Joseph Smith, Jr. : reappraisals after two centuries / edited by Reid L. Neilson and Terryl L. Givens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neilson, Reid L., 1972-

Givens, Terryl

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.

Smith, Joseph.

Physical Description:

xi, 284 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Contents:

Part I American Prophet

1 Introduction / Reid L. Neilson, Terryl L. Givens 3

2 Prophets in America circa 1830: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nat Turner, Joseph Smith / Richard H. Brodhead 13

3 Joseph Smith, American Culture, and the Origins of Mormonism / Klaus J. Hansen 31

4 "I Love All Men Who Dive": Herman Melville and Joseph Smith / Richard Dilworth Rust 47

5 The Metaphysical Joseph Smith / Catherine L. Albanese 65

6 Joseph Smith vs. John C. Calhoun: The States' Rights Dilemma and Early Mormon History / James B. Allen 73

Part II Sacred Encounters

7 Joseph Smith and Creation of the Sacred / Richard Lyman Bushman 93

8 Joseph Smith: Prophecy, Process, and Plenitude / Terryl L. Givens 107

9 Visions, Revelations, and Courage in Joseph Smith / Douglas J. Davies 119

10 Seeking the Face of the Lord: Joseph Smith and the First Temple Tradition / Margaret Barker, Kevin Christensen 143

Part III Prophetic Legacy

11 Tracking the Sincere Beliver. "Authentic" Religion and the Enduring Legacy of Joseph Smith Jr. / Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp 175

12 The Possibility of Joseph Smith: Some Evangelical Probings / Richard J. Mouw 189

13 The Prophethood of Joseph Smith / Wayne Hudson 201

14 Joseph Smith and Nineteenth-Century Mormon Mappings of Asian Religions / Reid L. Neilson 209

15 Studying Joseph Smith Jr.: A Guide to the Sources / David J. Whittaker 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780195369786

0195369785

9780195369762

0195369769

OCLC:

214322801