To Read The Bible: A Guide To Scripture Then And Now, Eric A. Eliason

BYU Studies

James L. Kugel. How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. New York: The Free Press, 2007


Brian C. Hales. Modern Polygamy And Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After The Manifesto., J. Michael Hunter Jan 2008

Brian C. Hales. Modern Polygamy And Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After The Manifesto., J. Michael Hunter

BYU Studies

Brian C. Hales. Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations after the Manifesto. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2006


Mack Wilberg. Requiem And Other Choral Works., Greg Hansen Jan 2008

Mack Wilberg. Requiem And Other Choral Works., Greg Hansen

BYU Studies

Mack Wilberg. Requiem and Other Choral Works. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square. Mormon Tabernacle Choir Recordings, 2008


The Errand Of Angels. Directed By Christian Vuissa, Dennis R. Cutchins Jan 2008

The Errand Of Angels. Directed By Christian Vuissa, Dennis R. Cutchins

BYU Studies

The Errand of Angels. Directed by Christian Vuissa Excel Entertainment and Mirror Films (2008)


Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness, Edited By John W. Welch And Larry E. Morris, Reid L. Neilson, Paul Olson Jan 2008

Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness, Edited By John W. Welch And Larry E. Morris, Reid L. Neilson, Paul Olson

BYU Studies

Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness, edited by John W. Welch and Larry E. Morris (Provo, Utah: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2006)


Before Zion: An Account Of The Seventh Handcart Company, By Allen C. Christensen, Paul D. Lyman Jan 2008

Before Zion: An Account Of The Seventh Handcart Company, By Allen C. Christensen, Paul D. Lyman

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Field After Mowing, Justin L. Kennington Jan 2008

Field After Mowing, Justin L. Kennington

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Mormon Land Rights In Caldwell And Daviess Counties And The Mormon Conflict Of 1838: New Findings And New Understandings, Jeffrey N. Walker Jan 2008

Mormon Land Rights In Caldwell And Daviess Counties And The Mormon Conflict Of 1838: New Findings And New Understandings, Jeffrey N. Walker

BYU Studies

Jeffrey N. Walker explains how Missouri persecutors in Daviess County profited from driving Mormons off the lands they had settled. In 1830, laws allowed squatters the first opportunity to buy land they had improved after the land was surveyed. If squatters did not make the payment deadline, other interested parties could buy the improved land at unimproved prices. Walker argues that some Missourians were motivated by greed in cleverly orchestrating the timing of their persecutions. The Extermination Order given by Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs and the siege of Far West occurred at the same time the Mormons' land payments were …


Digging Up, Joanna Applegarth Hancock Jan 2008

Digging Up, Joanna Applegarth Hancock

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


What Hymns Early Mormons Sang And How They Sang Them, Michael Hicks Jan 2008

What Hymns Early Mormons Sang And How They Sang Them, Michael Hicks

BYU Studies

Hymns reveal a denomination's minds and hearts, but not every published hymn is sung frequently—or at all. Hicks claims that to understand early Mormon thought and belief, one must not only study published Mormon hymnals but also consider which hymns were favored by congregations. He examines the few meeting notes that exist as well as over two hundred Saints' diaries to get a small sample of what hymns Mormons sang. Among the favorites were "The Spirit of God" and "Adam-ondi-Ahman." Hicks also discusses the kinds of hymns sung in home devotionals and other informal meetings and the way Mormon congregations …