Kirtland Temple : the biography of a shared Mormon sacred space / David J. Howlett
- Author:
- Howlett, David James, 1978-
- Published:
- Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2014.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 263 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 PATTERN AND PREPARATION -- 1.A “r;House of the Lord”r; in Kirtland, 1831--1844 -- 2.Splintered Saints and the Temple, 1844--1900 -- 3.Reforming Identities, Reframing Pilgrimage, 1900--1965 -- pt. 2 PROXIMITY -- 4.Creating a Cursed and Sanctified Temple, 1965-1984 -- 5.The Destroyer and the Peacemakers, 1984--1990 -- 6.New Shrines and New Capital, 1990--2012 -- pt. 3 PERFORMANCE -- 7.Staging the Temple, 1972--2012 -- 8.Tour Guiding, 1959--2012 -- 9.Dealing with Diversity, 1965--2012.
- Summary:
- The only temple completed by Mormon founder Joseph Smith, the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio is contested by both the Latter-Day Saints and the Community of Christ denominations. The history of this building also includes the complex history of the two church branches.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780252079986 (pbk.)
0252079981 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes index (pages [255]-263).
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