Download This PaperA Sacred Code: Mormon Temple Dedications, 1836-2000
Journal of Mormon History, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 173-196, Summer 2006
24 Pages Posted: 5 Jun 2008
Abstract
This paper presents a statistical content analysis of the temple dedication prayers of the first one hundred Latter-day Saint temples. The most prominent changes over the approximately 150 years represented are the abbreviation and codification of prayers. The formalization process, spearheaded by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, has separated the prayers somewhat from their nineteenth-century origins while making them more consistent with other Latter-day Saint ritual prayers.
Keywords: Mormonism, Religious Culture, Prayers
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Brown, Samuel M., A Sacred Code: Mormon Temple Dedications, 1836-2000. Journal of Mormon History, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 173-196, Summer 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1140932
Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN?
Feedback
Feedback to SSRN
If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday.