Joseph Smith, Jr.
Reappraisals After Two Centuries
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780199888047 | |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | December 2, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780199888047 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | December 2, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the modern world.
Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the modern world.
