Digging In Cumorah
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Digging In Cumorah
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Author : Mark D. Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Digging In Cumorah written by Mark D. Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Book of Mormon categories.
Despite being the founding scripture of a prominent religion, the Book of Mormon has escaped the attention of world scholars. Why is this? Thomas asks. To date, most research, conducted almost exclusively by Latter-day Saints, has been aimed at reconstructing the book's historical origins rather than at interpreting its message. In a sense, this begs readers to take the book seriously.Thomas wants to see prejudice, on the one hand, and over-reverence, on the other, set aside, to see people approach the Book of Mormon on its own terms. He follows the current direction in biblical studies. In determining the intent of a passage, he considers narrative patterns and literary forms. He does so both sensitively and honestly. He says he writes for the non-believer as well as for believers -- for seekers of a lost world and for those who seek a new one -- those who may have misplaced their world somewhere along the way.
The Book Of Mormon And Its Relationship With The Bible
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Author : David J. Richards
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-11-17
The Book Of Mormon And Its Relationship With The Bible written by David J. Richards and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-17 with Bible categories.
The Book of Mormon is an influential and controversial book. It launched a religious movement, has been believed by millions to be scripture, and has been derided by others as fraudulent. Despite this (or perhaps as a result), the book's contents have been subject to both academic neglect and popular myth. This book challenges some of that neglect by examining the Book of Mormon through the lens of its relationship with the Bible: a work which the Book of Mormon openly quotes and expects to be read alongside, and the only text which everyone agrees is connected to the Book of Mormon. Through close examination of the Book of Mormon text and biblical parallels, including three substantial case studies, this book examines the ways in which the Book of Mormon draws upon and interprets the biblical text. This book demonstrates the complexity with which the Book of Mormon handles biblical material, and the close correlation between its reading of the Bible and the Book of Mormon's own core themes.
By The Hand Of Mormon
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Author : Terryl L. Givens
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-09-11
By The Hand Of Mormon written by Terryl L. Givens and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-11 with Religion categories.
Finally, in exploring what Martin Marty refers to as the Book of Mormon's "revelatory appeal," Givens highlights the Book's role as the engine behind what may become the next world religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Excavating Mormon Pasts
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Author : Newell C. Bringhurst
language : en
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
Release Date : 2004-08-31
Excavating Mormon Pasts written by Newell C. Bringhurst and has been published by Greg Kofford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-31 with Religion categories.
Winner of the Special Book Award from the John Whitmer Historical Association Excavating Mormon Pasts assembles sixteen knowledgeable scholars from both LDS and the Community of Christ traditions who have long participated skillfully in this dialogue. It presents their insightful and sometimes incisive surveys of where the New Mormon History has come from and which fields remain unexplored. It is both a vital reference work and a stimulating picture of the New Mormon History in the early twenty-first century.
This Is My Doctrine The Development Of Mormon Theology
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Author : Charles R. Harrell
language : en
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
Release Date : 2011-08-05
This Is My Doctrine The Development Of Mormon Theology written by Charles R. Harrell and has been published by Greg Kofford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with Religion categories.
The principal doctrines defining Mormonism today often bear little resemblance to those it started out with in the early 1830s. This book shows that these doctrines did not originate in a vacuum but were rather prompted and informed by the religious culture from which Mormonism arose. Early Mormons, like their early Christian and even earlier Israelite predecessors, brought with them their own varied culturally conditioned theological presuppositions (a process of convergence) and only later acquired a more distinctive theological outlook (a process of differentiation). In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while attempting to uphold the integrity and authority of the scriptures. In the process, he probes three questions: How did Mormon doctrines develop? What are the scriptural underpinnings of these doctrines? And what do critical scholars make of these same scriptures? In this enlightening study, Harrell systematically peels back the doctrinal accretions of time to provide a fresh new look at Mormon theology. “This Is My Doctrine” will provide those already versed in Mormonism’s theological tradition with a new and richer perspective of Mormon theology. Those unacquainted with Mormonism will gain an appreciation for how Mormon theology fits into the larger Jewish and Christian theological traditions.
Interpreter A Journal Of Mormon Scripture Volume 1 2012
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Author : The Interpreter Foundation
language : en
Publisher: The Interpreter Foundation
Release Date : 2012-09-28
Interpreter A Journal Of Mormon Scripture Volume 1 2012 written by The Interpreter Foundation and has been published by The Interpreter Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-28 with Religion categories.
This is volume 1 (2012) of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture by Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on diverse topics such as charity in defending the kingdom, Nephi's esoteric exchange with the Spirit in 1 Nephi 11, the cultural context of Nephite apostasy, a book review of Temple Themes in the Book of Moses, a commentary on temple theology in John 17, a letter from John Sorenson to Michael Coe on Mesoamerica, atheist piety, a book review of Latter-day Scripture: Studies in the Book of Mormon, Mormonism and Wikipedia, and a book review of Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide.
Believing History
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Author : Richard Lyman Bushman
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2007-02-13
Believing History written by Richard Lyman Bushman and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-13 with Religion categories.
The eminent historian Richard Bushman here reflects on his faith and the history of his religion. By describing his own struggle to find a basis for belief in a skeptical world, Bushman poses the question of how scholars are to write about subjects in which they are personally invested. Does personal commitment make objectivity impossible? Bushman explicitly, and at points confessionally, explains his own commitments and then explores Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon from the standpoint of belief. Joseph Smith cannot be dismissed as a colorful fraud, Bushman argues, nor seen only as a restorer of religious truth. Entangled in nineteenth-century Yankee culture—including the skeptical Enlightenment—Smith was nevertheless an original who cut his own path. And while there are multiple contexts from which to draw an understanding of Joseph Smith (including magic, seekers, the Second Great Awakening, communitarianism, restorationism, and more), Bushman suggests that Smith stood at the cusp of modernity and presented the possibility of belief in a time of growing skepticism. When examined carefully, the Book of Mormon is found to have intricate subplots and peculiar cultural twists. Bushman discusses the book's ambivalence toward republican government, explores the culture of the Lamanites (the enemies of the favored people), and traces the book's fascination with records, translation, and history. Yet Believing History also sheds light on the meaning of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon today. How do we situate Mormonism in American history? Is Mormonism relevant in the modern world? Believing History offers many surprises. Believers will learn that Joseph Smith is more than an icon, and non-believers will find that Mormonism cannot be summed up with a simple label. But wherever readers stand on Bushman's arguments, he provides us with a provocative and open look at a believing historian studying his own faith.
Americanist Approaches To The Book Of Mormon
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Author : Elizabeth Fenton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-18
Americanist Approaches To The Book Of Mormon written by Elizabeth Fenton and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
As the sacred text of a modern religious movement of global reach, The Book of Mormon has undeniable historical significance. That significance, this volume shows, is inextricable from the intricacy of its literary form and the audacity of its historical vision. This landmark collection brings together a diverse range of scholars in American literary studies and related fields to definitively establish The Book of Mormon as an indispensable object of Americanist inquiry not least because it is, among other things, a form of Americanist inquiry in its own right--a creative, critical reading of "America." Drawing on formalist criticism, literary and cultural theory, book history, religious studies, and even anthropological field work, Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon captures as never before the full dimensions and resonances of this "American Bible."
Joseph Smith
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Author : Richard Lyman Bushman
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Joseph Smith written by Richard Lyman Bushman and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling also brilliantly evaluates the prophet’s bold contributions to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world.
Second Witness Analytical And Contextual Commentary On The Book Of Mormon
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Author : Brant A. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Second Witness Analytical And Contextual Commentary On The Book Of Mormon written by Brant A. Gardner and has been published by Greg Kofford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Religion categories.
Stop looking for the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerica and start looking for Mesoamerica in the Book of Mormon! Second Witness, a new six-volume series from Greg Kofford Books, takes a detailed, verse-by-verse look at the Book of Mormon. It marshals the best of modern scholarship and new insights into a consistent picture of the Book of Mormon as a historical document. Taking a faithful but scholarly approach to the text and reading it through the insights of linguistics, anthropology, and ethnohistory, the commentary approaches the text from a variety of perspectives: how it was created, how it relates to history and culture, and what religious insights it provides. The commentary accepts the best modern scholarship, which focuses on a particular region of Mesoamerica as the most plausible location for the Book of Mormon’s setting. For the first time, that location—its peoples, cultures, and historical trends—are used as the backdrop for reading the text. The historical background is not presented as proof, but rather as an explanatory context. The commentary does not forget Mormon’s purpose in writing. It discusses the doctrinal and theological aspects of the text and highlights the way in which Mormon created it to meet his goal of “convincing . . . the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.”