The Doctrine and Covenants Revelations in Context: The 37th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781609082024 | |
| Publisher: | Deseret Book Company | Publication: | January 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Deseret Book | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781609082024 |
| Publisher: | Deseret Book Company |
| Publication: | January 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Deseret Book |
| Language: | English |
As the capstone of our religion, the Doctrine and Covenants provides insights into the restored gospel of Jesus Christ not found in any of the other standard works. Here we find detailed information about priesthood offices, Church organizations, the Millennium, and a host of other topics only hinted at elsewhere.
An awareness of the background and development of Joseph Smith's revelations allows us to better understand their significance. The 37th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium will help readers gain that knowledge. Written by scholars trained in a variety of fields, the articles illuminate the setting in which Joseph received his revelations. This book will help Latter-day Saints appreciate the significant roles Joseph Smith's revelations have played, and continue to play, in the dispensation of the fulness of times.
Contributors include: Elder C. Maxwell Caldwell, J. Spencer Fluhman, Casey Paul Griffiths, Steven C. Harper, J.B. Haws, Frank F. Judd, Jr., Jennifer C. Lane, Kerry Muhlestein, Terrence L. Szink, Grant Underwood, and Robert J. Woodford.
As the capstone of our religion, the Doctrine and Covenants provides insights into the restored gospel of Jesus Christ not found in any of the other standard works. Here we find detailed information about priesthood offices, Church organizations, the Millennium, and a host of other topics only hinted at elsewhere.
An awareness of the background and development of Joseph Smith's revelations allows us to better understand their significance. The 37th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium will help readers gain that knowledge. Written by scholars trained in a variety of fields, the articles illuminate the setting in which Joseph received his revelations. This book will help Latter-day Saints appreciate the significant roles Joseph Smith's revelations have played, and continue to play, in the dispensation of the fulness of times.
Contributors include: Elder C. Maxwell Caldwell, J. Spencer Fluhman, Casey Paul Griffiths, Steven C. Harper, J.B. Haws, Frank F. Judd, Jr., Jennifer C. Lane, Kerry Muhlestein, Terrence L. Szink, Grant Underwood, and Robert J. Woodford.
