An introduction to Mormonism

@inproceedings{Davies2003AnIT,
  title={An introduction to Mormonism},
  author={Douglas J. Davies},
  year={2003}
}
Introduction 1. The birth and growth of Mormonism 2. Prophets and texts 3. Divine-human transformations 4. Death, faith and eternity 5. Organization and leaders 6. Ethics, atonement and agency 7. Priesthood, stake and family 8. Temples and ritual 9. Identity, opposition and expansion Bibliography. 
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Converting to ‘Mormonisms’ in France: A Conversion Both Religious and Cultural?
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A Comparative Exercise in Mormon Theology
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Mormonism as an Ecclesiology and System of Relatedness
MORMONISM AS AN ECCLESIOLOGY AND SYSTEM OF RELATEDNESS
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Emotions in Mormon canonical texts
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