100 Questions and Answers About Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon, beliefs, practices, history and politics by Michigan State School Of Journalism

100 Questions and Answers About Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon, beliefs, practices, history and politics by Michigan State School Of Journalism

100 Questions and Answers About Latter-day Saints is part of the Michigan State University School of Journalism series on cultural competence.

This guide has sections on identity, religion, practices, values, social issues, families, education, work and politics. It busts biases, myths and stereotypes.

The guide is written for those who want authoritative answers to basic, questions about this faith. It is a starting point, for family members, teachers, people in business, places of worship, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and journalism who want to get a fast grounding. The guide relies extensively on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints writings and suggests resources for greater depth. Questions include:

• What are members of the church called?
• Why are members called Saints?
• Why is the use of the title Mormons now discouraged?
• What does latter-day mean?
• Are Latter-day Saints Christians?
• What are other differences?
• Do Latter-day Saints evangelize?
• Why are some men called elders and some women called sisters?
• What are core church values?
• When was the church established?
• Who was Joseph Smith?
• How many people saw the golden plates?
• Why did the church leave New York State?
• Have there been schisms and offshoots in the church?
• What were the Mormon Wars?
• Where did the church settle?
• How are today's leaders changing the church?

Michigan State School of Journalism: - This is part of a series of cultural competence guides created by the Michigan State University School of Journalism. The series editor is journalism instructor Joe Grimm. He has been working in cross-cultural communication for 25 years. The concept of this series is to teach cultural competence by spreading awareness about specific groups or communities. Ultimately, the goal is to break down cultural and socially constructed walls by opening up discussion among groups. The guides have been used in diversity training in business, the health industry, universities and law enforcement. We approach cultural competence on the basis that questions asked out of sincere interest, even if phrased in a less than graceful manner, are the best way to bridge cultures. The guides are meant to start that process and to lead to face-to-face conversations. The guides are icebreakers individuals can read on their own to make awkward conversations easier. Answers in these cultural competence guides are meant to be clear, honest and non-judgmental.

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ISBN 13	9781641800907
ISBN 10	1641800909
Title	100 Questions and Answers About Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon, beliefs, practices, history and politics
Author	Michigan State School Of Journalism
Series	Bias Busters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Michigan State University School of Journalism
Year published	2020-10-27
Number of pages	80
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