| Salt Lake School of the Prophets, 1867-1883 Contributor(s): Anderson, Devery S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1560852348 ISBN-13: 9781560852346 Publisher: Signature Books OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Education | History |
| Dewey: 371.071 |
| LCCN: 2018022685 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (2.35 lbs) 700 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ministerial training was an early goal of Mormonism. The priesthood-led institution called the School of the Prophets, established in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1833, was basically a divinity school for prospective missionaries. However, topics of study included, instead of prophecy and revelation, penmanship, English grammar, arithmetic, philosophy, literature, government, geography, and history. For seven weeks there was even a course in Hebrew, but it was discontinued. Still, it was in this setting that Joseph Smith received his revelation on diet and health and some of the spiritual manifestations associated with the Kirtland temple dedication. Brigham Young re-established the school in the Salt Lake Valley in 1867; his successor, John Taylor, resuscitated it for a while in 1883. Young's emphasis was theology, first as an appendage to Deseret University, and then as a separate institution. Presented here for the first time are all available minutes for the Utah period. |