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David O. McKay and the rise of modern Mormonism / by Gregory A. Prince and Wm. Robert Wright.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press, ©2005Description: 1 online resource (xx, 490 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781607813965
  • 1607813963
  • 0874808227
  • 9780874808223
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: David O. McKay and the rise of modern Mormonism.DDC classification:
  • 289.3/092 22
LOC classification:
  • BX8695.M27 P75 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 11.59
Online resources:
Contents:
Prophet and man -- Revelation and prophecy -- Free agency and tolerance -- Blacks, civil rights, and the priesthood -- Ecumenical outreach -- Radio and television broadcasting -- Correlation and church administration -- The education program -- The building program -- The missionary program -- Temple building -- Confrontation with communism -- Politics and the church -- An international church -- Final years -- Epilogue.
Review: "Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth, nearly tripling in total membership and becoming a significant presence throughout the world." "The first book to draw upon the David O. McKay Papers at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah - in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors - David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency."--Jacket
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1257332

Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-472) and index.

Prophet and man -- Revelation and prophecy -- Free agency and tolerance -- Blacks, civil rights, and the priesthood -- Ecumenical outreach -- Radio and television broadcasting -- Correlation and church administration -- The education program -- The building program -- The missionary program -- Temple building -- Confrontation with communism -- Politics and the church -- An international church -- Final years -- Epilogue.

Print version record.

"Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth, nearly tripling in total membership and becoming a significant presence throughout the world." "The first book to draw upon the David O. McKay Papers at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah - in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors - David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency."--Jacket