essay

Crisis in Identity: Mormon responses in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

mormonism and american cultureNew York • Published In 1972 • Pages: 168-184

By: Arrington, Leonard J..

Abstract
This document begins by reviewing the various crises threatening Mormon identity and survival: at its beginnings in the 1830s when the Church was first established, following the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, with the coming of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1860s, and during the anti-Mormon movement of the 1890s into the early 1900s. The second part addresses the Church in the post-World War Two era, including the 1960s, when Mormonism become more urban, youth oriented, and internationally focused. For references cited see Hill and Allen (1972 “Selected bibliography”).
Subjects
Form and rules of government
External relations
Private welfare agencies
Congregations
Religious denominations
Religious intolerance and martyrs
Education system
Adolescent activities
culture
Mormons
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Historian
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin; Martin Malone; 1978. Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
1830-1971
Coverage Place
World
Notes
Leonard J. Arrington
For bibliographical references see document 95
LCCN
72082900
LCSH
Mormons