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A story that includes spiritualistic seances, hidden conspiracy, and an important church trial, Wayward Saints chronicles the challenge, during the 1870s, of a group of British Mormon intellectuals to Brigham Young's leadership and authority. William S. Godbe and his associates revolted because they disliked Young's authoritarian community and resented what they perceived as the church's intrusion into matters of personal choice.Expelled from the church, they established the "New Movement", which eventually faltered. Both a study in intellectual history and an investigation of religious dissent, Wayward Saints explores nineteenth-century American spiritualism as well as the ideas and institutional structure of first- and second-generation Mormonism.
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Ronald W. Walker is a professor of history and Senior Research Historian at Brigham Young University.
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"Illuminates important questions and concerns of both past and present... Well researched and clearly written, Wayward Saints is an important and insightful look at tensions within Mormonism. It deserves a wide and thoughtful reading." -- John Sillito, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
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- PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0252023781
- ISBN 13 9780252023781
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages399
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new old stock hardcover book! University of Illinois Press (March 1, 1998). ; A story that includes spiritualistic seances, hidden conspiracy, and an important church trial, Wayward Saints chronicles the challenge, during the 1870s, of a group of British Mormon intellectuals to Brigham Young's leadership and authority. William S. Godbe and his associates revolted because they disliked Young's authoritarian community and resented what they perceived as the church's intrusion into matters of personal choice.Expelled from the church, they established the "New Movement", which eventually faltered. Both a study in intellectual history and an investigation of religious dissent, Wayward Saints explores nineteenth-century American spiritualism as well as the ideas and institutional structure of first- and second-generation Mormonism. ; 9.06 X 6.14 X 1.18 inches; 399 pages. Seller Inventory # 58694
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