Essays about: "Mormonism"
Found 3 essays containing the word Mormonism.
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1. ”You’re a Doubter. You’ve Been Deceived by Satan.” : A Study of Information Use in Latter-day Saints Undergoing a Crisis of Faith
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : Introduction. Crises of faith are major cognitive gaps. This investigation discerns the function of information use in responding to crises of faith in addition to exploring the information-related context of the LDS church. READ MORE
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2. God Changed his Mind About Black People : Race and Priesthood Authority in Mormonism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study attempts to analyze Mormon justifications for the religion’s policy of denying priesthood authority to black men from both before and after the policy’s removal in 1978. Through a close reading of primary sources released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, this study attempts to understand how this paradigm shift is understood in the context of Mormon faith traditions. READ MORE
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3. Gnostic elements in the Book of Mormon
University essay from Akademin för utbildning och ekonomiAbstract : In 1945 the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Nag Hammadi; the founding consisted of Gnostic Gospels, the Gospels helped researcher to get a more correct view of the Gnostic Movement. In the beginning of the 19th century another founding was made, according to Joseph Smith an angel appeared from heaven giving him lost Christian Gospels on golden plates, later knows as the Book of Mormon. READ MORE
