Background
Winn, Kenneth Hugh was born on June 27, 1953 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of John Hugh and Elaine (Spoor) Winn.
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Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion)
(Using the concept of "classical republicanism" in his ana...)
Using the concept of "classical republicanism" in his analysis, Kenneth Winn argues against the common view that the Mormon religion was an exceptional phenomenon representing a countercultural ideology fundamentally subversive to American society. Rather, he maintains, both the Saints and their enemies affirmed republican principles, but in radically different ways. Winn identifies the 1830 founding of the Mormon church as a religious protest against the pervasive disorder plaguing antebellum America, attracting people who saw the libertarianism, religious pluralism, and market capitalism of Jacksonian America as threats to the Republic. While non-Mormons shared the perception that the Union was in danger, many saw the Mormons as one of the chief threats. General fear of Joseph Smith and his followers led to verbal and physical attacks on the Saints, which reinforced the Mormons' conviction that America had descended into anarchy. By 1846, violent opposition had driven Mormons to the uninhabited Great Salt Lake Basin.
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- BY Winn, Kenneth H ( Author ) { Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion) By Winn, Kenneth H ( Author ) Aug - 19- 1990 ( Paperback ) }
- EXILES IN A LAND OF LIBERTY - MORMONS IN AMERICAN 1830 - 1846 (1989 first edition University of North Carolina Press. IS...)
- Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion) (Using the concept of "classical republicanism" ...)
Kenneth Hugh Winn
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Bachelor, Colorado State University, 1975. Master of Arts, Colorado State University, 1977. AM, Washington University, 1979.
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1985.
Career
Resident historian, Missouri History Society, St. Louis, 1987-1990;
journal editor, Missouri History Society, St. Louis, 1987-1991;
director publications, Missouri History Society, St. Louis, 1989-1991;
state archivist, Secretary State, Jefferson City, Missoury, since 1991. Visiting assistant professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1984-1987, adjunct assistant professor,1987-1990, Adjunct Professor, since 1991. Consultant St. Louis Art Museum, 1989-1990.
Deputy coordinator Missouri History Records advisory board, since 1991. Advisory board Missouri Center for Book,1993-1997. Board directors Missouri Conference History, 1991-1995, president, 1994-1995.
Vice chair Missouri Board Geography Place Names, since 1995.
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Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion)
(Using the concept of "classical republicanism" in his ana...)
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Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion)
(Using the concept of "classical republicanism" in his ana...)
- BY Winn, Kenneth H ( Author ) { Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion) By Winn, Kenneth H ( Author ) Aug - 19- 1990 ( Paperback ) }
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EXILES IN A LAND OF LIBERTY - MORMONS IN AMERICAN 1830 - 1846
(1989 first edition University of North Carolina Press. IS...)
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Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846 (Studies in Religion)
Membership
Member National Association Government Archives and Records Administrators (publications committee since 1996), American History Association, Organization American Historians, Council State History Records Coordinators (chair steering committee since 1997), Society Historians Early American Republic.
Connections
Married Karen Anderson, June 13, 1981. Children: Alice Anderson, David Dysart.
