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English
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The Spectrum of Apostasy : Mormonism, Early Christianity, and the Quest for True Religion in Antebellum America
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Approaching Antiquity : Joseph Smith and the Ancient World
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU
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229-245
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Matthew Bowman examines how the early Latter Day Saints challenged the Protestant narrative through proselyting pamphlets and tracts common at the time. He argues that the way these Latter-day Saints understood the cyclical processes of sacred history (i.e. apostasy and restoration) influenced the way they challenged or tried to find common ground with Protestant teachings.