God and Country: Politics in Utah.God And Country: Politics In Utah Jeffrey E. Sells, Editor Signature Books 564 W. 400 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3411 www.signaturebooks.com 156085183X $34.95 1-800-356-5687 Plenty of books have been written about the history and religion of Mormons Mormons: see Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of. Mormons religious sect; once advocated plural marriage. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1833] See : Polygamy ; but far fewer consider the modern political and social impact of Mormonism Mor·mon Mormon Church n. 1. An ancient prophet believed to have compiled a sacred history of the Americas, which were translated and published by Joseph Smith as the Book of Mormon in 1830. 2. in Utah today. Enter God And Country: Politics In Utah, edited by Jeffrey Sells, Rector RECTOR, Eccl. law. One who rules or governs a name given to certain officers of the Roman church. Dict. Canonique, h.v. of St. David of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. Church in Washington. His religious involvement lends authority and background to his discussion of religious influence in civic affairs, offering insights not into Mormon and Utah political and religious connections, but into church and state issues and interactions across the country. Legal, theological and ethical concerns alike are revealed in chapters which utilize Utah experiences and interactions as solid examples. |
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