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Introduction: The “Crisis of Apostasy” in Modern Mormonism
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E. Marshall Brooks
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: The “Crisis of Apostasy” in Modern Mormonism 1
- 1. Ambivalent Pasts: Sacred History and the Crisis of Memory 24
- 2. “Digging Too Deep”: The Paradox of Faith 51
- 3. “The Other Side of Happiness”: Disenchantment, Loss, and World Collapse 97
- 4. “I Lost My Body to the Church”: Sexual and Spiritual (Dis)Embodiment 122
- 5. “Living in the Shadow of the Church”: Apostasy, Stigma, and Projective Fantasy 154
- 6. “I’m Apostate, Yes I Am”: The Politics and Performance of Secular Identity 173
- 7. Religious (Dis)Identification: Acquiescence and Anger on the Edge of Mormonism 200
- Conclusion: “Pastoral Apologetics” and the Future of Mormonism 218
- Notes 223
- References 227
- Index 239
- About the Author 247
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: The “Crisis of Apostasy” in Modern Mormonism 1
- 1. Ambivalent Pasts: Sacred History and the Crisis of Memory 24
- 2. “Digging Too Deep”: The Paradox of Faith 51
- 3. “The Other Side of Happiness”: Disenchantment, Loss, and World Collapse 97
- 4. “I Lost My Body to the Church”: Sexual and Spiritual (Dis)Embodiment 122
- 5. “Living in the Shadow of the Church”: Apostasy, Stigma, and Projective Fantasy 154
- 6. “I’m Apostate, Yes I Am”: The Politics and Performance of Secular Identity 173
- 7. Religious (Dis)Identification: Acquiescence and Anger on the Edge of Mormonism 200
- Conclusion: “Pastoral Apologetics” and the Future of Mormonism 218
- Notes 223
- References 227
- Index 239
- About the Author 247
