{"product_id":"the-impact-of-the-modern-corporation-paper-government-business-series-9780231059312","title":"The Impact of the Modern Corporation Paper","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth the Prophet Joseph Smith and his  Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, antimasonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Equal Rites is an imaginative and ambitious book.\" -- Grant Underwood,  Journal of American History  \"This is an important book on the history of American religion, culture, and society.\" --  Choice  \"[ Equal Rites] is well written and engaging.\" -- D.E. Mills Jr.,  Reviews in Religion and Theology  \"A uniquely insightful answer to scholars' recent calls for greater understanding of Mormon theology, culture, and institutional character.\" --  Religous Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Mormon Masonry? Introduction: The Wax and Wane of Masonry in American Culture Part I. The Mormon-Masonic Nexus Reading a Sealed Book Was Joseph Smith a Mason? Dreaming Masonry: Getting the Story Plumb As the Words of a Book That Is Sealed: The Book of Mormon as Esoteric Male (Hi)Story Fleeing Babel with Mother and Child in Tow Part II. The Quest Within the Quest A Bible! A Bible! We Have Got a Bible The Search for the Long Lost Book in the Book of Mormon What Manner of (Masonic) Men? Part III. The \"Anti-Evangelical\" Mind of Joseph Smith Jr. Whether a Man Can Enter a Second Time into His Mother's Womb Heaven and Hell: Divining the Ghost of Emmanuel Swedenborg Father-Son and Holy Ghost--Mother? The Mormon-God Question Part IV. The Millennial, Racial, Economic, and Political Confederacy Thy Kingdom Come: On Earth as It Is in Heaven The Lost Ten Tribes Found: Mormons and Jews The Curse and Redemption of the Lamanites The Economic Kingdom of God: Masonic Utopianism Unveiled Postscript: The \"Americanness\" of Mormonism Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400183128407,"sku":"9780231059312","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-impact-of-the-modern-corporation-paper-government-business-series-9780231059312","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}