Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries

Reid L. Neilson, Terryl L. Givens

OUP USA, 2009 - Religion - 284 pages

Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the modern world.

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User Review  - Brent Wilson - Goodreads

Very interesting combination of Mormon and non-Mormon scholars interpreting Joseph Smith from a number of perspectives. Standout chapters by Terryl Givens and Wayne Hudson, LDS and non-LDS respectively.

Contents

• Introduction: 3
• Joseph Smith American Culture: 31
• Melville and Joseph Smith: 47

About the author

TERRYL L. GIVENS is Professor of Religion and Literature at the University of Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion (2002) and The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (1997).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries; Oxford scholarship online: Religion module
• Editors: Reid L. Neilson, Terryl L. Givens
• Publisher: OUP USA, 2009
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 15, 2009
• ISBN: 0195369769, 9780195369762
• Length: 284 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious; Religion / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon); Religion / Christianity / Denominations; Religion / History; Religion / Leadership