A History of Mormon Catechisms

Authors

Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D., Brigham Young University - UtahFollow

Keywords

Catechisms, question series, Mormon, Latter-day Saints history, Eliza R. Snow, Lectures on Faith, D&C 134, LDS 1856 Reform, John Jaques, Catechism for Childrenation

Abstract

An overview of the use and influence of catechisms in Latter-day Saint (Mormon) history.

Original Publication Citation

Kenneth L. Alford, “A History of Mormon Catechisms” in A Firm Foundation: Essays on the Administrative and Organizational History of the LDS Church, Arnold K. Garr and David Whittaker, eds. (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011), 223–244

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Alford, Kenneth L. Ph.D., "A History of Mormon Catechisms" (2011). Faculty Publications. 1699.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1699

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2011

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3639

Publisher

BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book

Language

English

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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