Danny Lynn Jorgensen (born 1951) is an American professor at the Department of Religious Studies of the

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from 1999 to 2006. Jorgensen has been active in the John Whitmer Historical Association since the late 1980s, serving as its president from 1996 to 1997.

Education

* Ph.D., Sociology,

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, 1979, Linguistics minor. Dissertation: "Tarot Divination in the Valley of the Sun: An Existential Sociology of the Esoteric and Occult." * M.A., Sociology,

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, Bowling Green, KY, 1974, Thesis: "The Social Construction of Professional Knowledge: Illustrative Empirical Patterns in Social Work, 1956-1973." * B.S., Sociology,

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, Flagstaff, AZ, 1972, extended major, including field work.

Bibliography

Journal articles

* The Rise of Mormonism. By

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( Reid L. Neilson, ed.). New York:

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, 2005. ''Choice'' (May 2006). *Images of the New Jerusalem: Latter Day Saint Factions Interpretations of Independence, Missouri. By Craig S. Campbell. Knoxville: The

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, 2004. ''Choice'' (2005). * Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture. By Clyde R. Forsberg Jr. New York: Columbia Press, 2004. ''Choice'' (December 2005). * An Introduction to Mormonism. By Douglas J. Davies. New York:

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, 2003. ''Choice'' (September 2004). * All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage. By Armand L. Mauss. Urbana:

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, 2003. ''Choice'' (April 2004). * Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion. By Michael York. New York: New York University, 2003. ''Choice'' 41 (October 2003): 357. * By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion. By Terryl L. Givens. New York:

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, 2002. ''Choice'' 40 (February 2003): 999. * "Introduction to Emma Curtis Hopkins: Forgotten Founder of New Thought," Journal of the Society for the Study of Metaphysical Religion 8 (2, Fall, 2002): 79–88 * One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. By Richard Abanes. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002. ''Choice'' 40 (November 2002): 484. * eview ofMormon History. By Ronald W. Walker, David J. Whittaker, and James B. Allen. Urbana:

, 2001. ''Choice'' 39 (7, March 2002): 261.
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'' 27 (1, Spring, 2001): 95–126. *The New Believers: Sects,"Cults" and Alternative Religions. By David V. Barrett. London: Cassell, 2001. ''Choice'' 39 (4, December 2001): 283. * Mormons and Mormonism: An Introduction to an American World Religion. By Eric A. Eliason (ed.). Urbana:

, 2001). ''Choice'' 39 (2, October 2001): 294. * The Mormon Culture of Salvation: Force, Grace and Gory. By Douglas J. Davies, Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2000. ''Choice'' 38 (10, June, 2001): 300. * Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity, and Empowerment. By Wendy Griffin (ed.). Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira, 2000. Sociology of Religion.

References

External links

Religion Link

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Danny 1951 births American sociologists Historians of the Latter Day Saint movement Living people Mormon studies scholars Northern Arizona University alumni Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Researchers of new religious movements and cults University of South Florida faculty Western Kentucky University alumni