The present state of Mormon studies : an inquiry concerning the development of an academic field

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dc.contributor.advisor Hussain, Syed Adnan
dc.creator Miller, Chris Daniel
dc.date.accessioned 2016-10-31T13:50:38Z
dc.date.available 2016-10-31T13:50:38Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.other BX8610 M55 2016
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26627
dc.description 123 leaves ; 29 cm
dc.description Includes abstract and appendix.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123).
dc.description.abstract This thesis examines the development of the field of Mormon studies, and the concomitant shift in authority from religious official to scholar. Scholars are continually reminded that they do not work in a vacuum. They are both affected by, and have an effect on, the religious groups which they select as their subjects of investigation. In the development of an academic field, although scholars perform much of the labour, religious practitioners can shape the direction the field takes. Officials, (by supporting schools, Chairs and publications) and believers (by their active participation in or reaction to scholarship) play a major role in determining which sorts of investigations are conducted, and ultimately what sort of presentation of the group is produced. My thesis interrogates the role that scholars and officials play in constructing religious identity, and asks what responsibility scholars have (if any) in recognizing how church involvement can shape research. en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc BX8610
dc.subject.lcsh Mormon Church
dc.subject.lcsh Religion -- Study and teaching (Higher)
dc.subject.lcsh Theology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
dc.subject.lcsh Learning and scholarship -- Religious aspects -- Mormon Church
dc.title The present state of Mormon studies : an inquiry concerning the development of an academic field en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Religious Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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