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Behind the Mormon Curtain

Author : Steve Cuno
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
ISBN 13 : 163431218X
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Mormon Curtain written by Steve Cuno and published by Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA). This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AS A CALL GIRL” wasn't the answer author Steve Cuno expected when he asked a new acquaintance how she planned to capitalize her start-up business.Wait, hold on, he thought. In Salt Lake City? Home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church, where all it takes to become the object of steamy gossip is for a neighbor to see you take a sip of coffee? In a religion where nonmarital sex is second in seriousness to murder?“You've no idea the people I could get in trouble,” she told him. She'd entertained politicians, police officers, judges, defense lawyers, prosecutors, doctors—all of them married, almost all of them practicing Mormons. Many were highly visible, highly regarded leaders in the faith.So began Cuno's behind-the-scenes investigation into Salt Lake City's prostitution industry. Over the course of three years, he interviewed prostitutes, johns, police officers, social workers, and massage-parlor owners—and uncovered a surprising underside to the Mormon Church's carefully cultivated image of wholesomeness and family values. He found that Salt Lake's prostitutes—“sex workers” or “providers,” as they prefer to be known—don't live in the illusory experience they create for their clients. Many are multilingual and hold college degrees. They fix meals, drive kids to school, help with homework, handle household chores, socialize with others in the community, have love lives of their own—and, yes, go to church, sometimes with the very people who sneak out to meet them.With wit and sensitivity, Behind the Mormon Curtain takes a deep dive into the quintessential American religion and the world's oldest profession, as Cuno tells the story of what he discovered, how he discovered it, and what it reveals not just about Mormons, but about us all.

The Open Curtain

Author : Brian Evenson
Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 1566894255
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Open Curtain written by Brian Evenson and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is not a more intense, prolific, or apocalyptic writer of fiction in America than Brian Evenson."—George Saunders "A contemporary gothic tale about the apocalyptic connection between religion and violence."—Publishers Weekly When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice, and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half-brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual.

Behind the Zion Curtain

Author : Johnny Townsend
Publisher : Booklocker.com
ISBN 13 : 9781632634832
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Zion Curtain written by Johnny Townsend and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these Mormon short stories, a teenage boy, worried about the future of the planet, prays for God to send a devastating plague on humans. A polygamist endures a miserable wedding night with his multiple wives. A government assassin tries to incorporate Blood Atonement into his work. A youth outing reenacting the Mormon Handcart trek goes terribly wrong. A zealous restaurant worker devises a horrifying plan to force customers to obey the Word of Wisdom.

Under the Banner of Heaven

Author : Jon Krakauer
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400078997
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Banner of Heaven written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.

The Mormon People

Author : Matthew Bowman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679644911
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book The Mormon People written by Matthew Bowman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than 180 years of Mormon history and doctrine. He recounts the church’s origins and explains how the Mormon vision has evolved—and with it the esteem in which Mormons have been held in the eyes of their countrymen. Admired on the one hand as hardworking paragons of family values, Mormons have also been derided as oddballs and persecuted as polygamists, heretics, and zealots. The place of Mormonism in public life continues to generate heated debate, yet the faith has never been more popular. One of the fastest-growing religions in the world, it retains an uneasy sense of its relationship with the main line of American culture. Mormons will surely play an even greater role in American civic life in the years ahead. The Mormon People comes as a vital addition to the corpus of American religious history—a frank and balanced demystification of a faith that remains a mystery for many. With a new afterword by the author. “Fascinating and fair-minded . . . a sweeping soup-to-nuts primer on Mormonism.”—The Boston Globe “A cogent, judicious, and important account of a faith that has been an important element in American history but remained surprisingly misunderstood.”—Michael Beschloss “A thorough, stimulating rendering of the Mormon past and present.”—Kirkus Reviews “[A] smart, lucid history.”—Tom Brokaw

Joseph Smith

Author : Richard Lyman Bushman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400077532
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joseph Smith written by Richard Lyman Bushman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling also brilliantly evaluates the prophet’s bold contributions to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world.

Its Not About the Sex My Ass

Author : Steve Cuno
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105999173
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Its Not About the Sex My Ass written by Steve Cuno and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former polygamist member of The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days tells her story of life as a polygamist.

Bad Mormon

Author : Heather Gay
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982199555
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Bad Mormon written by Heather Gay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named one of Entertainment Tonight’s Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2023 As seen in The New York Times, People, The Cut, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Today, Bustle, Us Weekly, Life & Style, and Interview “No stone goes unturned” (People) in this memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay’s departure from the Mormon Church, and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood. Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is famous for speaking the gospel truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, she is unafraid to blaze a new trail, even if it means losing family, friends, and her community. Born and bred to be devout, Heather based her life around her faith. She attended Brigham Young University, served a mission in France, and married into Mormon royalty in the temple. But her life as a good Mormon abruptly ended when she lost the marriage and faith that she had once believed would last forever. With writing that is beautiful, sad, funny, and true, Heather recounts the difficult discovery of the darkness and damage that often exists behind a picture-perfect life, while examining the nuanced relationship between duty to self and duty to God. “An eye-opening firsthand account of religious indoctrination told with candor and sincerity” (Interview magazine), Bad Mormon is an unfiltered look at the religion that broke her heart.

The Mormon Faith of Mitt Romney

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Kudu Publishing Services
ISBN 13 : 098492941X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book The Mormon Faith of Mitt Romney written by Andrew Jackson and published by Kudu Publishing Services. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely book, the author uncovers the history, teachings and practices of the Latter-day Saints, compares them to evangelical Christian beliefs and challenges former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney to be open and transparent about his beliefs and its implications if he is elected president.

CES Letter

Author : Jeremy Runnells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998869902
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book CES Letter written by Jeremy Runnells and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CES Letter is one Latter-Day Saint's honest quest to get official answers from the LDS Church (Mormon) on its troubling origins, history, and practices. Jeremy Runnells was offered an opportunity to discuss his own doubts with a director of the Church Educational System (CES) and was assured that his doubts could be resolved. After reading Jeremy's letter, the director promised him a response.No response ever came.

Godforsaken Idaho

Author : Shawn Vestal
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544027760
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Godforsaken Idaho written by Shawn Vestal and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine stories illuminate what it means to be Mormon and how faith serves to humanize, in a work that includes a seriocomic portrait of a young Joseph Smith.

His Right Hand

Author : Mette Ivie Harrison
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1616956119
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book His Right Hand written by Mette Ivie Harrison and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of The Bishop’s Wife: A Utah housewife looks into the murder of a prominent Mormon—with a surprising secret—in this “fast-moving” novel (Anne Perry). In Draper, Utah, a tight-knit Latter-day Saints community is thrown into upheaval when their ward’s second counselor—one of the bishop’s right-hand men—is found dead in an elaborately staged murder on church property. Carl Ashby was known as a devout Mormon, a pillar of the community, and a loving husband and father. Who would want him dead? Linda Wallheim, the wife of the bishop, can’t rest as long as the ward is suffering. She is particularly worried about Carl’s grieving family. But the entire case is turned upside down by the autopsy report—which reveals that Carl was biologically female. In the Mormon church, where gender is considered part of a person’s soul, some people regard transgenderism as one of the worst possible sins. Church officials seem to be more upset by Carl’s gender than his murder, and more concerned with hushing up the story than solving the crime. Linda realizes that if the police are to catch the killer, they’re going to need an ally on the inside. Carl was living a life of secrecy for twenty years. What else was he hiding—and can Linda ferret out the key to his death before the rumors tear her community apart? From the author of The Bishop’s Wife, this is both a compelling crime novel and “a heartfelt story that opens outsiders to a fascinating world” (The Boston Globe).

The Lost Book of Mormon

Author : Avi Steinberg
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307948366
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Book of Mormon written by Avi Steinberg and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is The Book of Mormon a Great American Novel? Avi Steinberg thinks so. In this quirky travelogue—part fan nonfiction, part personal quest—he follows the trail laid out in Joseph Smith’s book. From Jerusalem to the ruined Mayan cities of Central America to upstate New York and, finally, to Jackson County, Missouri—the spot Smith identified as the site of the Garden of Eden—Steinberg traces The Book’s unexpected path and grapples with Joseph Smith’s demons—and his own. Literate and funny, personal and provocative, the genre-bending The Lost Book of Mormon boldly explores our deeply human impulse to write books, and affirms the abiding power of story.

The Mormon Documents Behind the Zion Curtain

Author : Wallace Tope
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780871238696
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book The Mormon Documents Behind the Zion Curtain written by Wallace Tope and published by . This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Introduction to Mormonism

Author : Douglas J. Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521817387
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Mormonism written by Douglas J. Davies and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure. This timely book provides an important introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS--the "Mormon" Church. Emphasizing sacred texts and prophecies as well as the crucial Temple rituals of endowments, marriage and baptism, it is written by a non-believer, who describes Mormonism in ways that non-Mormons can understand.

Mormons and Popular Culture

Author : J. Michael Hunter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313391688
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Mormons and Popular Culture written by J. Michael Hunter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people are unaware of how influential Mormons have been on American popular culture. This book parts the curtain and looks behind the scenes at the little-known but important influence Mormons have had on popular culture in the United States and beyond. Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon provides an unprecedented, comprehensive treatment of Mormons and popular culture. Authored by a Mormon studies librarian and author of numerous writings regarding Mormon folklore, culture, and history, this book provides students, scholars, and interested readers with an introduction and wide-ranging overview of the topic that can serve as a key reference book on the topic. The work contains fascinating coverage on the most influential Mormon actors, musicians, fashion designers, writers, artists, media personalities, and athletes. Some topics—such as the Mormon influence at Disney, and how Mormon inventors have assisted in transforming American popular culture through the inventions of television, stereophonic sound, video games, and computer-generated animation—represent largely unknown information. The broad overview of Mormons and American popular culture offered can be used as a launching pad for further investigation; researchers will find the references within the book's well-documented chapters helpful.

Mormons and Popular Culture

Author : J. Michael Hunter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 885 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Mormons and Popular Culture written by J. Michael Hunter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 885 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people are unaware of how influential Mormons have been on American popular culture. This book parts the curtain and looks behind the scenes at the little-known but important influence Mormons have had on popular culture in the United States and beyond. Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon provides an unprecedented, comprehensive treatment of Mormons and popular culture. Authored by a Mormon studies librarian and author of numerous writings regarding Mormon folklore, culture, and history, this book provides students, scholars, and interested readers with an introduction and wide-ranging overview of the topic that can serve as a key reference book on the topic. The work contains fascinating coverage on the most influential Mormon actors, musicians, fashion designers, writers, artists, media personalities, and athletes. Some topics—such as the Mormon influence at Disney, and how Mormon inventors have assisted in transforming American popular culture through the inventions of television, stereophonic sound, video games, and computer-generated animation—represent largely unknown information. The broad overview of Mormons and American popular culture offered can be used as a launching pad for further investigation; researchers will find the references within the book's well-documented chapters helpful.