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English
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"All the Truth Does Not Always Need to Be Told" : The LDS Church, Mormon History, and Religious Authority
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Out of Obscurity : Mormonism Since 1945
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New York, NY
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Oxford University Press
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318-340
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This chapter compares the LDS Church's changing approaches to its history with evangelical conflicts over biblical authority. [...] Latter-day Saint scholars and ecclesiastical leaders have offered divergent views on the proper approach to their history. Institutional policies have oscillated between openness and retrenchment, as illustrated in the content of church-sanctioned publications and by the amount of access the church has granted scholars to its archives. Despite a recent trend toward great openness, the issue remains unresolved. Indeed, just as conservative Protestants face ongoing conflicts over biblical authority, it seems likely that Latter-day Saints will endure uncertainty and angst over their history as long as their faith centers upon "a conviction about actual events" that are also subject to historical study and analysis. [From the text]