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Author Howlett, David James, 1978- author.

Title Kirtland temple : the biography of a shared mormon sacred space / David J. Howlett
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]

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Contents Title -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Kirtland Temple as a Parallel Pilgrimage -- Part I: Pattern and Preparation -- 1. A House of the Lord in Kirtland, 1831�1844 -- 2. Splintered Saints and the Temple, 1844�1900 -- 3. Reforming Identities, Reframing Pilgrimage, 1900�1965 -- Part 2. Proximity -- 4. Creating a Cursed and Sanctified Temple, 1965�1984 -- 5. The Destroyer and the Peacemakers, 1984�1990 -- 6. New Shrines and New Capital, 1990�2012 -- Part 3. Performance
7. Staging the Temple, 1972�20128. Tour Guiding, 1959�2012 -- 9. Dealing with Diversity, 1965�2012 -- Conclusion: Parallel Pilgrimages, Parallel Temples -- Appendix: Theorizing Pilgrimage -- Notes -- Index
Summary The only temple completed by Mormon founder Joseph Smith, the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio is contested by both the Latter-Day Saints and the Community of Christ denominations. The history of this building also includes the complex history of the two church branches
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Kirtland Temple -- History
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- Ohio -- Kirtland -- History
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kirtland Temple
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Latter Day Saint temples -- Ohio -- Kirtland -- History
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations.
RELIGION -- History.
Mormon Church
Mormon temples
Ohio -- Kirtland
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019718062
ISBN 9780252096372
0252096371
1306730031
9781306730037
0252038487
0252079981
9780252096372
9780252038488
9780252079986