essay
Sources of strain in Mormon history reconsidered
mormonism and american culture • New York • Published In 1972 • Pages: 147-167
By: O'Dea, Thomas F..
Abstract
This study reviews the impact of the youth and civil rights movements of the 1960s on Mormonism. According to the author, the 1960s raised fundamental questions about human purpose and values in the nation and in the Mormon Church. Mormons had to re-evaluate the inherent racism of some of their doctrines and policies, such as barring blacks from the priesthood. These policies stem from the so-called Missouri experience when the Mormons themselves were badly persecuted and enacted policies against abolition (which Joseph Smith had championed at the end of his career) so as not to stand out from the local Missourians. The challenge to the Church in the late 1960s was that doctrinal change could only be brought about through revelation. A reform-minded branch, the Reorganized Church, attempted accommodation. For references cited see Hill and Allen (1972 “Selected bibliography”).
- 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
- 1957-1971
- Coverage Place
- Utah, United States
- Notes
- Thomas F. O'Dea
- For bibliographical references see document 95
- LCCN
- 72082900
- LCSH
- Mormons