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English
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When I Have Fears : The Perils of a 'Fin de Siecle' Mormon Historian
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Temple, Town Tradition : The Collected Historical Essays of Lance D. Chase
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Salt Lake City
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Publishers Press
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171-184
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Disturbed by some excommunications of intellectual associates, Chase was reminded of a time when his religious orthodoxy was questioned. He had been teaching that Church leaders can and do make mistakes. In this article, he addresses the conflicts between faith and history, and the difficulty a historian has in presenting the facts without seeming to encourage dissent.