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Further reading
Further reading
FairMormon Answers articles
Mormonism and culture
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- Reviews of presentations related to Mormonism and culture
- The attitude of Mormons toward others who are not of their faith
- Cultural priorities in Mormonism
- Cultural biases
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The attitude of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") toward others who are not of their faith
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- Question: Should Mormons reject "wayward" family members or those who leave the Church?
- Question: Do Mormons actually believe that they are morally, ethically, spiritually superior to others?
- Question: Does the Church disregard people's own cultural traditions?
- Question: Are Latter-day Saints taught to look down upon or reject those who are not of their faith?
Cultural priorities in Mormonism
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- Question: Is the fact that Salt Lake City has many plastic surgeons indicative of Mormon vanity and concern with appearance?
- Question: Does the Church teach members to put service in the Church over the needs of their families?
- Question: Do the Latter-day Saints use praise of God as part of their prayers and songs in worship?
- October 2007 General Conference, "Good, Better, Best"
Cultural biases
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FairMormon web site
| Mormon culture and attitudes FairMormon articles on-line |
- Scott Gordon, "Education, Scholarship, and Mormonism," FAIR. FairMormon link
External links
| Mormon culture and attitudes on-line articles |
- "Mormons, education, and intellect," Adventures in Mormonism blog (6 May 2007). off-site
- Terrell H. Bell, "Educational Attainment," in Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 4 vols., edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, (New York, Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1:446–447. PDF link direct off-site
- Cherry B. Silver, "Mormon Culture: A Worldview, review of People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture, by Terryl L. Givens," FARMS Review 20/1 (2008): 73–94. off-site wiki
- "The Dimensions of Mormon Religiosity," Sunstone Symposium mp3 offsite
Printed material
| Mormon culture and attitudes printed works |
- Stan L. Albrecht, Tim B. Heaton, "Secularization, Higher Education, and Religiosity," Review of Religious Research 26/1, Special Issue Co-Sponsored by the Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life and the Family and Demographic Institute of Brigham Young University (September 1984): 437–58. off-site