Description

"For Mormons everything hinged on 1890-91. The closer the hour drew, the greater the anticipation until it was obvious that the world was not going to immediately change, resulting in wide-spread cognitive dissonance, followed by sweeping theological adjustments. What had been a radical, militant, separatist sect was transformed within a few years into a moderate, more mainstream denomination." (from book jacket)

Table of Contents

Chapter

1. Introduction
2. American Millennialism
3. Modern Revelation: Origins of a Separatist Theology
4. Early Mormon Millennialism
5. The Gathering: Separatism Shapes a Society
6. Mormon Nauvoo: Separatism Defines a City
7. Mormon versus the United States: The Utah War and Civil War Periods
8. Millennialism and the Anti-Polygamy Campaign
9. The Decline of Millennialism
10. Conclusion