University of Utah History 4795 and the American Experience Fall Semester 2017 T, Th 2:00 – 3:20, WBB 617

W. Paul Reeve CTIHB 323 585-9231 Office hours: T, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.; W, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. [email protected]

Course Description: This course explores the historical development of Mormonism in an American context, from its Second Great Awakening beginnings to the beginning of the twenty-first century. It situates the founding and development of Mormonism within the contexts of American cultural, economic, social, religious, racial, and political history. A central theme is the ebb and flow over time of tension between Mormonism and broader American society. How did conflicts over Mormonism during the nineteenth century, especially the conflict over and theocracy, help define the limits of religious tolerance in this country? How have LDS beliefs, practices, and culture positioned and repositioned within U.S. society? Learning Outcomes: 1. To situate the development of Mormonism within broader American historical contexts and thereby arrive at a greater understanding of religion’s place in American life. a. To understand the impact of Mormonism upon American history. b. To understand the impact of American history upon Mormonism. 2. To formulate and articulate in class discussions, exams, and through written assignments intelligent and informed arguments concerning the major developments and events that have shaped Mormonism over time. 3. To cultivate the critical mind in response to a variety of historical perspectives.

Perspective: This course studies Mormonism in an academic setting. In doing so our purpose is not to debate the truth or falsehood of religious claims, but rather to examine how religious beliefs and experiences functioned in the lives of individuals and communities. Course readings will represent a variety of perspectives, from the faithful believer to that of detractors and critics and everything in between. These perspectives are designed to not only offer insights into Mormon history, but to teach about the various reactions Mormonism has engendered. This course is not about promoting or detracting from anyone’s faith, but seeks to understand religion as a motivating power in Mormon lives and how it intersected with broader forces and peoples in American history over time.

Required Texts: Johnson & Wilentz, The Kingdom of Matthias. Oxford University Press, 1994. Mason & Turner, Out of Obscurity: Mormonism since 1945. Oxford, 2016. Additional readings found under the “files” tab on CANVAS Optional Text: Bowman, The Mormon People. Random House, 2012.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Attendance and Class Participation: Regular attendance is recommended and can enhance your final grade. Each student is expected to read the material assigned in the class schedule before coming to class. As you read, think critically about the material and form your own opinions about the main concepts in each selection. Your informed opinions, questions, and comments are valued and participation will be graded. A student who comes to every class, but never participates, will receive a grade of F in class participation. Discussions: Class discussions will follow major themes from the textbooks, but will not merely rehash the texts. Exam questions will come from the texts, lectures, and discussions, therefore class participation and note taking are strongly recommended. Quizzes: There will be six unannounced quizzes given throughout the semester. The quizzes are designed to test your understanding of the assigned readings. Each quiz is worth ten points; only your five highest scores will be used in the final grade. There will be no make up quizzes given, except for university excused absences. Exams: There will be two exams, one midterm and one take-home final. The midterm exam will consist of identification and essay questions. The final is a comprehensive essay and will be worth 100 points. Response Papers: Each student is expected to write two 1,200 - 1,500 word response papers on topics of your choice from the list in the class schedule. Your papers should be typed, double spaced, 12 point font, and should include a word count on the first page under your name. You should upload your response paper through CANVAS. It must be uploaded before the beginning of class the day it is due or it will be considered late. These papers will be written in response to the additional reading listed under the six dashes (------) on a given day’s assigned readings. On days with multiple sets of additional readings, you are free to choose the set you read. You will select your topics the first week of class. Your response papers are then due at the beginning of class on the day we discuss that topic as listed on the class schedule. Your response papers should make sense of a day’s topic through a careful analysis of all of the readings assigned on that day. They should evaluate the readings for that day and consider them a combined set of knowledge on a given topic. What do the readings as a synthetic whole teach you about the topic for that day and by extension what do they teach you about Mormon and US history? What are the main arguments each historian makes in his or her essay and how does she or he support those arguments? How do the readings relate to each other? Do they agree or disagree? What messages do the readings convey and how do they convey them? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and evidence? From what perspectives do the various historians write? Do you agree or disagree with the historians’ interpretations, evidence, and arguments? Why or why not? What new insights, ideas, and information did you receive and what is your response? You should demonstrate an ability to think critically about the readings, and to respond with a well-reasoned analysis. Each response should demonstrate an ability to think independently and should contain sound analysis that exhibits a command of interpretive and conceptual skills. Use well-chosen examples, persuasive reasoning, and solid evidence directly applicable to the readings. Structure your essays so that they move easily from one point to the next with clear, smooth, and appropriate transitions, coherent organization, and fully developed paragraphs. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and a clear organization of ideas are essential to obtaining an “A” on this assignment. Please remember that there is no good writing, only good rewriting. Take the time to proofread and rewrite your paper.

Critical Analysis Take Home Final: Each student is expected to select a popular culture representation of Mormonism (a movie, novel, television show, a collection of political cartoons organized around a common theme, or a website) from a list of possibilities in the “Popular Culture” folder under the “files” tab on CANVAS. If you select a pop culture representation not on the list you must get it approved by me before proceeding. You will then write a 2,000 to 2,750 word critical analysis of your selection scrutinizing it against what you have learned this semester. Your analysis should consider the perspective of your selection, its strengths, and its weaknesses. How does it portray Mormonism and why? What messages does it convey? What does it want its audience to believe about Mormonism? What does it do well? What could it do better? Does it serve to contribute to stereotypes about Mormons or does it serve to correct them? How so? What are the stereotypes it perpetuates or seeks to correct? Does your selected work portray Mormonism in a historically accurate manner? Why or why not? Be sure to draw upon the readings and class discussions from this semester to inform your analysis. You might choose to focus your response on one or two themes from this semester around which to organize your paper (gender, race, , polygamy, prophets, etc.) and compare and contrast portrayals of that/those theme(s) between what you have studied in class and your chosen pop culture medium. Your chosen theme(s) might be that/those for which you wrote response papers. Your take-home final should assume that I know the basic content of your pop culture representation and should not merely rehash it. Rather your final paper should analyze your selected medium in the same way that Jana Riess analyzes the popular culture representations of Mormonism in her essay that we read for class. Your response should demonstrate an ability to think independently and should contain sound analysis that exhibits a command of interpretive and conceptual skills. Your paper should contain an easily identifiable thesis. It should use well-chosen examples, persuasive reasoning, and solid evidence directly applicable to your thesis. Structure your essay so that it moves easily from one point to the next with clear, smooth, and appropriate transitions, coherent organization, and fully developed paragraphs. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and a clear organization of ideas are essential to obtaining an “A” on this assignment. Please remember that there is no good writing—only good rewriting. Take the time to proofread and rewrite your paper. Your response is due on the day listed in the class schedule. It should be typed, double spaced, twelve point font, one inch margins, and the front page should include your name and a total word count for the paper.

Plagiarism: When writing your response paper, ANY and ALL direct quotes should be cited with a parenthetical reference such as this (p. #). ANY and ALL quotes or references from other material apart from the readings under review must be footnoted. This includes direct quotes, paraphrases, and the use of themes or ideas articulated by another person. Do not plagiarize! Plagiarism is a serious offense which violates general standards of honesty (see http://www.sa.utah.edu/code/html for more information). You must give proper credit where credit is due. Internet sources must be properly cited. Borrowing or copying from a friend is not acceptable. Be original and demonstrate an ability to advance an argument in a lucid, and effective way. Any plagiarized essay will receive an automatic “F” and will be subject to honor review. Late Assignments: Assignments must be uploaded to CANVAS before the BEGINNING of class on the scheduled date. Unless special arrangements are made ahead of time, all late assignments will receive an automatic ten percent deduction. Each subsequent day that an assignment is late, it will receive an additional five percent deduction. Assignments more than one week late will receive a failing grade. Disclaimer: The Professor reserves the right to change topics covered or the order in which they are covered at his discretion after notifying the class in advance. ADA: The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations. All information in this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services. Listed below are important web links of which you should be aware: Attendance: http://www.acs.utah.edu/sched/handbook/attend.htm Accommodation: http://www.admin.utah.edu/facdev/index.htm Academic Honesty http://www.sa.utah.edu/code.html Grades: http://www.acs.utah.edu/shed/handbook/grpolicy.htm ASUU Tutoring Center: http://www.sa.utah.edu.tutoring/ University Writing Center: http://www.writingcenter.utah.edu/

Points: Class participation and attendance 25 Quizzes 50 (10 points each) Response papers 100 (50 points each) Midterm 50 Final 100 Total possible 325

Grade Scale: A 95-100% A- 90-94 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 E below 60%

CLASS SCHEDULE Aug 22: Introduction Armand Mauss, “The Mormon Movement in Metaphor and Theory,” The Angel and the Beehive, Illinois Press, 1994. John Turner, “‘All the Truth Does Not Always Need to Be Told,’” chapter 15 in Out of Obscurity Boyd K. Packer, “’The Mantle is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect,’” BYU Studies 21(1981): 259-278. M. Russell Ballard, “The Opportunities and Responsibilities of CES Teachers in the 21st Century,” 2016, https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/evening-with-a-general-authority/2016/02/the-opportunities-and- responsibilities-of-ces-teachers-in-the-21st-century?lang=eng Aug 24: Historical Context: Market Revolution Johnson & Wilentz: Kingdom of Matthias, Prologue and Ch 1 Nathan O. Hatch: “Mormon and Methodist: Popular Religion in the Crucible of the Free Market,” JMH 20 (Spring 1994): 24-45. Aug 29: Historical Context: Religious Revivals Johnson & Wilentz: Kingdom of Matthias, Ch 2 Bowman: The Mormon People, 3-12 Gordon S. Wood: “Evangelical America and Early Mormonism,” CANVAS Aug 31: Mormon Beginnings: The First Vision Johnson & Wilentz: Kingdom of Matthias, Ch 3 James B. Allen, “Emergence of a Fundamental: The Expanding Role of Joseph Smith’s First Vision in Mormon Religious Thought” JMH 7 (1980): 43-61. Read the “First Vision Accounts” Essay and then use the links in the sidebar to read the 1832, 1835, 1838, 1842, and 1843 accounts of the First Vision as contained here: http://www.lds.org/topics/first-vision-accounts?lang=eng RESPONSE PAPER: Bushman, “The Visionary World of Joseph Smith,” BYU Studies 37, no. 1 (1997-98): 183-204. ------Walters, “New Light on Mormon Origins from Palmyra (N.Y.) Revival.” Dialogue 4 (Spring 1969): 60-81; Bushman, “The First Vision Story Revived,” Dialogue 4 (Spring 1969): 84-95; Walter, “A Reply to Dr. Bushman,” Dialogue 4 (Spring 1969): 96-102. Marvin Hill, “The First Vision Controversy: A Critique and Reconciliation.” Dialogue 15 (Summer 1982): 31-46.

Sep 5: Mormon Beginnings: From Vision to Treasure Digging Johnson & Wilentz: Kingdom of Matthias, Ch 4 & Epilogue Taylor, “The Early Republic's Supernatural Economy: Treasure Seeking in the American Northeast, 1780- 1830”American Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring, 1986), pp. 6-34, JSTOR or CANVAS Taylor, “Correction: The Early Republic's Supernatural Economy,” American Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 1, (Spring, 1987), p. 174. JSTOR or CANVAS Bowman, The Mormon People, 12-17 RESPONSE PAPER: Bushman, “Treasure-seeking Then and Now” Sunstone 11 (September 1987): 5-6. ------Jan Shipps, “The Prophet Puzzle: Suggestions Leading Toward a More Comprehensive Interpretation of Joseph Smith,” Journal of Mormon History 1 (1974): 3-20. ------Marvin S. Hill, “Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties,” BYU Studies 12 (Winter 1972): 223-33. Ronald W. Walker, “The Persisting Idea of American Treasure Hunting” BYU Studies, 24 (Fall 1984): 429-59. ------Wesley P. Walters, “From Occult to Cult with Joseph Smith” Journal of Pastoral Practice, 1 (Summer 1977): 121-37 Marvin S. Hill, “Money-Digging Folklore and the Beginnings of Mormonism” BYU Studies 24 (Fall 1984): 473-88. Sep 7: An Open Canon Barlow, “Before Mormonism: Joseph Smith's Use of the Bible, 1820-1829,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 57, No. 4 (Winter, 1989), pp. 739-771. JSTOR, or CANVAS. Maffly-Kipp, “Mormons and the Bible,” in Oxford Handbook of Mormonism, CANVAS Holland, “Revelation and the Open Canon in Mormonism” in Oxford Handbook of Mormonism, CANVAS Bowman, The Mormon People, 17-28 Sep 12: New Scripture Hardy, “The Book of Mormon” in The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism, CANVAS Interview, 1874, Vogel, Early Mormon Documents, vol. 5, CANVAS “Tucker’s Mormonism,” The Nation, Dec. 19, 1867, 501-502, CANVAS. Book of Mormon Translation as found here: http://www.lds.org/topics/book-of-mormon- translation?lang=eng RESPONSE PAPER: E. E. Dickinson, “the Book of Mormon” Scribner’s Monthly, 20 (Aug. 1880) (at this web address: http://www.solomonspalding.com/docs/1880Dick.htm). Bush, “The Spalding Theory Then and Now” Dialogue 10 (Autumn 1977): 40-69. Michael Coe, “Mormons and Archaeology: An Outside View,” Dialogue 8.2 (Winter 1973): 48. Sep 14: Church Founding, Organization, and Restoration Movements Hughes, “Two Restoration Traditions: Mormons and the Churches of Christ in the Nineteenth Century,” Journal of Mormon History 19 (spring 1993): 34-52. Bushman, “Joseph Smith and his Visions,” In Oxford Handbook Prince, “Mormon Priesthood and Organization, in Oxford Handbook Bowman, The Mormon People, 28-31 RESPONSE PAPER: Hartley, “From Men to Boys: LDS Aaronic Priesthood Offices, 1829-1996,” JMH 22 (Spring 1996). Samuel Brown, “Mormonism as Restoration,” in Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia ------J M Cleverley, “Mormonism on the Big Mac Standard,” Dialogue 29 (Summer 1996): 69-75 James B. Allen, “Course Corrections: Some Personal Reflections,” Sunstone 14 (October 1990): 34-40. Sep 19: Zion: Hill, “Cultural Crisis in the Mormon Kingdom,” Church History 49 (September 1980): 286-97. JSTOR or CANVAS. Milton V. Backman Jr., “A Non-Mormon View of the Birth of Mormonism in Ohio,” BYU Studies 12 (Spring 1972): 306-11, CANVAS. Bowman, The Mormon People, 32-52 RESPONSE PAPER: Robert L. Layton, “Kirtland: A Perspective on Time and Place,” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 423-38 Scott H. Partridge, “The Failure of the Kirtland Safety Society,” BYU Studies 12 (Summer 1972): 437-54 Stephen D. Ricks, “The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the and the Jewish Passover,” BYU Studies 23 (Fall 1983): 483-86.

Sep 21: Zion: Reeve, Black, White, and Mormon, Amalgamation, CANVAS Jeffrey Walker, “Mormon Land Rights in Caldwell and Daviess Counties and the Mormon Conflict of 1838: New Findings and New Understandings,” BYU Studies 47, no 1 (2008), 4-55, CANVAS. Bowman, The Mormon People, 52-60 RESPONSE PAPER: Richard L. Bushman, “Mormon Persecutions in Missouri, 1833,” BYU Studies 3 (Autumn 1960): 11-32. The Evening and the Morning Star, vol. 2, no. 14 (July 1833), CANVAS. “Regulating the Mormonites,” Daily Missouri Republican, (St. Louis, Missouri) 9 August 1833, CANVAS. ------Stephen C. LeSueur, “Missouri’s Failed Compromise: The Creation of Caldwell County for the Mormons,” Journal of Mormon History 32 (Fall 2005): 113-144. Richard Lloyd Anderson, “Atchison’s Letters and the Causes of Mormon Expulsion from Missouri,” BYU Studies 26 (Summer 1986), 3-47. Sep 26: Zion: Missouri Spencer, “Haun’s Mill,” CANVAS Examine at least two 1838 letters to Governor Lilburn W. Boggs or other Missouri officials that are at this web address: http://archive.org/details/documentcontaini00miss (Link on the CANVAS Link Page) ’s July 4 1838 speech, CANVAS Govern Boggs’ Extermination Order, 1838 at: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Extermination_Order_%28Mormonism%29 Governor Bond’s Rescission Order, 1976, CANVAS LeSueur, “The Reconsidered,” JWHAJ (1994), CANVAS Bowman, The Mormon People, 60-62. RESPONSE PAPER: Reed C. Durham, “The Election Day Battle at Gallatin” BYU Studies 13 (Autumn 1972): 36-61 Leland H. Gentry, “The Band of 1838” BYU Studies 14 (Summer 1974): 421-50. Sep 28: Illinois John E. Hallwas, “Mormon Nauvoo from a Non-Mormon Perspective,” JMH 16 (1990): 53-69. Bowman, The Mormon People, 63-78. Oct 3: Polygamy, Beginnings Daynes and Bennion, “Polygamy” in Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia Fluhman, “A Subject That Can Bear Investigation,” Mormon Historical Studies 11 (Spring 2010): 41-52. Linda King Newell, “Emma Hale Smith and the Polygamy Question,” JWHAJ 4(1984): 3-15, CANVAS Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo, at: https://www.lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and- nauvoo?lang=eng Bowman, The Mormon People, 78-86. RESPONSE PAPER: D&C, Section 132, as found here: http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng ------Brian C. Hales, “Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy,” JMH 38 2(2012): 163-228 ------Todd Compton, “Fanny Alger Smith Custer,” JMH 22, no. 1 (Spring 1996). Brian C. Hales, “Fanny Alger and Joseph Smith’s Pre-Nauvoo Reputation,” JMH 35 (Fall 2009): 112-190. Oct 5: MIDTERM EXAM Oct 9-13 FALL BREAK Oct 17: Death and Schism “The Nauvoo Expositor,” “The Nauvoo City Council Acts against the Expositor,” A Dissenter Reports the Destruction of the Expositor, and Defends the Destruction of the Expositor,” in John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius, Cultures in Conflict (USU Press, 1995), pp. 142-60, CANVAS. James J. Strang's Letter of Appointment, 1844 at www.strangite.org/Reveal.htm#section-1 . Benjamin E. Park and Robin Scott Jensen, "Debating Succession, March 1846: John E. Page, , and the Trajectories of Joseph Smith's Legacy," Journal of Mormon History 39, no. 1 (Winter 2013): 181–205. Bowman, The Mormon People, 87-95 RESPONSE PAPER: Joseph L. Lyon and David W. Lyon, “Physical Evidence at ,” BYU Studies 47, no. 4 (2008):4-50. Roger D. Launius, “The Murders in Carthage: Non-Mormon Reports of the Assassination of the Smith Brothers,” JWHAJ 15 (1995): 17-34. ------Dallin H. Oaks, “The Suppression of the Nauvoo Expositor” Utah Law Review, 9 (Winter 1965): 862-903. ------D. Michael Quinn, “The Mormon Succession Crisis of 1844,” BYU Studies 16 (Winter 1976): 187-233, CANVAS. ------Reid L. Harper, “The Mantle of Joseph,” JMH 22:2 (Fall 1996) Lynne W. Jorgensen, “The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph passes to Brother Brigham,” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996- 97): 125-204. ------Lawrence Foster, “James J. Strang: The Prophet Who Failed,” Church History 50 (June 1981): 182-92. Robin Scott Jensen, “Witness to the Plates: Aaron Smith, Strangism, and the Search for His Religion,” JWHAJ 25 (2005):123-33. ------John Quist, “Polygamy among and His Followers,” JWHAJ 9 (1989): 31-48. Klaus J. Hansen, “The Making of King Strang: A Re-examination.” History 46 (1962): 201–19. ------Jensen, Robin Scott. “Mormons Seeking Mormonism: Strangite Success and the Conceptualization of Mormon Ideology, 1844-50” in Scattering of the Saints: Schism within Mormonism. Edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and John C. Hamer. ------Gary Entz, “The Bickertonites,” JMH 32:3 (Fall 2006) Danny L. Jorgensen, “Conflict in the Camps of Israel: The 1853 Cutlerite Schism” JMH 21:1 (Spring 1995) Oct 19: Exodus & Gathering Orton, “The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look,” BYU Studies 45, no. 3 (2006). Orton, “Francis Webster,” BYU Studies 45, no. 2 (2006). Bowman, The Mormon People, 96-110. RESPONSE PAPER: Ronald K. Esplin, “A Place Prepared—Refuge in the West,” JMH 9 (1982): 85-111. Lewis Clark Christian, “Mormon Foreknowledge of the West,” BYU Studies 21 (Fall 1981): 403-15. ------W. Ray Luce, “The Mormon Battalion: Historical Accident?” UHQ, 42 (Winter 1974): 27-38. John F. Yurtinus, J. F. “Here Is One Man Who Will Not Go, Dam’ um,” BYU Studies 21 (Fall 1981): 475-87. ------Will Bagley, “One Long Funeral March”: A Revisionist’s View of The Mormon Handcart Disasters” JMH 35 (Winter 2009): 50-116. Bill Hartley, “’s Overland Trails Revolution,” JMH 28 (Spring 2002) ------Richard Jensen, “Steaming Through: Arrangements for Mormon Emigration from Europe, 1869-1887,” JMH 9 (1982): 3-23. Polly Aird, “Bound for Zion: The Ten and Thirteen Pound Emigrating Companies, 1853-1854,” UHQ 70 (Fall 2002). Oct 24: Mormonism and Race: The Priesthood and Temple Restrictions Begin Reeve, Black, White, and Mormon: Black and White Slavery, CANVAS Reeve, “Black, White, and Mormon, One Drop” CANVAS Oct 26: Polygamy and Reviving Relief Society Derr and Madsen, “Preserving the Record and Memory of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 1842—92, Journal of Mormon History, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Summer 2009), pp. 88-117. Ulrich, “An Indignation Meeting,” in A House Full of Females, CANVAS Bowman, The Mormon People, 172-183. RESPONSE PAPER Radke-Moss, “Mormonism and Women,” in Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia Catherine Brekus, “Mormon Women and the Problem of Historical Agency,” Journal of Mormon History 37 (Spring 2011) ------Beecher, “The Leading Sisters: A Female Hierarchy in Nineteenth Century Mormon Society” JMH 9 (1982) Anne Firor Scott, “Mormon Women, Other Women: Paradoxes and Challenges,” JMH 13 (1986-87): 3-19. ------Madsen, “Mormon Mission Wives in 19th Century Polynesia,” JMH 13 (1986-87) Susanna Morrill, “Relief Society Birth and Death Rituals: Women at the Gates of Mortality,” JMH 36 (Spring 2010): 128-59. Oct 31: Polygamy, Endings Stromgberg, “Prisoners for ‘The Principle’: The Incarceration of Mormon Plural Wives, 1882-1890,” CANVAS Official Declaration 1 as found here: http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/od/1?lang=eng Bowman, The Mormon People, Chapter 5 RESPONSE PAPER: Radke-Moss, “Polygamy and Women’s Rights: Nineteenth-Century Mormon Female Activism,” CANVAS Allen, “Good Guys v. Good Guys: Rudger Clawson, John Sharp, and Civil Disobedience in 19th Century Utah,” UHQ 48 (Spring 1980), CANVAS. ------Thomas G. Alexander, “The Odyssey of a Latter-day Prophet: Wilford Woodruff and the Manifesto of 1890,” JMH 17 (1991). Kenneth L. Cannon, “Beyond the Manifesto,” UHQ 46:1 (Winter 1978): 24-36 Jorgensen and Hardy, “The Taylor-Cowley Affair,” UHQ 48:1 (Winter 1980) ------D. Michael Quinn, “LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890-1904” Dialogue 18 (Spring 1985): 9- 105. Nov 2: Mormonism in Transition: Progressive America Bowman, The Mormon People, Chapter 6 Dave Hall, “A Crossroads for Mormon Women: Amy Brown Lyman, J. Reuben Clark, and the Decline of Organized Women’s Activism in the Relief Society,” JMH 36 (Spring 2010): 205-249. Thomas W. Simpson, “Evolution and its Discontents, 1896-1920” in American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism (UNC Press, 2016). Nov 7: Mormon Gender in Transition Linda King Newell, “A Gift Given: A Gift Taken,” Sunstone 22, (June 1999): 30-43 Amy Hoyt and Sara M. Patterson, “Mormon Masculinity: Changing Gender Expectations in the Era of Transition from Polygamy to Monogamy, 1890-1920, Gender & History 23 (April 2011): 72-91, CANVAS. Richard Kimball, "Muscular Mormonism," International Journal of the History of Sport 25, no. 5 (April 2008): 549–578. RESPONSE PAPER: Jessie L. Embry, “Grain Storage: The Balance of Power Between Priesthood Authority and Relief Society Autonomy,” Dialogue 15:4 (Winter 1982): 61-68. Jonathan Stapley and Kristine Wright, “Female Ritual Healing in Mormonism,” Journal of Mormon History 37 (Winter 2011): 1-85. Nov 9: Mormonism in Transition: Word of Wisdom Paul H. Peterson and Ronald W. Walker, “Brigham Young’s Word of Wisdom Legacy,” BYU Studies 42, nos. 3 & 4 (2003): 29-64. Thomas G. Alexander, “The Word of Wisdom: From Principle to Requirement,” Dialogue 14, no. 3 (1981): 78- 88. RESPONSE PAPER: Lester E. Bush, Jr., “The Word of Wisdom in Early Nineteenth-Century Perspective,” Dialogue, 14, no. 3 (1981): 46-65. ------Robert J. McCue, “Did the Word of Wisdom Become a Commandment in 1851?” Dialogue 15, no. 3 (1981): 66- 77. Thomas G. Alexander, “To Maintain Harmony”: Adjusting to External and Internal Stress, 1890-1930,” Dialogue 15, no. 4 (1981). Nov 14: Bureaucracy and Correlation Bowman, The Mormon People, Chapter 7 J. Michael Cleverly, "Mormonism on the Big Mac Standard," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 29, no. 2 (Summer 1996): 69–75. Lorusso, “The Puritan Ethic on High,” in Out of Obscurity RESPONSE PAPER D. Michael Quinn, "From Sacred Grove to Sacral Power Structure," Dialogue, 17, no. 2 (Summer 1984): 9–34. Nov 16: Conservative Retrenchment: 1950 - 1980 Mason, “Ezra Taft Benson and Modern (Book of) Mormon Conservatism, in Out of Obscurity Bowman, “The Evangelical Countercult Movement and Mormon Conservatism,” in Out of Obscurity Haws, “The Romney Lens,” in Out of Obscurity Nov 21: Mormonism and the Family in the 20th/21st Centuries: “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” as found here: http://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation Kline, “Saying Goodbye to the Final Say,” in Out of Obscurity Haglund, “Blogging the Boundaries,” in Out of Obscurity Hendrix-Komoto, “Mahana, You Naked!” in Out of Obscurity Bowman, The Mormon People, 233-248 Nov 23-24: Thanksgiving Break Nov 28: Mormonism and the Family in the 20th/21st Centuries: Homosexuality Young, “Mormons and Same-Sex Marriage: From ERA to Prop 8,” in Our of Obscurity Changes to Mormon Handbook: Same-Sex Marriage, CANVAS Nov. 13 LDS Clarification Letter on SSM, CANVAS Christensen, “Getting Out,” CANVAS Schow, “Homosexual Attraction and LDS Marriage Decisions,” CANVAS John Gustav-Wrathall, “Why I Stay,” http://youngstranger.blogspot.com/2017/07/why-i-stay.html D. Christian Harrison, “Abide with Me—Thoughts on Staying,” https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/03/17/abide-with-me-thoughts-on-staying/ Tyler Glenn interview, “On ‘Excommunication,’” http://www.sltrib.com/home/4515074-155/with- excommunication-tyler-glenn-finds-freedom Surf this site: http://www.mormonandgay.org/ Surf this site: http://www.mormonsbuildingbridges.org Surf this site: http://www.affirmation.org/ Surf this site: http://northstarlds.org/ RESPONSE PAPER: Wilfried Decoo, “As Our Two Faiths Have Worked Together”—Catholicism and Mormonism on Human Life Ethics and Same-Sex Marriage,” Dialogue 46:3 (Fall 2013): 1-44, CANVAS ------Any two additional articles at the Dialogue LGBT page: https://www.dialoguejournal.com/topic-pages-lgbt-issues/ Nov 30: Race in the 20th and 21st Centuries Reeve, “From Not White Enough to Too White” Mueller, “The Pageantry of Protest in Temple Square,” in Out of Obscurity Alma Allred, “The Traditions of Their Fathers: Myth versus Reality in LDS Scriptural Writings,” in Black and Mormon ed. by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004), CANVAS RESPONSE PAPER Ken Driggs, “How Do things Look on the Ground? The LDS African American Community in Atlanta, Georgia,” in Black and Mormon ed. by Newell Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith (U of Illinois Press, 2004), CANVAS. Dec 5: Mormonism and Popular Culture J. B. Haws, “Mormonism’s Contested Identity” in Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia, CANVAS Jana Riess, “Mormon Popular Culture,” in Oxford Handbook, CANVAS “All About the Mormons, South Park” as found here: http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s07e12-all-about-the-mormons Mormon.org (explore the site and watch at least five of the videos there) Dec 7: Mormonism and the World David Knowlton, “Mormonism as a World Religion” in Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia Rutherford, “The Internationalization of Mormonism: Indications from India,” in Out of Obscurity Bowman, The Mormon People, 188-200, 216-222 RESPONSE PAPER: D. Michael Quinn, “I-Thou vs. I-It Conversions: The Mormon Baseball Baptism Era,” Sunstone 16, no. 7 (December 1993). Jan Shipps, “From Peoplehood to Church Membership: Mormonism’s Trajectory since World War II” Church History, JSTOR ------Stark, Rodney, “The Rise of a New World Faith,” Review of Religious Research 26, no. 1 (September 1984): 18- 27. David Clark Knowlton, “How Many Members Are There Really? Two Censuses and the Meaning of LDS Membership in Chile and Mexico,” Dialogue 38 (Summer 2005): 53-78. ------Jiro Numano, “Hasty Baptisms in Japan: The Early 1980s in the LDS Church,” JMH 36 (Fall 2010): 18-40. Dec 15: Take Home Final Due by 5 pm