Open canon : scriptures of the Latter Day Saint tradition / edited by Christine Elyse Blythe, Christopher James Blythe, Jay Burton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blythe, Christine Elyse, editor.

Blythe, Christopher James, editor.

Burton, Jay (Jay Alan), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Sacred books.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Latter Day Saint churches--Sacred books.

Latter Day Saint churches.

Genre:

Sacred books.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2022]

Summary:

The publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830 began a new scriptural tradition. Resisting the long-established closed biblical canon, the Book of Mormon posited that the Bible was incomplete and corrupted. With a commitment to an open canon, a variety of Latter Day Saint denominations have emerged, each offering their own scriptural works to accompany the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and other revelations of Joseph Smith. Open Canon breaks new ground as the first volume to examine these writings as a single spiritual heritage. Chapters cover both well-studied and lesser-studied works, introducing readers to scripture dictated by nineteenth- and twentieth-century revelators such as James Strang, Lucy Mack Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Harry Edgar Baker, and Charles B. Thompson, among others. Contributors detail how various Latter Day Saint denominations responded to scriptures introduced during the ministry of Joseph Smith and how churches have employed the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Lectures of Faith over time. Bringing together studies from across denominational boundaries, this book considers what we can learn about Latter Day Saint resistance to the closed canon and the nature of a new American scriptural tradition.--Back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS

1. Opening the Canon: A New Scriptural Tradition / Christopher Fames Blythe

2. Anchored in Revelation: Scripture and Schism in the Restoration / Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp

3. Revelation, Scripture, and Authority in the Latter Day Saint Diaspora, 1840-1870 / Richard L. Saunders

pt. II RECEPTION OF JOSEPH SMITH'S REVELATIONS

4. Books of Mormon: Latter-day Saints, Latter Day Saints, and the Book of Mormon / Joseph M. Spencer

5. The Church of Christ (Temple Lot): A Solae Scripturae Mormonism / Chrystal Vanel

6. Joseph Smiths Letter from Liberty Jail: A Study in Canonization / Kathleen Flake

7. Lectures on Faith in the Latter Day Saint Tradition / Christine Elyse Blythe

pt. III CASE STUDIES IN NEW SCRIPTURE: NINETEENTH CENTURY

8. Lucy Mack Smith and Her Sacred Text / Janiece Johnson

9. Strangite Scripture / Christopher James Blythe

10. The Book of Enoch "Revised, Corrected, and the Missing Parts Restored" / Christopher James Blythe

11. William Bickerton's Cooperative Views on Scripture and Revelation / Daniel P. Stone

12. Scriptures for the Children of Zion: The Revelations of Sidney and Phebe Rigdon / Jay Burton

pt. IV CASE STUDIES IN NEW SCRIPTURE: TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES

13. Harry Edgar Baker and The Word of the Lord / Christopher James Blythe

14. The Levitical Writings of the House of Aaron / Casey Paul Griffiths

15. The Hidden Records of Central Utah and the Struggle for Religious Authority / Christopher C. Smith

16. Matthew Philip Gill, Joseph Smith, and the Dynamics of Mormon Schism / Matthew Bowman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781647690816

1647690811

9781647690823

164769082X

OCLC:

1346315478