The Death of Mormon Separatism in American Universities, 1877–1896

The transformation of Mormonism from a small, persecuted sect into an established, global faith has attracted scholarly attention for decades. By all accounts, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were critical for the church's evolution and modernization. The rapidity of the chang...

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Main Author: Simpson, Thomas Wendell (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-201
Further subjects:B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Higher Education
B gender and religion
B Mormonism
B Women and religion
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