Mormon America - Revised and Updated Edition - The Power and the Promise

Informationen zum Autor Richard N. Ostling, a religion writer for the Associated Press, was formerly senior correspondent for Time magazine, where he wrote twenty-three cover stories and was the religion writer for many years. He has also covered religion for the CBS Radio Network and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS-TV. Joan K. Ostling, a freelance writer and editor, was formerly a writer and editor for the U.S. Information Agency in Washington, D.C., a reporter for the Press Publications newspaper chain in Chicago, and an English and journalism professor. Klappentext Who Are the Mormons? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Has over 12.5 million members worldwide and is one of the fastest-growing and most centrally controlled U.S.-based religions Is by far the richest religion in the United States per capita, with $25 to $30 billion in estimated assets and $5 to $6 billion more in estimated annual income Boasts such influential members as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and presidential candidate Mitt Romney Zusammenfassung Who Are the Mormons? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Has over 12.5 million members worldwide and is one of the fastest-growing and most centrally controlled U.S.-based religions Is by far the richest religion in the United States per capita! with $25 to $30 billion in estimated assets and $5 to $6 billion more in estimated annual income Boasts such influential members as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and presidential candidate Mitt Romney

Product details

• Authors: Joan K Ostling, Joan K. Ostling, Richard Ostling, Richard N./ Ostling Ostling, Ostling Richard
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2007
• EAN: 9780061432958
• ISBN: 978-0-06-143295-8
• No. of pages: 504
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Christianity / History, Religion: general, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Apologetics, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, RELIGION: HISTORY OF RELIGION/CHRISTIANITY, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Anthropology, Denominations of American origin, Religion / History of Religion/Christianity, History / American