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245 10 a| American universities and the birth of modern Mormonism, 1867-1940h| [electronic resource] /c| Thomas W. Simpson.;

260 a| Chapel Hill :b| The University of North Carolina Press,c| [2016];

300 a| xiv, 229 pages ;c| 25 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-212) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The book situates American universities as a unique egalitarian cultural and institutional space for Mormons in nineteenth-century American society. They were places where Mormons could experience a personally transformative sense of freedom and dignity, equip themselves for taking advantageous paths in American society, and explore provisional reconciliations of religious and scientific perspectives. Contributing to an understanding of the evolution of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints in the context of American history, Simpson chronicles a Mormon intellectual pilgrimage made by hundreds of youth to the elite universities of the United States"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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American universities and the birth of modern Mormonism, 1867-1940 / Thomas W. Simpson.

Author/creator	Simpson, Thomas Wendell
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Description	xiv, 229 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist)
Subjects	Latter Day Saints--Education (Higher). --United States. --History. Education, Higher--United States. --History. Latter Day Saints--Intellectual life.

Abstract	"The book situates American universities as a unique egalitarian cultural and institutional space for Mormons in nineteenth-century American society. They were places where Mormons could experience a personally transformative sense of freedom and dignity, equip themselves for taking advantageous paths in American society, and explore provisional reconciliations of religious and scientific perspectives. Contributing to an understanding of the evolution of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints in the context of American history, Simpson chronicles a Mormon intellectual pilgrimage made by hundreds of youth to the elite universities of the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-212) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015038634
ISBN	9781469630229 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781469628639 (pbk : alk. paper)

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