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

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Neilson, Reid L., 1972-
Givens, Terryl.
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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