Essays about: "Trevor Wallace"

Found 1 essay containing the words Trevor Wallace.

  1. 1. God Changed his Mind About Black People : Race and Priesthood Authority in Mormonism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Trevor Wallace; [2016]
    Keywords : Religion; Mormonism; Race; Race Relations; Theology; Priesthood;

    Abstract : 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