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English
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The Place of Joseph Smith in the Development of American Religion: A Historiographical Inquiry
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The Prophet Puzzle: Interpretive Essays on Joseph Smith
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Signature Books
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"Since 1830 hundreds of gallons of printer's ink have filled thousands of reams of paper with millions of words on the relationship between Joseph Smith and the development of religion in America. Many writers working independently have come to similar conclusions, but most have tended to fall into several categories ranging somewhere between two extremes. On the one hand, Mormons have argued that their church was the restored church of Christ-- a unique creation-- and that other religious organizations were either corrupt or precursors. At the other extreme, those antagonistic to the church have tended to see Mormonism and Joseph Smith as frauds or delusions. Other positions have ranged between these extremes, some viewing Mormonism as Joseph Smith's creation but as authentic religious experience, others seeing it as growing from the religious interests of early nineteenth-century America. This essay explores the views of various writers and offers some suggestions for future research." [Abstract from chapter]
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A[n] Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions, And of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records
A Reply to Dr. Bushman
A Tentative Approach to the Book of Abraham
A Translation and Commentary of the Joseph Smith Hypocephalus
Awakenings in the Burned-Over District : New Light on the Historical Setting of the First Vision
Brodie Revisited : A Reappraisal
Building the City of God : Community and Cooperation among the Mormons
Circumstantial Confirmation of the First Vision Through Reminiscences
Early Days of Mormonism, Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo
Essentials in Church History
From Occult to Cult with Joseph Smith : A Newly Found Document Confirming the Mormon Prophet's Early Money Digging
Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon : A Preliminary Survey
History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve
Joseph Smith Among the Egyptians
Joseph Smith, An American Muhammad? An Essay on the Perils of Historical Analogy
Joseph Smith and His Mormon Empire
Joseph Smith and the Restoration : A History of the Church to 1846
Joseph Smith, Jr., as a Translator : An Inquiry
Joseph Smith: Martyr, Prophet of God
Joseph Smith Prophet-Statesman
Joseph Smith's 1826 Trial : The Legal Setting
Joseph Smith : Seeker After Truth, Prophet of God
Joseph Smith's First Vision : The First Vision in its Historical Context
Joseph Smith's New England Heritage
Joseph Smith's New York Reputation Reappraised
Joseph Smith, the Man and the Seer
Joseph Smith, the Prophet, His Family and His Friends
Joseph Smith : The Verdict of Depth Psychology
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites
Life of Joseph the Prophet
Mormon Portraits or The Truth About the Mormon Leaders from 1830 to 1886
New Light on Mormon Origins From the Palmyra Revival
No, Ma'am, That's Not History
Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism
Peepstone Joe and the Peck Manuscript
Psychological Tests for the Authorship of the Book of Mormon
Revelation in Mormonism : Its Character and Changing Forms
Secular or Sectarian History? : A Critique of No Man Knows My History
Sex and Marriage in Utopian Communities
The Breathing Permit of Hor : A Translation of the Apparent Source of the Book of Abraham
The City of the Saints and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
The Early Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
The First Vision Story Revived
The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Life of Joseph Smith, the Prophet
The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri : An Egyptian Endowment
The Mormons and the American Frontier
The Myth Makers
The Prophet of Palmyra
The Reliability of the Early History of Lucy and Joseph Smith
The Restored Church
The Significance of Joseph Smith's 'First Vision' In Mormon Thought
The Spalding Theory Then and Now
The Story of the Latter-day Saints
The Story of the Mormons : From the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901
The True Origin of The Book of Mormon
Who wrote the Book of Mormon?