No Place for Saints

No Place for Saints
Title No Place for Saints PDF eBook
Author Adam Jortner
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 200
Release 2022-02-01
Genre History
ISBN 1421441772

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The emergence of the Mormon church is arguably the most radical event in American religious history. How and why did so many Americans flock to this new religion, and why did so many other Americans seek to silence or even destroy that movement? Winner of the MHA Best Book Award by the Mormon History Association Mormonism exploded across America in 1830, and America exploded right back. By 1834, the new religion had been mocked, harassed, and finally expelled from its new settlements in Missouri. Why did this religion generate such anger? And what do these early conflicts say about our struggles with religious liberty today? In No Place for Saints, the first stand-alone history of the Mormon expulsion from Jackson County and the genesis of Mormonism, Adam Jortner chronicles how Latter-day Saints emerged and spread their faith—and how anti-Mormons tried to stop them. Early on, Jortner explains, anti-Mormonism thrived on gossip, conspiracies, and outright fables about what Mormons were up to. Anti-Mormons came to believe Mormons were a threat to democracy, and anyone who claimed revelation from God was an enemy of the people with no rights to citizenship. By 1833, Jackson County's anti-Mormons demanded all Saints leave the county. When Mormons refused—citing the First Amendment—the anti-Mormons attacked their homes, held their leaders at gunpoint, and performed one of America's most egregious acts of religious cleansing. From the beginnings of Mormonism in the 1820s to their expansion and expulsion in 1834, Jortner discusses many of the most prominent issues and events in Mormon history. He touches on the process of revelation, the relationship between magic and LDS practice, the rise of the priesthood, the questions surrounding Mormonism and African Americans, the internal struggles for leadership of the young church, and how American law shaped this American religion. Throughout, No Place for Saints shows how Mormonism—and the violent backlash against it—fundamentally reshaped the American religious and legal landscape. Ultimately, the book is a story of Jacksonian America, of how democracy can fail religious freedom, and a case study in popular politics as America entered a great age of religion and violence.

St. Anthony

St. Anthony
Title St. Anthony PDF eBook
Author Sophronius Clasen
Publisher Franciscan Press
Pages 144
Release 1973
Genre Christian saints
ISBN

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Little Lives of the Great Saints

Little Lives of the Great Saints
Title Little Lives of the Great Saints PDF eBook
Author John O'Kane Murray
Publisher TAN Books
Pages 379
Release 2009
Genre Religion
ISBN 1505104416

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A great Lives of the Saints containing 5 to 30 pages on 33 of the most famous Saints of the Church, from the beginnings thru the 18th c. Covers the Blessed Mother, St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Christopher, St. Cecilia; plus St. Agnes, St. Basil the Great, St. Monica, St. Jerome, St. Patrick, St. Bridget, St. Bernard, St. Elizabeth, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis de Sales, St. Alphonsus Liguori, etc. Impr.

Patron Saints of Nothing

Patron Saints of Nothing
Title Patron Saints of Nothing PDF eBook
Author Randy Ribay
Publisher Penguin
Pages 353
Release 2020-04-21
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 0525554920

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A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth -- and the part he played in it. As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.

A Dictionary of Miracles

A Dictionary of Miracles
Title A Dictionary of Miracles PDF eBook
Author Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher
Pages 680
Release 1901
Genre Miracles
ISBN

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Saint-Watching

Saint-Watching
Title Saint-Watching PDF eBook
Author Phyllis McGinley
Publisher Penguin Books
Pages 243
Release 1971-05-27
Genre Heroes
ISBN 9780670003211

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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site General Management Plan

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site General Management Plan
Title Saint Croix Island International Historic Site General Management Plan PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 168
Release 1998
Genre
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