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Upon its 1945 release, one of the book's earliest critics was Vardis Fisher, a prolific novelist and former Latter-day Saint. [12] In his review for the New York Times, Fisher approved of Brodie's "painstaking" work and praised her "excellent analysis of the early appeal of Mormonism," but he was unconvinced of Brodie's theory that Smith was a ...
Black and Mormon (2004) edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith [2] The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions (2001), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Ron Rhodes; An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (2002) by Grant H. Palmer, who was disfellowshipped for its publication in 2004
The term "Mormon" is a nickname given to the Latter-day Saint community and based on the name of one of the central spiritual texts of the religion, the Book of Mormon. It is a phrase used in the LDS Church's "I'm a Mormon" campaign to describe the church's members.
Mormon handcart pioneers are memorialized on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.. The Mormon religion is predicated on what are said to be historical events such as the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the historicity of the Book of Mormon, which describes a detailed pre-Columbian history of the Americas. [1]
A review of An Insider's View of Mormon Origins; A Summary of Five Reviews of Grant Palmer's "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" of Palmer's book by LDS apologists at F.A.I.R. (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) A Reply to FARMS and the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute, by Ron Priddis of Signature Books
Mormon book dealer Curt Bench listed this book among 50 important books on Mormonism in its first 150 years, including it as one of six "anti-Mormon" titles on the list. [1] The book has been described by Dean Helland of Oral Roberts University as "the heavyweight of all books on Mormonism". [2] However, D. Michael Quinn, a Mormon historian at ...
This specific book was worth more too because it was the final printed edition before the founder of the Mormon religion was killed. In the end, Adam ended up selling the book to Rick for a smooth ...
Dialogue reviewed the book as "a courageous addition to the many retellings of Book of Mormon stories that dot the landscape of Mormon literature." [ 8 ] Rebecca Bateman, in a review on the Association of Mormon Letters blog, critiqued it for issues with characterization and for anachronisms in the text.