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12. On The “Underground”: What The Mormon “Yes On 8” Campaign Reveals About The Future Of Mormons In American Political Life
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List Of Illustrations vii
- Introduction ix
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Part I: Origins And Tensions
- 1. Joseph Smith’S Presidential Ambitions 3
- 2. Unpopular Sovereignty: Brigham Young And The U.S. Government, 1847–1877 14
- 3. Polygamy In The Nation’S Capitol: Protestant Women And The 1899 Campaign Against B. H. Roberts 32
- 4. Eternal Progression: Mormonism And American Progressivism 53
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Part II: Shifting Alliances
- 5. Ezra Taft Benson And The Conservative Turn Of “Those Amazing Mormons” 73
- 6. Testimony And Theology: The Mormon Struggle With America’S Civil Religion 85
- 7. Chosen Land, Chosen People: Religious And American Exceptionalism Among The Mormons 102
- 8. Like Father, Unlike Son: The Governors Romney, The Kennedy Paradigm, And The Mormon Question 115
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Part III: Into The Twenty-Fi Rst Century
- 9. A Politically Peculiar People: How Mormons Moved Into And Then Out Of The Political Mainstream 133
- 10. “Twice-Told Tale”: Telling Two Histories Of Mormon-Black Relations During The 2012 Presidential Election 155
- 11. Mormon Women Talk Politics 175
- 12. On The “Underground”: What The Mormon “Yes On 8” Campaign Reveals About The Future Of Mormons In American Political Life 192
- 13. Mitt, Mormonism, And The Media: An Unfamiliar Faith Takes The Stage In The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election 210
- Contributors 227
- Index 231
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List Of Illustrations vii
- Introduction ix
-
Part I: Origins And Tensions
- 1. Joseph Smith’S Presidential Ambitions 3
- 2. Unpopular Sovereignty: Brigham Young And The U.S. Government, 1847–1877 14
- 3. Polygamy In The Nation’S Capitol: Protestant Women And The 1899 Campaign Against B. H. Roberts 32
- 4. Eternal Progression: Mormonism And American Progressivism 53
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Part II: Shifting Alliances
- 5. Ezra Taft Benson And The Conservative Turn Of “Those Amazing Mormons” 73
- 6. Testimony And Theology: The Mormon Struggle With America’S Civil Religion 85
- 7. Chosen Land, Chosen People: Religious And American Exceptionalism Among The Mormons 102
- 8. Like Father, Unlike Son: The Governors Romney, The Kennedy Paradigm, And The Mormon Question 115
-
Part III: Into The Twenty-Fi Rst Century
- 9. A Politically Peculiar People: How Mormons Moved Into And Then Out Of The Political Mainstream 133
- 10. “Twice-Told Tale”: Telling Two Histories Of Mormon-Black Relations During The 2012 Presidential Election 155
- 11. Mormon Women Talk Politics 175
- 12. On The “Underground”: What The Mormon “Yes On 8” Campaign Reveals About The Future Of Mormons In American Political Life 192
- 13. Mitt, Mormonism, And The Media: An Unfamiliar Faith Takes The Stage In The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election 210
- Contributors 227
- Index 231