Joseph Smith's Kingdom of God: The Council of Fifty and the Mormon Challenge to American Democratic Politics

This article contextualizes the origins and development of Joseph Smith's secretive Council of Fifty, a clandestine assembly whose minutes were sequestered from public access since their creation in 1844 and were only made available in September 2016. Organized by Smith, the founding prophet of...

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Main Author: Park, Benjamin E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2018]
In: Church history
Year: 2018, Volume: 87, Issue: 4, Pages: 1029-1055
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Smith, Joseph 1805-1844 / Mormon Church / Democracy / Political rights / World supremacy
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
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KDH Christian sects
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