The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Global Mormonism: A Historical Overview  (Colleen McDannell)....Pages 3-34
 The Evolving Ecclesiastical Organization of an International Lay Church  (Gregory A. Prince)....Pages 35-55
 The Gathering of Scattered Israel: The Missionary Enterprise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  (Ronald E. Bartholomew)....Pages 57-89
 Geographical Diffusion and Growth Patterns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Since World War II  (Samuel M. Otterstrom, Brandon S. Plewe)....Pages 91-140
Front Matter ....Pages 141-141
 Pulling Toward Zion: Mormonism in Its Global Dimensions  (Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp)....Pages 143-162
 The Dynamics of LDS Growth in the Twenty-First Century  (David G. Stewart Jr.)....Pages 163-204
 Vestige of Zion: Mormonism in Utah  (Rick Phillips)....Pages 205-234
 Gender, Belief Level, and Priesthood Authority in the LDS Church  (Nancy Ross, Jessica Duckett Finnigan)....Pages 235-261
 Framing Eternal Sexual Identity in a Shifting Cultural Landscape  (Laura Vance, Scott Vance)....Pages 263-292
 Changing Religious and Social Attitudes of Mormon Millennials in Contemporary American Society  (Benjamin R. Knoll, Jana Riess)....Pages 293-320
Front Matter ....Pages 321-321
 Mormons in North America, Latin America, the South Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Asia: An Overview  (Matthew Martinich)....Pages 323-341
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada: Historical Milestones and Contemporary Conversations from a Feminist Perspective  (Christine L. Cusack)....Pages 343-367
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico  (Rex Eugene Cooper, Moroni Spencer Hernández de Olarte)....Pages 369-395
 Mormons in Peru  (Jason Palmer, David C. Knowlton)....Pages 397-419
 An Oak Tree Bearing International Fruit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil  (Marcus H. Martins)....Pages 421-429
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Islands of the Pacific  (Riley M. Moffat, Fred E. Woods)....Pages 431-453
 Lands of Contrast: Latter-day Saint Societies in New Zealand/Aotearoa and Australia   (Ian G. Barber)....Pages 455-474
 Contemporary Issues for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland and the United Kingdom  (Alison Halford, Hazel O’Brien)....Pages 475-501
 Persisting in a Secular Environment: Mormonism in the Low Countries  (Walter E. A. van Beek, Ellen Decoo, Wilfried Decoo)....Pages 503-531
 Mormons in the Nordic Region  (Julie K. Allen, Kim B. Östman)....Pages 533-558
 The LDS Church in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia  (David G. Stewart Jr.)....Pages 559-583
 To Recognize One’s Face in That of a Foreigner: The Latter-day Saint Experience in West Africa  (Russell Stevenson)....Pages 585-605
 Finding Peace, Claiming Place: Black South African Women Navigating the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  (Caroline Kline)....Pages 607-634
 The LDS Church in Contemporary Japan: Failure or Success?  (Meagan Rainock, Shinji Takagi)....Pages 635-654
 The Community of Christ (RLDS Church): Structuring Common Differences in the Philippines  (David J. Howlett)....Pages 655-676
 The History and Culture of Mormon Fundamentalism in the United States  (Janet Benson Bennion)....Pages 677-702
Front Matter ....Pages 703-703
 Building Community and Identity Among Black Latter-day Saints: Toward Completing the Flock Through Conference Connections  (LaShawn C. Williams)....Pages 705-725
 Lamanitas, The Spanish-speaking Hermanos: Latinos Loving Their Mormonism Even as They Remain the Other  (Ignacio M. Garcia)....Pages 727-749
 Views from Turtle Island: Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Mormon Entanglements  (Thomas W. Murphy)....Pages 751-779
Front Matter ....Pages 781-781
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Response to the 2019–20 Coronavirus Pandemic  (Matthew T. Evans)....Pages 783-816
 Summing Up: Problems and Prospects for a Global Church in the Twenty-first Century  (Ryan T. Cragun)....Pages 817-849
Back Matter ....Pages 851-868