ilość książek w kategorii: 1464
Saints Under Siege: The Texas State Raid on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints
ISBN: 9780814795286 / Angielski / Twarda / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In April 2008, state police and child protection authorities raided Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, a community of 800 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist branch of the Mormons. State officials claimed that the raid, which was triggered by anonymous phone calls from an underage girl to a domestic violence hotline, was based on evidence of widespread child sexual abuse. In a high-risk paramilitary operation, 439 children were removed from the custody of their parents and held until the Third Court of Appeals found that the...
In April 2008, state police and child protection authorities raided Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, a community of 800 members of the Fu...
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363,09 zł |
Removing the Condemnation
ISBN: 9780615438863 / Angielski / Miękka / 566 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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131,82 zł |
As Ever Yours
ISBN: 9780692419984 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Follow the sweet story of Carrie and William as they journey through life, overcoming challenges and trials together. This incredible true story will tug at your heartstrings and give you a unique peek into history. Their story is one of courage, faith and, most of all, love.
Follow the sweet story of Carrie and William as they journey through life, overcoming challenges and trials together. This incredible true story wi... |
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49,85 zł |
Playing with Shadows: Voices of Dissent in the Mormon West Volume 13
ISBN: 9780870623806 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of narratives by four individuals who abandoned Mormonism--"apostates," as Brigham Young and other Latter-day Saint leaders labeled them--provides an overview of dissent from the beginning of the religion to the early twentieth century and presents a wide range of disaffection with the faith or its leaders. Instead of focusing on a single disheartened individual or sect, this collection includes dissenters with different motivations and a wide range of experiences. Some devout Mormon converts, finding Brigham Young's implementation of the Kingdom of God disillusioning, turned...
This collection of narratives by four individuals who abandoned Mormonism--"apostates," as Brigham Young and other Latter-day Saint leaders labeled th...
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279,50 zł |
Parley P. Pratt and the Making of Mormonism
ISBN: 9780870624018 / Angielski / Twarda / 351 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Parley P. Pratt joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and was murdered in 1857 by the estranged husband of his twelfth plural wife. An original member of the Church s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Pratt played a key leadership role for the Mormons. His writings, including poetry, apologetics, and an autobiography, helped define Mormon theology and identity, and his hymns remain popular today.
Arguably Mormonism s most influential early leader after Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Pratt is also one of its least understood. This collection of essays uses Pratt s... Parley P. Pratt joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and was murdered in 1857 by the estranged husband of his twelfth plural...
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279,50 zł |
Israel's Lost 10 Tribes Britain
ISBN: 9781599559513 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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78,02 zł |
Passing the Heavenly Gift
ISBN: 9780615528960 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mormonism has undergone four distinct phases. The first began in 1820 and ended with Joseph Smith's death in 1844. The second began upon Joseph Smith's death and ended with abandonment of plural marriage, publicly in 1890 and privately in 1904. In the third phase Mormonism denounced as apostasy its practice of plural wives, marking the first time an orthodox practice became grounds for excommunication. The fourth phase began with David O. McKay and is still underway. In it Mormonism has adopted corporate management techniques to consolidate and direct central church decision-making. The first...
Mormonism has undergone four distinct phases. The first began in 1820 and ended with Joseph Smith's death in 1844. The second began upon Joseph Smith'...
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131,37 zł |
How Can You Possibly be a Mormon and a Democrat?: Perspectives on Abortion, Economics, the Environment and Harry Reid
ISBN: 9780615530949 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As part of the HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY(R) book series, every page in this book is devoted to answering the question put forth on the front cover, namely, "How can you possibly be a Mormon and a Democrat?" For those who sincerely want to know the answer to that question but are afraid of hearing the same old self-righteous, emotional, ivory-tower, pinko-commie propaganda, this book goes beyond merely expressing the political views of your average Mormon Democrat. In fact, progressive views are presented in a way that is surprisingly satisfying to conservatives.Whether the topic is abortion,...
As part of the HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY(R) book series, every page in this book is devoted to answering the question put forth on the front cover, namely,...
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77,36 zł |
Chosen People, a Promised Land : Mormonism and Race in Hawai'i
ISBN: 9780816674619 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christianity figured prominently in the imperial and colonial exploitation and dispossession of indigenous peoples worldwide, yet many indigenous people embrace Christian faith as part of their cultural and ethnic identities. A Chosen People, a Promised Land gets to the heart of this contradiction by exploring how Native Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (more commonly known as Mormons) understand and negotiate their place in this quintessentially American religion. Mormon missionaries arrived in Hawai'i in 1850, a mere twenty years after... Christianity figured prominently in the imperial and colonial exploitation and dispossession of indigenous peoples worldwide, yet many indigenous p... |
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290,47 zł |
A Chosen People, a Promised Land: Mormonism and Race in Hawai'i
ISBN: 9780816674626 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christianity figured prominently in the imperial and colonial exploitation and dispossession of indigenous peoples worldwide, yet many indigenous people embrace Christian faith as part of their cultural and ethnic identities. A Chosen People, a Promised Land gets to the heart of this contradiction by exploring how Native Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (more commonly known as Mormons) understand and negotiate their place in this quintessentially American religion. Mormon missionaries arrived in Hawai'i in 1850, a mere twenty years after... Christianity figured prominently in the imperial and colonial exploitation and dispossession of indigenous peoples worldwide, yet many indigenous p... |
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103,69 zł |
Mormon's Book
ISBN: 9780966173123 / Angielski / Twarda / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mormon's Book is a readers edition of The Book of Mormon typeset in paragraph form. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe the Book of Mormon to be an account of God's dealings with some of the ancient inhabitants of the American continent who were among the other sheep that Jesus was referring to when he said: And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd (John 10: 16).
Mormon's Book is a readers edition of The Book of Mormon typeset in paragraph form. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe...
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172,74 zł |
People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture
ISBN: 9780199915989 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In People of Paradox, Terryl Givens traces the rise and development of Mormon culture from the days of Joseph Smith in upstate New York, through Brigham Young's founding of the Territory of Deseret on the shores of Great Salt Lake, to the spread of the Latter-Day Saints around the globe.
Throughout the last century and a half, Givens notes, distinctive traditions have emerged among the Latter-Day Saints, shaped by dynamic tensions--or paradoxes--that give Mormon cultural expression much of its vitality. Here is a religion shaped by a rigid authoritarian hierarchy and radical... In People of Paradox, Terryl Givens traces the rise and development of Mormon culture from the days of Joseph Smith in upstate New York, thro...
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195,44 zł |
Deception by Design: The Mormon Story
ISBN: 9781449727963 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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180,36 zł |
Deception by Design: The Mormon Story
ISBN: 9781449727987 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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231,97 zł |
Volume II the Creation of Mormonism: Joseph Smith Jr. in the 1820s: The Quest for the New Jerusalem: A Mormon Generational Saga
ISBN: 9781462878512 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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109,23 zł |
The Light and the Life: Insight to the Workings of the Universe
ISBN: 9781466286177 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unique insights to Gospel doctrine written for Latter-day Saints already familiar with Gospel priniciples. Explores the dual nature of all things. Makes connections between light and spirit, dark matter and the expansion of the universe, and how the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood pulls it all together.
Unique insights to Gospel doctrine written for Latter-day Saints already familiar with Gospel priniciples. Explores the dual nature of all things. Mak...
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77,41 zł |
The Story of "Mormonism" and The Philosophy of "Mormonism"
ISBN: 9781467971959 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Story of "Mormonism" and The Philosophy of "Mormonism" is a compilation of lectures given by James E. Talmage. They present a brief history of Mormonism and the underlying philosophical principles. Dr. Talmage's insights are profound and the dedicated student will find an enlightening read. Minor changes to spelling, grammar, and citations have been made in this edition.
The Story of "Mormonism" and The Philosophy of "Mormonism" is a compilation of lectures given by James E. Talmage. They present a brief history of Mor...
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25,04 zł |
Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission according to Holy Scriptures both Ancient and Modern
ISBN: 9781469998992 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The scope of the subject presented in this work is expressed on the title page. It will be readily seen that the author has departed from the course usually followed by writers on the Life of Jesus Christ, which course, as a rule, begins with the birth of Mary's Babe and ends with the ascension of the slain and risen Lord from Olivet. The treatment embodied in these pages, in addition to the narrative of the Lord's life in the flesh comprizes the antemortal existence and activities of the world's Redeemer, the revelations and personal manifestations of the glorified and exalted Son of God...
The scope of the subject presented in this work is expressed on the title page. It will be readily seen that the author has departed from the course u...
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113,61 zł |
Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After the Manifesto
ISBN: 9781589581098 / Angielski / Miękka / 542 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating study seeks to trace the historical tapestry of early Mormon polygamy, details the official discontinuation of the practice by the Church, and, for the first time, describes the many zeal-driven organizations that arose in the wake of that decision. Among the polygamous groups discussed are the LeBaronites, the FLDS Church, and the Allred and Kingston groups.
This fascinating study seeks to trace the historical tapestry of early Mormon polygamy, details the official discontinuation of the practice by the Ch...
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155,18 zł |
Excavating Mormon Pasts: The New Historiography of the Last Half Century
ISBN: 9781589581159 / Angielski / Miękka / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mormonism was born less than 200 years ago, but in that short time it has developed into a dynamic world religious movement. The editors have assembled 16 essays addressing the substantial number of published works in the field of Mormon studies from 1950 to the present. Each essay focuses on a particular aspect of Mormonism and is careful to evenhandedly evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the books under discussion.
Mormonism was born less than 200 years ago, but in that short time it has developed into a dynamic world religious movement. The editors have assemble...
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155,18 zł |