The Mission of Mormonism in Norway 1851-1920: A Study and Analysis of the Reception Process

ISBN-13: 9783631544785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 518 str.

Johnnie Glad

Spis treści

Contents : Doctrinal foundation of Mormonism - The issue of religious freedom - The Dissenter Law - The Mormons and the Dissenter Law - Reactions from the public and the press - The polygamy issue - Encounter with ecclesiastical authorities - Anti-Mormon campaigns - Problem of tolerance - Intolerance - The Millennium issue and Mormon emigration.

O autorze

The Author: Johnnie Glad, born in 1929 in Norway, studied at the University of Oslo, Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet, Oslo, Columbia University, New York, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and Boston University - School of Theology. As a member of the clergy roster of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, he served parishes in New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Massachusetts. After returning to Norway in 1968 the author taught religion at Levanger Teachers' College and what is now the University of Stavanger. He is Associate Professor Emeritus. He holds a master's degree in Religious Education and a doctor's degree in Theology.