Black and Mormon /edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith.

Name/Title

Black and Mormon /edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith.

Description

Introduction /Newell G. Bringhurst,Darron T. Smith --The "Missouri Thesis" revisited: early Mormonism, slavery, and the status of black people /Newell G. Bringhurst --The traditions of their fathers: myth versus reality in LDS scriptural writings /Alma Allred --Two perspectives: the religious hopes of "worthy" African American latter-day saints before the 1978 revelation /Ronald G. Coleman,Darius A. Gray --Spanning the priesthood revelation (1978): two multigenerational case studies /Jessie L. Embry --Casting off the "Curse of Cain": the extent and limits of progress since 1978 /Armand L. Mauss --African American latter-day saints: a sociological perspective /Cardell K. Jacobson --"How do things look on the ground?" The LDS African American community in Atlanta, Georgia /Ken Driggs --Unpacking whiteness in Zion: some personal reflections and general observations /Darron T. Smith. 173 pages :illustrations ;24 cm

Book Details

Place Published

City

Urbana

Publication Subjects

African American Mormons.

Call No.

BX8643.A35B57 2004

ISBN

025202947X

LCCN

2004003479

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2004] Publication Info: {copy}2004