The Mormons (miniseries)

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The Mormons is a four-hour

Frontline and American Experience
.

Content

The first segment is about the

Mountain Meadows massacre
.

The second segment is about the contemporary LDS Church. It profiles

homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The final parts cover Mormonism and women
and the personal growth experienced by returned missionaries.

Reviews

Boston Globe criticised the documentary: "The Mormons brims with informed talking heads – church historians, journalists, church elders, and a constellation of happy Mormons. It would have helped to identify Mormon from non-Mormon but never mind. Mitt Romney appears briefly in a film clip but is never heard from; according to PBS, he declined to participate."[2] Reuters however said: "If there is a weak point to this hugely informative and watchable series, it may be the amount of time allocated in the second night to the practice of Mormon missions and the church's heavy-handed approach to critics. Regardless, this is a brilliant work on a engaging topic."[3] The Nation was also disappointed by this documentary.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 30, 2007), "Modern-Day Look at History of the Latter-Day Saints", The New York Times
  2. ^ Allis, Sam (April 27, 2007), "A gripping look at foundations of Mormon faith", The Boston Globe
  3. ^ Garron, Barry (April 29, 2007), The Mormons" a fascinating PBS documentary, Reuters
  4. ^ von Hoffman, Nicholas (May 2, 2007), "Mormons, in a Flattering Light", The Nation

Further reading

External links

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