Provides an up-to-date, accurate, and nuanced picture of Mormonism, gives readers a clear idea of where and how the LDS faith has penetrated national and cultural boundaries, and includes chapters addressing LGBTQ and minority issues in Mormonism.

Table of Contents

• Part I. Foundations of a New Religious Tradition
• Global Mormonism: A Historical Overview - Colleen McDannell
• The Evolving Ecclesiastical Organization of an International Lay Church - Gregory A. Prince
• The Gathering of Scattered Israel: The Missionary Enterprise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Ronald E. Bartholomew
• Geographical Diffusion and Growth Patterns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Since World War II - Samuel M. Otterstrom and Brandon S. Plewe
• Part II. Contemporary Concerns and Issues Facing an International Church
• Pulling Toward Zion: Mormonism in Its Global Dimensions - Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
• The Dynamics of LDS Growth in the Twenty-First Century - David G. Stewart, Jr.
• Vestige of Zion: Mormonism in Utah - Rick Phillips
• Gender, Belief Level, and Priesthood Authority in the LDS Church - Nancy Ross and Jessica Duckett Finnigan
• Framing Eternal Sexual Identity in a Shifting Cultural Landscape - Laura Vance and Scott Vance
• Changing Religious and Social Attitudes of Mormon Millennials in Contemporary American Society - Benjamin R. Knoll and Jana Riess
• Part III. Living Global Mormonism
• Mormons in North America, Latin America, the South Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Asia: An Overview - Matthew Martinich
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada: Historical Milestones and Contemporary Conversations from a Feminist Perspective - Christine L. Cusack
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico - Rex Eugene Cooper and Moroni Spencer Hernández de Olarte
• Mormons in Peru: Building Temples with Sacred Cornerstones and Holy Drywall - Jason Palmer and David C. Knowlton
• An Oak Tree Bearing International Fruit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil - Marcus H. Martins
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Islands of the Pacific - Riley M. Moffat and Fred E. Woods
• Lands of Contrast: Latter-day Saint Societies in New Zealand/Aotearoa and Australia - Ian G. Barber
• Contemporary Issues for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland and the United Kingdom - Alison Halford and Hazel O'Brien
• Persisting in a Secular Environment: Mormonism in the Low Countries - Walter E. A. van Beek, Ellen Decoo, and Wilfried Decoo
• Mormons in the Nordic Region - Julie K. Allen and Kim B. Östman
• The LDS Church in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia - David G. Stewart, Jr.
• To Recognize One's Face in That of a Foreigner: The Latter-day Saint Experience in West Africa - Russell Stevenson
• Finding Peace, Claiming Place: Black South African Women Navigating the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Caroline Kline
• The LDS Church in Contemporary Japan: Failure or Success? - Meagan Rainock and Shinji Takagi
• The Community of Christ (RLDS Church): Structuring Common Differences in the Philippines - David J. Howlett
• The History and Culture of Mormon Fundamentalism in the United States - Janet Benson Bennion
• Part IV. Mormon Ethnic and Racial Diversity in North America
• Building Community and Identity Among Black Latter-day Saints: Toward Completing the Flock Through Conference Connections - LaShawn C. Williams
• Lamanitas, The Spanish-speaking Hermanos: Latinos Loving Their Mormonism Even as They Remain the Other - Ignacio M. Garcia
• Views from Turtle Island: Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Mormon Entanglements - Thomas W. Murphy
• Part V. Final Concerns and Reflections
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Response to the 2019-20 Coronavirus Pandemic - Matthew T. Evans
• Summing Up: Problems and Prospects for a Global Church in the Twenty-first Century - Ryan T. Cragun