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	Multiply and Replenish Mormon Essays on Sex and Family edited by Brent Corcoran Signature Books; Salt Lake City, Utah © 1994 by Signature Books. Table of Contents: Editor's Introduction 1. Between Heaven and Earth: Mormon Theology of the Family in Comparative Perspective Lawrence Foster 2. Changing Perspectives on Sexuality and Marriage Klaus J. Hansen 3. "They Shall Be One Flesh": Sexuality and Contemporary Mormonism Romel W. Mackelprang 4. The Persistence of Chastity: Built-in Resistance in Mormon Culture to Secular Trends Harold T. Christensen 5. Exhortations for Chastity: A Content Analysis of Church Literature Marvin Rytting 6. Fidelity, Polygamy, and Celestial Marriage Eugene England 7. "The Abominable and Detestable Crime Against Nature": A Brief History of Homosexuality and Mormonism, 1840-1980 Rocky O'Donovan 8. Gender and Spirit Jeffrey E. Keller 9. Ethical Issues in Reproductive Medicine: A Mormon Perspective Lester E. Bush 10. Single Cursedness: An Overview of LDS Authorities' Statements about Unmarried People Marybeth Raynes and Erin Parsons 11. A Lone Man in the Garden Delmont R. Oswald 12. In Defense of Mormon Erotica Levi S. Peterson 13. The Demography of Utah Mormons Tim Heaton Epilogue: Mormon Ideas of Home Stephen L. Richards Contributors cover


			"Mormonism is well known for its embrace of the family and conservative sexual practices. Yet in the nineteenth century sexual experimentation, especially plural marriage, was the church’s most distinguishing feature. In the twentieth century sexual non-conformity gave way to Victorian respectability as Mormons became assimilated into the American mainstream. This transition, as well as contemporary dichotomies between belief and practice, public and private views, are the subject of the thirteen essays in this anthology, including: "'They Shall Be One Flesh': Sexuality and Contemporary Mormonism" by Romel W. Mackelprang; "Changing Perspectives on Sexuality and Marriage" by Klaus J. Hansen; "'The Abominable and Detestable Crime against Nature': A Brief History of Homosexuality and Mormonism, 1840-1980" by Rocky O’Donovan; "Fidelity, Polygamy, and Celestial Marriage" by Eugene England; "Single Cursedness: An Overview of
	LDS Authorities’ Statements about Unmarried People" by Marybeth Raynes and Erin Parsons; and "In Defense of Mormon Erotica" by Levi S. Peterson About the editor Brent Corcoran is the author of Park City Underfoot: Self-Guided Tours, co-author of Wilford Woodruff’s Journals: An Index, and author of a forthcoming article, “Thomas Taylor and the Nineteenth-century Utah Iron Industry” in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Title page Multiply and Replenish Mormon Essays on Sex and Family Edited by Brent Corcoran Signature Books / Salt Lake City / 1994 Copyright page For Miles Alan Merrell Cover illustration: The Fourth Article of Faith by Michael Clane Graves, 1976, acrylic on canvas Cover design: Julie Easton Printed on acid-free paper. © 1994 by Signature Books, Inc. All rights reserved. Signature Books is a registered trademark of Signature Books, Inc. Composed and printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Multiply and replenish : Mormon essays on sex and family / edited by Brent D. Corcoran. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Sex–Religious aspects–Mormon Church. 2. Sex–Religious aspects–Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 3. Marriage–Religious aspects–Mormon church. 4. Marriage–Religious aspects–Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 5. Mormon church–Doctrines. 6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints–Doctrines. 7. Sexual ethics. 8. Family–Religious life. I. Corcoran, Brent D. ISBN 1-56085-050-7 BX8643.S49M85 1994 261.8'343–dc20 94-14855 CIP

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