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Title

[Introduction to] Joseph Smith Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries

Authors

Terryl Givens, University of RichmondFollow
Reid L. Nielson

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Description

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.

ISBN

9780195369786

Publication Date

12-2-2008

Publisher

Oxford University Press

City

New York

Keywords

Joseph Smith, Mormonism, Mormon church, Mormon history

School

School of Arts and Sciences

Department

English

Disciplines

Christian Denominations and Sects | Religion

Comments

Read the introduction to the book by clicking the Download button above.

Edited by Terryl L. Givens and Reid L. Neilson.

Recommended Citation

Neilson, Reid Larkin, and Terryl Givens, eds. Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals after Two Centuries. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.