Reclaiming Sovereignty

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Sovereignty is undoubtedly one of the most disputed and controversial concepts in politics today. What does it mean to say that a state, a people or an individual is sovereign? In this book, twelve contributors, all specialists in their own area, tackle these questions in different ways. Underlying the range and diversity of their responses is a common problem: how does sovereignty relate to society and the state? The first part focuses upon developments in British politics, the European Union, Northern Ireland and South Africa in the late 20th century. The second part explores state sovereignty from an international perspective, while the third looks towards detaching sovereignty from the state. Feminist arguments about the self and the exploitation of prostituted women are interrogated along with a democratic analysis of popular organizations and a novel assessment of the question of sovereignty and animal rights. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Scholars, Saints and Mormonism Scholars, Saints and knowledge Part I Dimensions of Identity 1 Identity and boundary maintenance: International prospects for Mormonism at the dawn of the twenty-first century Boundaries and identity Religious identities as exports Mormonism as a new world religion? Future prospects for international Mormon identities: some illustrations Mormon institutions in identity-building 2 Modernity, history and Latter-day Saint faith 3 The Book of Mormon wars: A non-Mormon perspective A non-Mormon perspective 4 Coffee, tea and the ultra-Protestant and Jewish nature of the boundaries of Mormonism Origins and development of the ban Coffee, tea and health Coffee, tea and the collective identity and boundaries of Mormons, Jews and Seventh-day Adventists Mormons, Jews and ultra-Protestants Concluding thoughts on coffee, tea, Protestants, Jews, and Mormons Notes 5 Latter-day Saint exceptionalism and membership growth Methodology Findings Discussion and conclusion 6 Neither Mormon nor Protestant? The Reorganized Church and the challenge of identity Notes Part II The Expansion of Mormonism 7 Ethnic American Mormons: The development of a community Notes 8 Mormonism in Chile Mormonism in Latin America Mormonism in Chile Distribution of members Pentecostalism Urban Santiago and social process Conclusion Notes 9 Mormonism in black Africa 10 India: A synopsis of cultural challenges Part III Emotional and Social Life 11 Childhood in early nineteenth-century Britain reflected in some Latter-day Saint sources Notes 12 Guilt, fear, anxiety and love: Disciplinary councils among Latter-day Saints today Church disciplinary councils Obedience to righteous authority versus free agency Violations of Church sexual standards and the ideal of unconditional love Conclusion Notes 13 An overview of Mormonism and mental health Previous reviews of religiosity and mental health A decade review (1985-95) Positive trend Specific outcomes (1985-95) The mental health of the Mormons Mormonism and depression Mormonism and family life Premarital sex Delinquency Mormonism and substance abuse Mormonism and well-being Conclusions 14 Commitment making: Mate selection processes among active Mormon American couples The Mormon context for mate selection The mate selection process in American culture Method Results Desired traits and initial attraction Rapidity of movement Spiritual confirmation The importance of commitment making Discussion Note Part IV Early Mormonism 15 Mormons and the millennial world-view Notes 16 Magic and Mormon religion Magic as a distancing category Commitment to the founding era 17 'Companions and forerunners': English Romantics and the Restoration Part V Female Factors 18 Issues in contemporary Mormon feminism Notes 19 'Choose ye this day whom ye will serve': Latter-day Saint mothers' reaction to a church leader's instruction to remain in the home Methods and data collection Measurement of variables Findings Compliance Religiosity, acceptance, and compliance Employment, acceptance, and compliance Part VI Mormon Scripture and Theology 20 Does the Book of Mormon support 'My country right or wrong,' just war or pacifism? The origins of the Book of Mormon The editor according to the Book of Mormon What do we know about Mormon? Just war and pacifism in Alma Conclusion Notes 21 The death/rebirth mytheme in the Book of Mormon Notes 22 Must God be incorporeal? Argument from divine infinity The argument from divine power The argument from divine omnipresence The argument from divine indestructibility The argument from divine self-existence The argument from moral perfection Notes Part VII The Future of Mormon Studies 23 Mormon Studies: progress and prospects Early histories Prof essionalization of Mormon Studies Mormon Studies: an overview Prospects Notes 24 Views of an international religion Bibliography Index