Kirtland Temple The Biography of a Shared Mormon Sacred Space |
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| Author:
| Howlett, David J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07998-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.99 |
Book Description:
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The only temple completed by Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith Jr., the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, receives 30,000 Mormon pilgrims every year. The site's religious significance and the space itself are contested by distinct Mormon denominations: its owner, the relatively liberal Community of Christ, and the larger Church of Jesus Christ of ......
The only temple completed by Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith Jr., the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, receives 30,000 Mormon pilgrims every year. The site's religious significance and the space itself are contested by distinct Mormon denominations: its owner, the relatively liberal Community of Christ, and the larger Church of Jesus Christ of ......