The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism
Ryan T Cragun editor R Gordon Shepherd editor A Gary Shepherd editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Published:13th Nov '20
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- Paperback£199.99(9783030526184)

This handbook explores contemporary Mormonism within a global context. The authors provide a nuanced picture of a historically American religion in the throes of the same kinds of global change that virtually every conservative faith tradition faces today. They explain where and how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has penetrated national and cultural boundaries in Latin America, Oceania, Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as in North America beyond the borders of Mormon Utah. They also address numerous concerns within a multinational, multicultural church: What does it mean to be a Latter-day Saint in different world regions? What is the faith’s appeal to converts in these places? What are the peculiar problems for members who must manage Mormon identities in conjunction with their different national, cultural, and ethnic identities? How are leaders dealing with such issues as the status of women in a patriarchal church, the treatment of LGBTQ members, increasing disaffiliation of young people, and decreasing growth rates in North and Latin America while sustaining increasing growth in parts of Asia and Africa?
ISBN: 9783030526153
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1496g
868 pages
1st ed. 2020