“I Dreamed of an Alliance between the Authority of Dogma and Political Liberty”: Mormonism and Socialism in France in the Nineteenth Century

Authors

Christian Euvrard

Keywords

Mormonism, nineteenth-century France, religious reception

Abstract

Many historians and other scholars have noticed the social and political fervor observed in France between 1830 and 1870. This is also the period when Mormonism first arrived in the nation. Yet while the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints only achieved limited success in France, its doctrine and practices generated unusual interest, raising a number of important questions. What were the forces at work during this pivotal period? How can we reconcile the large cultural interest with the faith’s mediocre success? This essay offers several avenues of research.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Euvrard, Christian (2023) "“I Dreamed of an Alliance between the Authority of Dogma and Political Liberty”: Mormonism and Socialism in France in the Nineteenth Century," Mormon Studies Review: Vol. 10: No. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr2/vol10/iss1/5