Introduction -- "Wars and contentions" : violence in the Book of Mormon -- "All are Mob": violence in early Mormonism -- "Unsheath the sword" : violence in pioneer Utah -- "We believe in being subject" : modernization and state violence -- Epilogue : Toward peace
Summary
In popular culture and scholarship, a consistent trope about Mormonism is that it features a propensity for violence, born of the religion's theocratic impulses and the antinomian tendencies of special revelation. Mormonism and Violence critically assesses the relationship of Mormonism and violence through a close examination of Mormon history and scripture, focusing on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Element pays special attention to violence in the Book of Mormon and the history of the movement, from the 1830s to the present
