Sources

The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-oxford-handbook-of-mormonism.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-oxford-handbook-of-mormonism

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-oxford-handbook-of-mormonism,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-oxford-handbook-of-mormonism},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

This handbook gathers chapters from specialist scholars of Latter-day Saint history and practice, each addressing a specific topic such as temple ordinance directly rather than one editor summarizing the whole tradition secondhand. Its value rests on that direct specialist engagement with named topics. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any specific chapter's claims, and coverage depends on which topics contributors chose to address, so a topic this handbook does not cover in depth needs a different dedicated source. Use it for established scholarly facts about the topics its chapters directly address.

Facts

Citation

Author

Terryl L. Givens and Philip L. Barlow (eds.)

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

2015

URL

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-mormonism-9780199778362

Source Type

reference

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A scholarly handbook from a university press gathering chapters from specialist scholars of Latter-day Saint history and practice, each addressing a specific topic directly rather than one editor summarizing the tradition secondhand.

Notes

Scholarly reference on Latter-day Saint history, temple ordinance and practice.

Claims Backed By This Source (497 claims)

This source backs 497 claims across the atlas. As facts: 316 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 77 holds, 4 connected, 4 rejected Here, 4 held Differently. Plus 89 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Articles, 115 claims: 98 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 connected, 13 general references.
Denominations, 53 claims: 34 well-attested, 10 holds, 1 connected, 4 held Differently, 4 general references.
Doctrines, 34 claims: 13 well-attested, 8 holds, 4 rejected Here, 9 general references.
Practices, 34 claims: 25 well-attested, 4 holds, 5 general references.
States & Territories, 28 claims: 9 well-attested, 9 holds, 10 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 26 claims: 15 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 3 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 23 claims: 15 well-attested, 8 general references.
Historical Figures, 20 claims: 17 well-attested, 3 general references.
Sacred Sites, 16 claims: 5 well-attested, 7 holds, 4 general references.
Religious Offices, 15 claims: 10 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
New Religious Movements, 13 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Rituals, 12 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 5 holds, 2 general references.
Pilgrimage Routes, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Prayers, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Spread Events, 10 claims: 3 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
Pantheons, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Events, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Sacred Architecture, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Figures, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Dress & Vestments, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Scripture Portions, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.
Organizations, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Cities, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Realms, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Symbols, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Deities, 1 claims: 1 holds.
Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 1 claims: 1 holds.
Textual Witnesses, 1 claims: 1 general references.