Mormonism category: 1202 books
Mormonism, the Matrix, and Me
My Journey from Kolob to Calvary
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Tracy Tennant's compelling and inspirational account of raising and homeschooling ten children as a devout Mormon mother; providing insight into Mormon lifestyle, practices, and beliefs. Tracy’s life as a Latter-day Saint was rich with humor and drama as she strived to live worthily as a temple-attending...
New Perspectives in Mormon Studies
Creating and Crossing Boundaries
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Scholarship in Mormon studies has often focused on a few key events and individuals in Mormon history. The essays collected by Quincy D. Newell and Eric F. Mason in this interdisciplinary volume expand the conversation.
One of the main purposes of this volume is to define and cross boundaries....
by Newell G. Bringhurst
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Originally published shortly after the LDS Church lifted its priesthood and temple restriction on black Latter-day Saints, Newell G. Bringhurst’s landmark work remains ever-relevant as both the first comprehensive study on race within the Mormon religion and the basis by which contemporary discussions...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Joseph Smith, founding prophet and martyr of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, personally wrote, dictated, or commissioned thousands of documents. Among these are several highly significant sources that scholars have used over and over again in their attempts to reconstruct the founding...
Exhibiting Mormonism
The Latter-day Saints and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
The 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, presented the Latter-day Saints with their first opportunity to exhibit the best of Mormonism for a national and an international audience after the abolishment of polygamy in 1890. The Columbian Exposition also marked the dramatic...
What Is Mormonism All About?
Answers to the 150 Most Commonly Asked Questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2002
Organized in a simple and easy-to-read format, this book aims to answer dozens of common questions concerning the people, practices, history, and culture of the Mormon faith. Are Mormons Christians? What is the Book of Mormon? How does Mormonism contrast with the world's other religions? What exactly...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Mormonism
Inspiring Explanations of the Basic Tenets of Mormonism
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2003
From its founding in pioneer times to the present day, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has been both mysterious and misunderstood - with some Protestant faiths not even recognizing the Mormons as Christians. This fascinating guide debunks the myths of Mormonism and reveals its history, faith and culture.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in 2008 and 2012, the public had come to regard...
by James E. Talmage
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
This book, one of the doctrinal classics by Elder James A. Talmage, contains 104 essays by Elder Talmage on various gospel topics that are unique to Mormonism. Topics include the Articles of Faith, the Book of Mormon and the Bible, prophets, apostles, modern revelation, laws and the constitution,...
Wrestling the Angel
The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
In this first volume of his magisterial study of the foundations of Mormon thought and practice, Terryl L. Givens offers a sweeping account of Mormon belief from its founding to the present day. Situating the relatively new movement in the context of the Christian tradition, he reveals that Mormonism...
by Jack Harrell
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Continuing a conversation as old as Mormonism itself, Jack Harrell explores the relationship between Mormonism and the writer. Mormons see the universe in mythic proportions. Their God is a creator, their devil a destroyer. This makes meaningful conflict fundamental to their worldview, and begs the...
Catholic and Mormon
A Theological Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
What could Roman Catholicism and Mormonism possibly have to learn from each other? On the surface, they seem to diverge on nearly every point, from their liturgical forms to their understanding of history. With its ancient roots, Catholicism is a continuous tradition, committed to the conservation...
A Voice of Warning and Instruction to All People (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Or, An Introduction to the Faith and Doctrine of the Church of Latter-
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. A Voice of Warning is a lively and passionate nineteenth-century argument for Mormonism. Written by Parley P. Pratt, one of the most colorful personalities in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by James E. Talmage
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
THE STORY OF MORMONISM by James E. Talmage of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a collection of lectures delivered by Dr. James E. Talmage at the University of Michigan, Cornell University, and elsewhere. The "Story" first appeared in print as a lecture report in the Improvement Era,...