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Joseph Smith, Jr : reappraisals after two centuries / edited by Reid L. Neilson and Terryl L. Givens.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
- Smith, Joseph.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of 19th century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, 15 scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy.
- Contents:
- Prophets in America circa 1830 : Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nat Turner, Joseph Smith / Richard H. Brodhead
- Joseph Smith, American culture, and the origins of Mormonism / Klaus J. Hansen
- "I love all men who dive" : Herman Melville and Joseph Smith / Richard Dilworth Rust
- The metaphysical Joseph Smith / Catherine L. Albanese
- Joseph Smith vs. John C. Calhoun : the state's rights dilemma and early Mormon history / James B. Allen
- Joseph Smith and creation of the sacred / Richard Lyman Bushman
- Joseph Smith : prophecy, process, and plenitude / Terryl L. Givens
- Visions, revelations, and courage in Joseph Smith / Douglas J. Davies
- Seeking the face of the Lord : Joseph Smith and the first temple tradition / Margaret Barker and Kevin Christensen
- Tracking the sincere believer : "authentic" religion and the enduring legacy of Joseph Smith Jr. / Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
- The possibility of Joseph Smith : some evangelical probings / Richard J. Mouw
- The prophethood of Joseph Smith / Wayne Hudson
- Joseph Smith and nineteenth-century Mormon mappings of Asian religions / Reid L. Neilson
- Studying Joseph Smith Jr. : a guide to the sources / David J. Whittaker.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-536976-9
- 9786611980764
- 1-281-98076-5
- 0-19-970869-X
- OCLC:
- 299391678
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