Sports in Zion: Mormon Recreation, 1890-1940

by Richard Ian Kimball

Book Overview

Studies the central role that sports and leisure played in shaping the modern Mormon religion. This book explores how Mormon leaders tapped the potential of using recreation programs to ameliorate the problems of the city and inculcate morals and values in LDS youth. It also looks at the broader functions of recreation in society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252028570
• ISBN13: 9780252028571
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"