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English
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Mormon Origins : The Church in New York and Ohio
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Excavating Mormon Pasts : The New Historiography of the Last Half Century
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Salt Lake City
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Greg Kofford Books
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53-86
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[2005 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Article Award of Excellence]
'From almost the beginning of what has been called the New Mormon History a debate has been raging in Mormon intellectual (and in some not so intellectual) circles about the nature of Mormon history. . . .Tensions essentially revolve around Mormonism's long-standing merger of history and theology and the inevitable problem this situation creates when historical interpretation does not always [match] previous faith perceptions. . . .This essay will examine these themes as they have been played out in the New Mormon History during the last thirty years and will conclude with some suggestions for continued exploration of the early Mormon experience in New York and Ohio.' (taken from the author's introduction)