If a religion cannot attract and instruct young people, it will struggle to survive, which is why recreational programs were second only to theological questions in the development of twentieth-century Mormonism. While scholars have paid much attention to the Latter-day Saints' religious history, "Sports in Zion" is the first in-depth study of the central role sports and leisure played in shaping the modern Mormon religion. With rapid industrialization and urbanization, the half-century that began in 1890 saw vast changes in American society.In this book, Richard Ian Kimball explores how Mormon leaders tapped the potential of using recreation programs to ameliorate the problems of the city and inculcate morals and values in LDS youth. As well as promoting sports as a means of physical and spiritual excellence, Progressive Era Mormons established a variety of institutions such as the Deseret Gym and camps for girls and boys, all designed to compete with more 'worldly' attractions and to socialize adolescents into the faith. Kimball employs a wealth of source material including periodicals, diaries, journals, personal papers, and institutional records to illuminate this hitherto underexplored aspect of the LDS church. In addition to uncovering the historical roots of many Mormon institutions still visible today, "Sports in Zion" is a detailed look at the broader functions of recreation in society.
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"Richard Ian Kimball has written an innovative analysis of Mormon culture from a novel perspective, opening up a whole new window to help us understand Mormon culture and society." --Steven A. Riess, editor of American Sporting Experience: A Historical Anthology of Sport in America
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If a religion cannot attract and instruct young people, it will struggle to survive, which is why recreational programs were second only to theological questions in the development of twentieth-century Mormonism. In this book, Richard Ian Kimball explores how Mormon leaders used recreational programs to ameliorate the problems of urbanization and industrialization and to inculcate morals and values in LDS youth. As well as promoting sports as a means of physical and spiritual excellence, Progressive Era Mormons established a variety of institutions such as the Deseret Gymnasium and camps for girls and boys, all designed to compete with more "worldly" attractions and to socialize adolescents into the faith.
Kimball employs a wealth of source material including periodicals, diaries, journals, personal papers, and institutional records to illuminate this hitherto underexplored aspect of the LDS church. In addition to uncovering the historical roots of many Mormon institutions still visible today, Sports in Zion is a detailed look at the broader functions of recreation in society.
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To understand the hardscrabble early years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a focus on recreation, merrymaking, and amusements might seem completely out of place. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
church recreation program, substance abstinence, recreational leadership, religious recreation, boy pioneers, play theorists, scout work, recreation leaders, dietary code, recreation committee, amusement halls, wholesome recreation, scouting activities, scout activities, pioneer past Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Improvement Era, Salt Lake City, Deseret Gym, Latter-day Saints, General Board, Brigham Young University, New York, Joseph Smith, Mutual Improvement Associations, University of Utah, University of Illinois Press, Jesus Christ, National Recreation Association, Sunday School, Temple of Health, United States, Liberty Glen, Deseret Book, Relief Society, Social Advisory Committee, Creed Haymond, Jane Addams, Deseret News, Great Depression, Grouse Creek New!
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church recreation program, substance abstinence, recreational leadership, religious recreation, boy pioneers, play theorists, scout work, recreation leaders, dietary code, recreation committee, amusement halls, wholesome recreation, scouting activities, scout activities, pioneer past Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Improvement Era, Salt Lake City, Deseret Gym, Latter-day Saints, General Board, Brigham Young University, New York, Joseph Smith, Mutual Improvement Associations, University of Utah, University of Illinois Press, Jesus Christ, National Recreation Association, Sunday School, Temple of Health, United States, Liberty Glen, Deseret Book, Relief Society, Social Advisory Committee, Creed Haymond, Jane Addams, Deseret News, Great Depression, Grouse Creek New!
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- Spearheads for Reform:The Social Settlements & the Progressive Movement, 1890 to 1914 by Allen F. Davis in Front Matter, page 87, and Back Matter
- Spearheads for Reform: Social Settlements and the Progressive Movement, 1890-1914 (The Urban Life in America) by Allen F. Davis in Front Matter, page 87, and Back Matter
- The Mormon Experience: A HISTORY OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS by Leonard J. Arrington in Front Matter, page 188, and Back Matter
- Mormon Polygamous Families: Life in the Principle (Publications in Mormon Studies, Vol 1) by Jessie L. Embry in Front Matter, page 87, and Back Matter
- The Presidents of the Church: Biographical Essays by Leonard J. Arrington on page 86, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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