Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900

By (author): "R. Collin Mangrum, Edwin Brown Firmage"
Genres:History books  Law books  Mormonism books  
Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
ISBN0252014987
ISBN139780252014987
AsinZion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
Original titleZion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
The Mormon commitment to the creation of Zion-the Kingdom of God on Earth-decisively influenced Mormon legal conflicts with the state. In this first legal history of the Mormon experience, Firmage and Mangrum draw upon a broad range of church documents and archival materials to provide a comprehensive overview of a unique religious minority's encounters with the law and legal institutions.