Description
Although scholars have increasingly investigated the impact of religion and religious movements on nature, studies of the interactions between Mormons and the natural environment are few. This volume applies the perspectives of environmental history to Mormonism, providing both a scholarly introduction to Mormon environmental history and a spur for historians to consider the role of nature in the Mormon past.
Mormons have interacted with nature in significant ways-whether perceiving in it a place to find God, wildness needing domestication and control, uncorrupted spaces in which to build communities to usher in the Second Coming, or a world brimming with natural resources to ensure economic well-being. The essays in this volume-written by leading scholars in both environmental and Mormon history-explore how nature has influenced Mormon beliefs and how these beliefs inform Mormons' encounters with nature. Introducing overarching environmental ideas, contributors examine specific aspects of nature and Mormon theology to glean new insights into the Mormon experience.
About the Author
Jedediah S. Rogers is co-managing editor of the Utah Historical Quarterly. He is the author of Roads in the Wilderness: Conflict in Canyon Country and editor of two documentary accounts of Mormon history.
Matthew C. Godfrey is the managing historian of the Joseph Smith Papers. He is the author of Religion, Politics, and Sugar: The Mormon Church, the Federal Government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921.
Reviews
"This felicitous collection deepens our understanding of the changing relationship between Latter-day Saints and the environmental world that here encompasses land, water, habitat, place, and home. A milestone in Mormon studies and a benchmark for future scholarship." - Jared Farmer, author of On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape
"A significant contribution. These essays provide a synthesis of the growing literature in the field as well as a springboard and road map for future studies." - Andrew H. Hedges, professor of church history and doctrine, Brigham Young University
Book Information
ISBN 9781607816539
Author Jedediah S. Rogers
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint University of Utah Press,U.S.
Publisher University of Utah Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 590g
Mormons have interacted with nature in significant ways-whether perceiving in it a place to find God, wildness needing domestication and control, uncorrupted spaces in which to build communities to usher in the Second Coming, or a world brimming with natural resources to ensure economic well-being. The essays in this volume-written by leading scholars in both environmental and Mormon history-explore how nature has influenced Mormon beliefs and how these beliefs inform Mormons' encounters with nature. Introducing overarching environmental ideas, contributors examine specific aspects of nature and Mormon theology to glean new insights into the Mormon experience.
About the Author
Jedediah S. Rogers is co-managing editor of the Utah Historical Quarterly. He is the author of Roads in the Wilderness: Conflict in Canyon Country and editor of two documentary accounts of Mormon history.
Matthew C. Godfrey is the managing historian of the Joseph Smith Papers. He is the author of Religion, Politics, and Sugar: The Mormon Church, the Federal Government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921.
Reviews
"This felicitous collection deepens our understanding of the changing relationship between Latter-day Saints and the environmental world that here encompasses land, water, habitat, place, and home. A milestone in Mormon studies and a benchmark for future scholarship." - Jared Farmer, author of On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape
"A significant contribution. These essays provide a synthesis of the growing literature in the field as well as a springboard and road map for future studies." - Andrew H. Hedges, professor of church history and doctrine, Brigham Young University
Book Information
ISBN 9781607816539
Author Jedediah S. Rogers
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint University of Utah Press,U.S.
Publisher University of Utah Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 590g
