Mormonism

W. Paul Reeve, PhD, is assistant professor of history and associate chair of the Department of History at The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.Ardis E. Parshall is an independent researcher and historian living in Salt Lake City, UT.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsMormonism in Historical Context: An IntroductionERASFoundation: 1820–1830Development: 1831–1844Exodus and Settlement: 1845–1869Conflict: 1869–1890Transition: 1890–1941Expansion: 1941–PresentEVENTSBlack Hawk WarBook of MormonColonizationCorrelationExodus from NauvooFirst VisionHandcart MigrationHaun's Mill MassacreImmigrationKirtland PentecostManifestoMartyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum SmithMissouri WarMormon BattalionMountain Meadows MassacreNauvoo LegionOrganization of the ChurchPioneeringPriesthood Revelation of 1978ReformationRelief SocietySeagulls and CricketsSmoot HearingsTemple Work by ProxyTemplesUngatheredUnited States v. ReynoldsUtah WarWord of WisdomYouth ProgramsZion's CampPEOPLEArrington, Leonard JamesBennion, Lowell L.Benson, Ezra TaftBrooks, JuanitaCannon, George Q.Cannon, Martha HughesClark, J. Reuben Jr.Grant, Heber J.Hinckley, Gordon B.Hunter, Howard W.Kimball, Spencer W.Lee, Harold B.Lyman, Amy BrownMcConkie, Bruce R.McKay, David O.Monson, Thomas S.Nibley, HughParmley, LaVern WattsPratt, Orson and Parley P.Rigdon, SidneyRoberts, B. H.Rogers, Aurelia SpencerSessions, Patty BartlettSmith, Barbara BradshawSmith, Emma HaleSmith, George AlbertSmith, HyrumSmith, Joseph F.Smith, Joseph FieldingSmith, Joseph Jr.Smith FamilySnow, Eliza R.Snow, LorenzoSpafford, Belle SmithTalmage, James E.Taylor, Elmina ShepherdTaylor, JohnWells, Emmeline B.Witnesses to the Book of MormonWoodruff, WilfordYoung, BrighamISSUESChurch Organization and GovernmentDivergent ChurchesGenealogy and Family HistoryLocal WorshipMormon MissiologyMormon ScriptureMormonism and BlacksMormonism and EconomicsMormonism and EducationMormonism and MenMormonism and Native AmericansMormonism and Other FaithsMormonism and RaceMormonism and ScienceMormonism and Secular GovernmentMormonism and the FamilyMormonism and ViolenceMormonism and WomenMormonism as a World ReligionMormonism as RestorationMormonism's Contested IdentityNon-Mormon Views of MormonismPolygamyChronologySelected BibliographyAbout the EditorsList of ContributorsIndex

Designed mainly for libraries and research institutions Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia is a formidable resource to have at one's fingertips, particularly for those previously unfamiliar with Mormonism. Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia is certainly a valuable resource, both for the unfamiliar scholar and the longtime Mormon. . . . MHE represents an excellent distillation of some of the best up and coming scholarship as well as traditional analyses from trusted scholars.