Against the wall
Subtitle: Johann Huber and the first Mormons in Austria
By: Roger P. Minert
Publisher: Religious Studies Center in cooperation with Deseet Book Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Provo, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780842529334
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Mormon Church; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; History
Description: Johann Huber was a simple farmer, but he was also a political figure in Haag who became controversial when he informed his neighbors of his Mormon baptism in Munich in 1900. For the next decade, he weathered relentless persecution from friends, neighbors, Catholic clerics, the local public school, and government officials. Despite attacks from determined opponents, Huber was extraordinarily loyal to his adopted faith and played a leading role in laying the foundation of the Mormon Church in Austria.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the first Latter-day Saints in Austria; title: Prologue : a farm and a farmer called Michlmayr; title: A ruckus in Rottenbach; title: From the frying pan into the fire (1900-1901); title: Huber's withdrawal from the Catholic Church; title: To confess or not to confess (1903-04); title: An uproar in Upper Austria; title: The pressure is off, or so it seems (1905-8); title: New challenges at home (1909-10); title: Peace at last and the later life of Michelmayr Johann Huber (1911-41); title: Conclusions; title: Bibliographic essay; title: Appendix A: Johann Huber's letter to the Ried County office (May 15, 1903); title: Appendix B : an interview with Huber grandson Wilhelm Hirschmann; title: Appendix C : the descendants of Michelmayr Johann Huber (1861-1941).