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Mormonism --- sociological perspective on Mormonism --- social science research --- secularization --- assimilation --- church growth --- patriarchy --- gender roles --- globalization of the LDS church

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Mormonism --- American religious movements --- the Mormon Church --- Latter-day Saints --- doctrine --- the Bible --- Christianity --- God's word --- the LDS Church --- God --- salvation --- Joseph Smith --- the Book of Mormon

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L'introduction de trois pages indique que, si les Témoins se défendent de faire partie de "Babylone la Grande", ils proviennent bien d'une grande lignée religieuse : ils sont un rejeton du mouvement initié par Charles Taze Russell, des Étudiants de la Bible, qui s'inspirait des doctrines adventistes, courant ayant lui-même vu le jour sous l'impulsion de William Miller, un baptiste qui ne raviva le millénarisme au sein du christianisme. L'auteur identifie Joseph Rutherford, successeur de Russell à la présidence de la Société Watch Tower, au véritable fondateur des Témoins.Le livre se divise en plusieurs chapitres qui correspondent au plan de tous autres livres de la collection "Fils d'Abraham". La premier chapitre aborde l'histoire du mouvement en retraçant son évolution depuis l'attente du retour du Christ par les millérites en 1844 jusqu'à la fin des années 1980; il montre les évolutions successives du mouvement, du prophétisme de Russell en passant par la crise de succession et les dissidences, pour finalement aboutir à une secte routinisée et de plus en plus structurée, et évoque la crise post-1975. Le second chapitre est consacrée à la doctrine, soulignant la marque millénariste du groupe, son mode d'interprétation de la Bible, son rejet de la Trinité, la domination du monde par Satan, les dates prophétiques et l'eschatologie.Le troisième chapitre consacré à l'anthologie reproduit des passages tirés de textes des influences doctrinales de Russell (William Miller, George Storrs, Jonas Wendell, Nelson Barbour), de ses premiers collaborateurs (Albert Jones, John Paton), de Russell lui-même, de l'oraison funèbre qui eut lieu à sa mort, de Rutherford, et des ouvrages ultérieurement édités par la Watch Tower. Ces citations sont intéressantes car elles sont généralement méconnues du grand public et des adeptes, et permettent de souligner l'évolution de la doctrine au fil des années tout en indiquant la permanence des attentes millénaristes, fournissant les justifications théoriques de certaines règles du mouvement.Le quatrième chapitre, assez court — et pour cause: il n'y a pas grand chose à dire... —, met en valeur le désintérêt du mouvement pour toute forme artistique. Un cinquième s'intéresse à la vie spirituelle, montrant comment le petit groupe mystique des premiers temps s'est totalement muté en une organisation totalement orientée sur le prosélytisme sous Rutherford. Un sixième chapitre se penche sur le profil sociologique du groupe, étudiant les canaux de conversion, le type de personnes attirées, le rapport au monde, les facteurs de cohésion du groupe, la répartition des adeptes dans le monde et l'efficacité du prosélytisme. Enfin, un septième chapitre aborde l'organisation, présentée comme pyramidale, et le financement.La bibliographie, très abondante, regroupe des publications provenant tant des Étudiants de la Bible, des Témoins de Jéhovah, de leurs mouvements schismatiques, de leurs critiques et des chercheurs. L'annexe se compose de schémas permettant de visualiser la place des Étudiants de la Bible par rapport à l'adventisme ainsi que les schismes du mouvement, de cartes indiquant la répartition des adeptes par pays, de statistiques sur l'évolution des effectifs dans sa globalité et par pays. Enfin, après la table des matières, quelques photos et desseins, dont plusieurs illustrations tirées des publications, sont reproduits

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- Eglise de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours --- Eglise mormone --- Kerk van Jezus Christus van de Heiligen der Laatste Dagen --- LDS Church --- Mormon Church --- Mormonen --- Mormons --- Mormoonse Kerk --- Mormons and Mormonism --- Mormons et mormonisme --- History --- Histoire --- Jehovah's Witnesses --- Témoins de Jéhova --- Témoins de Jéhovah --- getuigen van Jehovah (Jehovahgetuigen) --- 289.954 --- témoins de Jéhovah --- Getuigen van Jehovah. Ernste Bibelforscher. Watch Tower --- 289.3 --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- 289.954 Getuigen van Jehovah. Ernste Bibelforscher. Watch Tower --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Témoins de Jéhova --- Mormons - Histoire --- Etats-Unis --- Etudiants de la Bible --- Babylone --- la Trinité --- le retour du Christ --- la fin du monde --- 1914 --- 1975 --- la Bible --- mouvements religieux --- transfusion sanguine --- objection de conscience --- baptêmes par immersion --- spiritualité --- prosélytisme --- 1830 --- Joseph Smith --- l'Eglise de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours --- les Mormons --- l'Eglise mormone --- 1890 --- la polygamie --- l'Utah

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The Methodists and Revolutionary America is the first in-depth narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the most significant popular movements in American history. Placing Methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced, Dee Andrews argues that this new religion provided an alternative to the exclusionary politics of Revolutionary America. With its call to missionary preaching, its enthusiastic revivals, and its prolific religious societies, Methodism competed with republicanism for a place at the center of American culture. Based on rare archival sources and a wealth of Wesleyan literature, this book examines all aspects of the early movement. From Methodism's Wesleyan beginnings to the prominence of women in local societies, the construction of African Methodism, the diverse social profile of Methodist men, and contests over the movement's future, Andrews charts Methodism's metamorphosis from a British missionary organization to a fully Americanized church. Weaving together narrative and analysis, Andrews explains Methodism's extraordinary popular appeal in rich and compelling new detail.

Methodist Church --- Methodism --- History --- United States --- Church history --- Abolitionism. --- Absalom Jones. --- African Methodist Episcopal Church. --- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. --- Americans. --- Anglicanism. --- Anthony Benezet. --- Baptists. --- Benjamin Chew. --- Benjamin Rush. --- British America. --- Calvinism. --- Catholic Church. --- Charles Wesley. --- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. --- Christian revival. --- Christian. --- Christianity. --- Church attendance. --- Church of England. --- Clergy. --- Congregational church. --- Doctrine. --- Dutch Reformed Church. --- Enthusiasm. --- Episcopal Church (United States). --- Evangelical Methodist Church. --- Evangelicalism. --- Francis Asbury. --- Freeborn Garrettson. --- George Whitefield. --- God. --- Great Awakening. --- Harold Bloom. --- Huguenot. --- Itinerant preacher. --- James O'Kelly. --- John Dickins. --- John Wesley. --- Laity. --- Lorenzo Dow. --- Lutheranism. --- Marital status. --- Methodism. --- Minister (Christianity). --- Missionary (LDS Church). --- Missionary. --- Mr. --- Narrative. --- Old Testament. --- Ordination. --- Parish. --- Pastor. --- Philip Embury. --- Piety. --- Polemic. --- Politician. --- Prayer meeting. --- Prayer. --- Preacher. --- Presbyterianism. --- Protestantism. --- Psalms. --- Puritans. --- Quakers. --- Radicalism (historical). --- Religion. --- Religious Affections. --- Religious conversion. --- Religious experience. --- Religious text. --- Republicanism. --- Revival meeting. --- Righteousness. --- Robert Strawbridge. --- Rodney Stark. --- Sanctification. --- Second Great Awakening. --- Sect. --- Secularization. --- Self-denial. --- Sermon. --- Slavery. --- Southern Methodist Church. --- State religion. --- Superiority (short story). --- Supporter. --- Susanna Wesley. --- The American Religion. --- The Salvation Army. --- Theology. --- Thomas Coke (bishop). --- Traditional African religion. --- United Methodist Church. --- United Society. --- Vestry. --- Vestryman. --- Vocation. --- Wesleyanism. --- Writing.

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Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, "The Rise of a New World Faith" (1984), one of several essays on Mormonism included in this new collection. Examining the religion's growing appeal, Rodney Stark concluded that Mormons could number 267 million members by 2080. In what would become known as "the Stark argument," Stark suggested that the Mormon Church offered contemporary sociologists and historians of religion an opportunity to observe a rare event: the birth of a new world religion.In the years following that article, Stark has become one of the foremost scholars of Mormonism and the sociology of religion. This new work, the first to collect his influential writings on the Mormon Church, includes previously published essays, revised and rewritten for this volume. His work sheds light on both the growth of Mormonism and on how and why certain religions continue to grow while others fade away. Stark examines the reasons behind the spread of Mormonism, exploring such factors as cultural continuity with the faiths from which it seeks converts, a volunteer missionary force, and birth rates. He explains why a demanding faith like Mormonism has such broad appeal in today's world and considers the importance of social networks in finding new converts. Stark's work also presents groundbreaking perspectives on larger issues in the study of religion, including the nature of revelation and the reasons for religious growth in an age of modernization and secularization.

Mormons --- History --- Histoire --- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --- Mormon Church --- History. --- United States --- Etats-Unis --- Church history. --- Histoire religieuse --- 289.3 --- -Mormonism --- Christian sects --- Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Biserica lui Isus Hristos a Sfinților din Zilele din Urmă --- Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints --- Cerkev Jezusa Kristusa svetih iz poslednjih dni --- Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni --- Crkva Isusa Krista Svetaca Posljednjih Dana --- Cirkev Jez̆is̆a Krista Svätých neskors̆ích dní --- Církev Jez̆ís̆e Krista Svatých posledních dnů --- Església de Jesucrist dels Sants dels Darrers Dies --- Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours --- Ekklēsia tou Iēsou Christou tōn Agiōn tōn Teleutaiōn Ēmerōn --- Esucristo ittoed nega esordamar napi puguad onosa --- Gereja Yesus Kristus Dari Orang-Orang Suci Zaman Akhir --- Giáo hội các thánh hữu ngày sau của Chúa Giê su Ky tô --- Hisus Kʻristosěn Akhěr-Kiwnlēr Mugattēslēri Kʻilisēsi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin-Awur Srbotsʻ Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻi --- Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻu koghmitsʻ --- Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días --- Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias --- Iyēcu Kiristuvin̲ Tiruccapai --- Jesu Kristi kirke af sidste dages hellige --- Jesu Kristi kirke av siste dagers hellige --- Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga --- Jesus Christ N'ascr a Cwc Hc Ma Ekyrmba Ahotseweelfo --- Jesucriston Khep Khepürunacanquiri Kollananac Tamapan mistuyata --- Kanīsat Yasūʻ al-Masīḥ li-Qiddīsī al-Ayyām al-Akhīrah --- Kerk van Jesus Christus van die Heiliges van die Laaste Dae --- Kerk Van Jezus Christus Van De Heiligen Der Laatste Dagen --- Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage --- Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna Síđari daga heilögu --- Kisha e Jezu Krishtit e Shenjtorëve të Ditëve të Mëvonshme --- Kościół Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich --- LDS Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkko --- Pēdējo Dienu Svēto Jēzus Kristus Baznīca --- Ri Ruk'ataj ri Jesucristo quichin ri Chojlaxela' chupan ri ruq'uisibel tak K'ij --- Simbahan ni Jésukristo sa mga Santos sa Ulahing mga Adlaw --- T︠s︡ŭrkvata na Isus Khristos na svetiite ot poslednite dni --- Utolsó Napok Szentjeinek Jézus Krisztus Egyháza --- Viimse Aja Pühade Jeesuse Kristuse Kirik --- Εκκλησία του Ιησού Χριστού των Αγίων των Τελευταίων Ημερών --- كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة --- Церкви Иисуса Христа Святых последних дней --- Церкви Ісуса Христа Святих Останніх Днів --- 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 --- 耶蘇基督末世聖徒教會 --- 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 --- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites) --- Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times --- Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) --- Simbahan ni Jesucristo sang mga Santos sa Ulihing mga Adlaw --- Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- Unified Church School System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) --- history. --- -Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- -289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --- Mormonism --- Esu̇s Khristiĭn Khozhmyn U̇eiĭn Gėgėėntnu̇u̇diĭn Su̇m --- Latter Day Saints --- Latter Day Saint churches --- Mormon history --- Joseph Smith --- the revelators --- Mormon sacrifice --- modernization --- secularization