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The 10 Most Important Things You Can Say to a Mormonby Ron RhodesISBN 0736905340 (0-7369-0534-0)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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Answering Mormons' Questionsby Bill McKeeverISBN 155661201X (1-55661-201-X)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Answering Mormons' Questions'Book summary:Simple biblical explanations to the most common questions that Mormons ask. An ideal lay-witnessing tool. [via]
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Approaching Zionby Hugh Nibley, Don E. NortonISBN 0875792529 (0-87579-252-9)
Hardcover, Deseret Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Approaching Zion'Book summary:Approaching Zion is LDS scholar and social critic Hugh Nibley's most popular book. More accessible than many of his scholarly works, it is replete with Nibley's trademark humor and startling insights into history, religion and life.
Well known and beloved in its text form, most of the essays in this book were originally delivered as speeches. This audio version, read by the author's son, Thomas Hugh Nibley, evokes the original delivery of Hugh Nibley the speaker with his slashing wit, profound scholarship, and burning faith.
In Approaching Zion, Hugh Nibley gives thinkers reason to believe, and believers something to think about.
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Articles of Faithby James E. TalmageISBN 1591562821 (1-59156-282-1)
Hardcover, Covenant Communications Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Articles of Faith'Book summary:The Articles of Faith: A Series of Lectures on the Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an 1899 book by James E. Talmage about doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The name of the book is taken from the LDS Church's "Articles of Faith", an 1842 creed written by Joseph Smith. Smith's "Articles of Faith" became part of the LDS Church's scriptural canon in 1880 as part of the Pearl of Great Price. In 1891, when the First Presidency of the LDS Church asked Talmage to produce a work of theology that could be used in church schools, Talmage decided to use Smith's Articles of Faith as an outline of his work. He first delivered the material that he would organize into a book in a series of lectures delivered in 1893 at Latter-day Saints' University in Salt Lake City, Utah, which Talmage was the president of at the time. First published in 1899, Talmage's work is composed of 24 chapters. The first edition was published by the LDS Church, and has gone through over 50 English-language editions. It has also been translated and published in 13 other languages. The book continues to be published today by Deseret Book, a publishing company owned by the church. Like Talmage's later work Jesus the Christ, Articles of Faith is today regarded as a Mormon classic. For many years, Articles of Faith and Jesus the Christ were among the few non-scriptural works that full-time LDS Church missionaries were asked to study [via]
Becoming Godsby Richard AbanesISBN 0736913556 (0-7369-1355-6)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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Believing Christ: The Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good Newsby Stephen E. RobinsonISBN 1570089264 (1-57008-926-4)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Believing Christ: The Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good News'Book summary:Author Stephen Robinson illustrates the power of the Savior as he uses analogies and parables, such as his own bicycle story, and scriptures and personal experiences in this moving, best-selling book. Mortals have finite liabilities, he explains, and Jesus has unlimited assets. By merging the two, exaltation can come. As long as we progress in some degree, the Lord will be pleased and will bless us. We must not only believe in Christ but also believe him believe that he has the power to exalt us, that he can do what he claims. People will better understand the doctrines of mercy, justification, and salvation by grace after reading this book.
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The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Editionby Grant HardyISBN 025207341X (0-252-07341-X)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition'Book summary:The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel.
The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians.
The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.
After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, the a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language.
In due course the plates were delivered to Joseph Smith, who translated them by the gift and power of God. The record is now published in many languages as a new and additional witness that Jesus Christ is the Sone of the living God and that all who will come unto him and obey the laws and ordinances of his gospel may be saved.
Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: "I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
In addition to Joseph Smith, the Lord provided for eleven others to see the gold plates for themselves and to be special witnesses of the truth and divinity of the Book of Mormon. Their written testimonies are included herewith as "The Testimony of Three Witnesses" and "The Testimony of Eight Witnesses."
We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and the to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3-5.)
Those who gain this divine witness from the holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah. [via]
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The Book of Mormonby Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsISBN 1570087512 (1-57008-751-2)
Hardcover, Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
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The Book of Mormonby Joseph SmithISBN 0830902732 (0-8309-0273-2)
Softcover, Herald Pub House
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THE BOOK OF MORMON is one of the most influential as well as controversialÂreligious documents in American history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. I t contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas, and also explains that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. The golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith, Jr., under the guidance of an angel, Moroni. From this divine revelation, Smith founded the Mormon sect, which is now comprised of more than 12.5 million members worldwide. [via] -
Book of Mormon 1920by Joseph SmithISBN 0766133338 (0-7661-3333-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephiby Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsISBN 1592975011 (1-59297-501-1)
Softcover, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Hardcover, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi: ISBN 1592975011 (1-59297-501-1)
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christby Joseph SmithISBN 038551316X (0-385-51316-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ'Book summary:For the twelve million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide (six million in the United States), The Book of Mormon is literally the word of God, a companion volume to the Bible that contains the everlasting gospel. With the faith now of one of the fastest-growing religions in the country, Doubleday is proud to publish this first official trade edition of The Book of Mormon by special arrangement with the Church.
According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by generations of prophets, quoted and abridged by the prophet-historian Mormon, and buried in the ground by Mormons son, Moroni. Fourteen centuries later, in 1823, the angel Moroni led Joseph Smith to the plates hidden in a hillside in upstate New York. Smith translated the ancient language into English through divine revelation.
The Book of Mormon narrates the historical, religious, political, and military events that shaped and continue to inform the Churchs teachings. The publication of this edition offers the opportunity to explore one of the largest denominations in America today. [via]More editions of The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ:
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Book of Mormon of 1830by Joseph SmithISBN 083090025X (0-8309-0025-X)
Hardcover, Herald Pub House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book of Mormon of 1830'Book summary:An Account Written BY THE HAND OF MORMON UPON PLATES TAKEN FROM THE PLATES OF NEPHI Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the LamanitesWritten to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel; and also to Jew and GentileWritten by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelationWritten and sealed up, and hid up unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyedTo come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereofSealed by the hand of Moroni, and hid up unto the Lord, to come forth in due time by way of the GentileThe interpretation thereof by the gift of God. An abridgment taken from the Book of Ether also, which is a record of the people of Jared, who were scattered at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people, when they were building a tower to get to heavenWhich is to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off foreverAnd also to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL GOD, manifesting himself unto all nationsAnd now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment-seat of Christ. TRANSLATED BY JOSEPH SMITH, JUN. THE TESTIMONY OF THREE WITNESSES Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of Jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken. And we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for his voice hath declared it unto us; wherefore we know of a surety that the work is true. And we also testify that we have seen the engravings which are upon the plates; and they have been shown unto us by the power of God, and not of man. And we declare with words of soberness, that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought and laid before our eyes, that we beheld and saw the plates, and the engravings thereon; and we know that it is by the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that we beheld and bear record that these things are true. And it is marvelous in our eyes. Nevertheless, the voice of the Lord commanded us that we should bear record of it; wherefore, to be obedient unto the commandments of God, we bear testimony of these things. And we know that if we are faithful in Christ, we shall rid our garments of the blood of all men, and be found spotless before the judgment-seat of Christ, and shall dwell with him eternally in the heavens. And the honor be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, which is one God. Amen. OLIVER COWDERY DAVID WHITMER MARTIN HARRIS THE TESTIMONY OF EIGHT WITNESSES Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That Joseph Smith, Jun., the translator of this work, has shown unto us the plates of which hath been spoken, which have the appearance of gold; and as many of the leaves as the said Smith has translated we did handle with our hands; and we also saw the engravings thereon, all of which has the appearance of ancient work, and of curious workmanship. And this we bear record with words of soberness, that the said Smith has shown unto us, for we have seen and hefted, and know of a surety that the said Smith has got the plates of which we have spoken. And we give our names unto the world, to witness unto the world that which we have seen. And we lie not, God bearing witness of it. CHRISTIAN WHITMER JACOB WHITMER PETER WHITMER, JUN. JOHN WHITMER HIRAM PAGE JOSEPH SMITH, SEN. HYRUM SMITH SAMUEL H. SMITH [via]
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By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyriby Charles M. LarsonISBN 0962096326 (0-9620963-2-6)
Softcover, Inst for Religious Research
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The Changing World of Mormonismby Jerald TannerISBN 0802412343 (0-8024-1234-3)
Softcover, Moody Pub
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A Different Jesus?: The Christ Of The Latter-day Saintsby Robert L. MilletISBN 0802828760 (0-8028-2876-0)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Are Latter-day Saints Christian, or do they worship a different Jesus? In this engaging book based on the foundational Mormon documents, Robert Millet clearly explains why Latter-day Saints claim to be Christians and compares their understanding of Jesus with the views of traditional Christian believers.
A leading Mormon scholar who has spent much of his career in conversation with traditional Christians and their writings, Millet discusses what constitutes Christianity and examines how the Latter-day Saints fit or do not fit within that rubric. Intended to inform rather than to convince or persuade, A Different Jesus? clears away misconceptions and doctrinal distortions that characterize more polemical works about Mormonism. Millet points out the many beliefs that Latter-day Saints hold in common with traditional Christians, yet he also emphasizes differences where they exist.
A Different Jesus? initiates and will foster a significant dialogue between Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians. Of special value are a lengthy chapter that answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Mormonism, a glossary showing how key theological terms are defined by Latter-day Saints, and evangelical scholar Richard Mouw's foreword and afterword, which help set an agenda for future discussions between these rich religious traditions. [via]More editions of A Different Jesus?: The Christ Of The Latter-day Saints:
Early Mormon Documentsby Dan VogelISBN 1560850728 (1-56085-072-8)
Hardcover, Signature Books
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Early Mormonism and the Magic World Viewby D. Michael QuinnISBN 1560850892 (1-56085-089-2)
Softcover, Signature Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Early Mormonism and the Magic World View'Book summary:In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith's upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith's world was inhabited by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He explains that the Smith family's treasure digging was not unusual for the times and is vital to understanding how early Mormons interpreted developments in their history in ways that differ from modern perceptions. Quinn's impressive research provides a much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism. This thoroughly researched examination into occult traditions surrounding Smith, his family, and other founding Mormons cannot be understated. Among the practices no longer a part of Mormonism are the use of divining rods for revelation, astrology to determine the best times to conceive children and plant crops, the study of skull contours to understand personality traits, magic formulae utilized to discover lost property, and the wearing of protective talismans. Ninety-four photographs and illustrations accompany the text. [via]
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From Housewife to Hereticby Sonia JohnsonISBN 0385174942 (0-385-17494-2)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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From Housewife to Heretic: One Woman's Spiritual Awakening and Her Excommunication from the Mormon Churchby Sonia Johnson, Lorretta BarrettISBN 1877617016 (1-877617-01-6)
Softcover, WildFire Books
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The God Makersby Dave Hunt, Ed DeckerISBN 1565077172 (1-56507-717-2)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The God Makers'Book summary:"This book is dynamite! The most powerful thing I've read on the subject. Get your Mormon friends to read it."
--Dr. John MacArthur
Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church, CAMormons claim to follow the same God and the same Jesus as Christians. They also state that their gospel comes from the Bible. But are they telling the truth? The God Makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the rituals and doctrines of the Mormon Church, reveals the inner workings and beliefs of Mormonism. Through personal interviews and well-documented evidence, you'll discover the true nature of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its hidden worldwide agenda.
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The God Makersby Ed DeckerISBN 0890814023 (0-89081-402-3)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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--Dr. John MacArthur
Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church, CAMormons claim to follow the same God and the same Jesus as Christians. They also state that their gospel comes from the Bible. But are they telling the truth? The God Makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the rituals and doctrines of the Mormon Church, reveals the inner workings and beliefs of Mormonism. Through personal interviews and well-documented evidence, you'll discover the true nature of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its hidden worldwide agenda.
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Great Apostacyby James TalmageISBN 0875798438 (0-87579-843-8)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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How Wide the Divide?: A Mormon & an Evangelical in Conversationby Craig L. Blomberg, Stephen E. RobinsonISBN 0830819916 (0-8308-1991-6)
Softcover, Intervarsity Pr
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I Love Mormons: A New Way To Share Christ With Latter-day Saintsby David L. RoweISBN 0801065224 (0-8010-6522-4)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Jesus the Christby James TalmageISBN 157734958X (1-57734-958-X)
Hardcover, Covenant Communications Inc
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Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Missionby James E. TalmageISBN 0877479038 (0-87747-903-8)
Hardcover, Deseret Book Co
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Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah And His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient And Modernby James E. TalmageISBN 1425367321 (1-4253-6732-1)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Joseph Smith: The First Mormonby Donna HillISBN 156085118X (1-56085-118-X)
Softcover, Signature Books
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Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonismby Richard L. BushmanISBN 0252060121 (0-252-06012-1)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rollingby Richard L. Bushman, Jed WoodworthISBN 1400077532 (1-4000-7753-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling'Book summary:Joseph Smith, Americas preeminent visionary and prophet, rose from a modest background to found the largest indigenous Christian church in American history. Without the benefit of wealth, education, or social position, he published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three; organized a church when he was twenty-four; and founded cities, built temples, and attracted thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Rather than perishing with him, Mormonism migrated to the Rocky Mountains, flourished there, and now claims millions of followers worldwide.
In Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, Richard Bushman, an esteemed American cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, tells how Smith formed a new religion from the ground up. Moving beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud, the book explores the inner workings of his personalityhis personal piety, his temper, his affection for family and friends, and his incredible determination. It describes how he received revelations and why his followers believed them.
Smith was a builder of cities. He sought to form egalitarian, just, and open communities under God and laid out a plan for ideal cities, which he hoped would fill the world. Adopted as the model for hundreds of Mormon settlements in the West, Smiths urban vision may have left a more lasting imprint on the landscape than that of any other American.
He was controversial from his earliest years. His followers honored him as a man who spoke for God and restored biblical religion. His enemies maligned him as a dangerous religious fanatic, an American Mohammad, and drove the Mormons from every place in which they settled. Smiths ultimate assassination by an armed mob raises the question of whether American democracy can tolerate visionaries.
The book gives more attention to Joseph Smiths innovative religious thought than any previous biography. As Bushman writes, His followers derived their energy and purpose from the religious world he brought into being. Some of the teachings were controversial, such as property redistribution and plural marriage, but Smiths revelations also delved into cosmology and the history of God. They spoke of the origins of the human personality and the purpose of life. While thoroughly Christian, Smith radically reconceived the relationship between humans and God. The book evaluates the Mormon prophets bold contributions to Christian theology and situates him culturally in the modern world.
Published on the two hundredth anniversary of Smiths birth, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling is an in-depth portrayal of the mysterious figure behind one of the worlds fastest growing faiths. [via]More editions of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling:
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Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bibleby Joseph Smith, Paul A. WellingtonISBN 0830900322 (0-8309-0032-2)
Hardcover, Herald Pub House
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The Kingdom of the Cultsby Walter Martin, Hank HanegraaffISBN 1556617143 (1-55661-714-3)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Kingdom of the Cults'Book summary:The authoritative reference work on major cult systems for nearly forty years. Working closely together, Ravi Zacharias and Managing Editors Jill and Kevin Rische daughter of Dr. Martin have updated and augmented the work with new material. This book will continue as a crucial tool in countercult ministry and in evangelism for years to come. Among cults and religions included are: Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, New Age Cults, the Unification Church, Baha'i Faith, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and more. [via]
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Softcover, Baker Pub Group - The Kingdom of the Cults: ISBN 0871233002 (0-87123-300-2)
Hardcover, Bethany Fellowship - The Kingdom of the Cults: ISBN 0871237962 (0-87123-796-2)
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The Kingdom of the Cults/Limitedby Walter MartinISBN 1556612648 (1-55661-264-8)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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The Kingdom of the Cults has been the authoritative reference work on major cult systems for more than forty years. In an era of rapid cult growth worldwide, Christians today need the information in this book more than ever. It will equip readers from every walk of life to use biblical truth to counter the efforts of cults to masquerade as mainstream Christians.
Working closely together, Ravi Zacharias and managing editors Jill and Kevin Rische have updated and augmented the work with new material. This book will continue as a crucial tool in countercult ministry and in evangelism for years to come. Among cults and religions included are Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, New Age cults, the Unification Church, Baha'i Faith, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. [via]More editions of The Kingdom of the Cults/Limited:
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Letters to a Mormon Elderby James R. WhiteISBN 155661344X (1-55661-344-X)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters to a Mormon Elder'Book summary:Incorporating the most recent research and solid biblical truth, Letters To A Mormon Elder is a series of personal letters written to a fictional Mormon missionary. Examining the teaching and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the book brings a relational approach to material usually presented in textbook style. James White draws from his extensive apologetics ministry to thousands of Mormons in presenting the truth of Christianity.
With well-defined arguments, James White provides readers with insight and understanding into:
the Book of Mormon.
the prophecies, visions, and teachings of Joseph Smith.
other major historical issues relevant to the claims of the LDS Church.
the theological implications of the doctrines of Mormonism.
This marvelous new study is a valuable text for Christians who talk with Mormons and is an ideal book to be read by Mormons.
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Marvelous Work and a Wonderby Legrand RichardsISBN 0875793274 (0-87579-327-4)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marvelous Work and a Wonder'Book summary:At the conclusion of Elder LeGrand Richards' presidency of the Southern States Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1937, he left with the missionaries an outline entitled "The Message of Mormonism." This outline was prepared to assist the missionaires in their study and presentation of the gospel in a systematic and logical manner. It has since been used in a number of missions and by stake missionaries. Repeated requests and suggestions that it be printed have influenced the decision to enlarge upon the original outline and have it published in book form. It is here presented under the title "A Marvelous Work and A Wonder." [via]
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A Marvelous Work And A Wonder: Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saintsby Legrand RichardsISBN 1417975733 (1-4179-7573-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Maze of Mormonismby Walter Ralston MartinISBN 0884490173 (0-88449-017-3)
Softcover, Vision House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Maze of Mormonism'Book summary:The Maze of Mormonism exposes: *The fortune-telling past of Joseph Smith, Jr., Mormonism's founder. * The ego flattering Mormon doctrine of Exaltation to Godhood. * The racist Mormon doctrine concerning the Negro - including the first in-depth treatment from a Biblical Christian basis of the Mormon "revelation" concerning the blacks! * The occultic practices in the secret temple ceremonies of the Mormon temple. * The anti-Christian boasts of the Mormon Church to be the "restoration" of Christianity among the apostate Protestant and Catholic churches. The Maze of Mormonism is a complete and concise guide to any Christian, lay or clergy, unraveling the confused maze of Mormon Doctrine and practice with the measuring rod of the Bible and the truth which is in Christ alone. The Maze of Mormonism will give you a firm grasp on the truth of Christianity and the means to communicate your life in Christ to the Mormons you meet. --- from book's back cover [via]
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The Miracle of Forgivenessby Spencer W KimballISBN 0884944441 (0-88494-444-1)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Miracle of Forgiveness'Book summary:In his earthly ministry, Jesus preformed many miracles. In particular, he healed numerous diseased and disabled bodies. But perhaps his greatest miracle was the healing of people's souls the forgiveness of sin. Jesus still offers that miracle today, and on the same terms as formerly: sincere repentance. This book is a penetrating explanation of repentance and forgiveness that is illuminated with a bright hope for those who are searching for peace and security. It is a landmark work that has spoken with authority and insight for thirty-five years, bringing to bear President Kimball's rich experience and the inspiration of his calling. Elder Richard G. Scott, in his October 2000 conference address suggests reading the last two chapters first. [via]
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Mormon America: The Power and the Promiseby Joan K. Ostling, Richard N. OstlingISBN 0060663723 (0-06-066372-3)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mormon America: The Power and the Promise'Book summary:Mormon America: The Power and The Promise by Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling, grew out of a 1997 Time magazine cover story called "Mormon's Inc." One of the reporters on that story, Richard Ostling, became so fascinated by Mormonism that he set out to write "a candid but non-polemical" overview of the Church, beginning with its founding by Joseph Smith Jr. in 1830 and continuing to the present day. The resulting book is a marvel of clarity, organization, and analysis.
For statistical reasons alone, the Mormon Church demands a reader's attention: in just 170 years, the Church has grown from six members to more than 10 million; if current rates of growth continue, membership could hit 265 million by 2080, which would make it the most important world religion to emerge since the rise of Islam. Mormon America clarifies the reasons for the religion's rapid growth: "It was from the beginning optimistic and upbeat, a reaction against the establishment New England Calvinism.... It was a religious version of the American dream: Everyman presented with unlimited potential." The book also investigates the Mormons' immense wealth (relative to size, this is "America's richest church, with an estimated $30 billion in assets and something like $6 billion in annual income, mostly from members' tithes.") It anatomizes the minutiae of Church governance (Mormonism is ruled by a self-perpetuating, all-male hierarchy, headed by a "President, Prophet, Seer, and Revelator"), details the many rules that govern the Mormon lifestyle (famously, they avoid caffeine and alcohol; the Church's mandates extend even to the proper technique for "dispos[ing] of worn-out holy underwear"), and summarizes the Mormon scriptures. Mormon America is a compulsively readable book, not only for its insightful analysis and wealth of factual information, but also, and most importantly, because it respects its subject rigorously. "This is a real faith," the Ostlings write, "and must be understood in those terms, without caricature." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Powerby D. Michael Quinn, Michael D. QuinnISBN 1560850604 (1-56085-060-4)
Hardcover, Signature Books
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The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Powerby D. Michael QuinnISBN 1560850566 (1-56085-056-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power'Book summary:A Mormon historian traces the evolution of the Latter-day Saints' organizational structure from the original, egalitarian "priesthood of believers" to an elaborately hierarchical institution. Quinn also documents the alterations in the historical record which obscured these developments and analyzes the five presiding quorums of the LDS hierarchy. [via]
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The Mormon Papers: Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable?by Harry L. RoppISBN 0877847894 (0-87784-789-4)
Softcover, Intervarsity Pr
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Mormon Polygamy: A Historyby Richard S. Van WagonerISBN 1560850574 (1-56085-057-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mormon Polygamy: A History'Book summary:In this, the first comprehensive survey of Mormon polygamyfrom nineteenth-century Ohio to twentieth-century UtahRichard S. Van Wagoner details with precision and detachment the tumultuous reaction among Mormons and non-Mormons to plural marriage. Drawing heavily on first-hand accounts and recent scholarly research, the author carefully outlines the philosophical underpinnings of the practice, the institutional administration of policies regulating polygamy, the opposition from within and without the church, and the personal trauma often associated with plural marriage.
What emerges is a portrait of polygamy that neither discounts nor exaggerates the historical evidence but presents it as sympathetically as possible in the context of the times. Van Wagoner offers neither condemnation nor apologetics. All relevant contemporary accounts are examined and interpreted , and no period of Mormon history emphasized over another. Even present-day polygamous splinter groups are examined. The result is a systematic view unavailable in studies of isolated periods or repetitions of folklore which disguised the ubiquitous and fascinating story of polygamy as it is really was. [via]
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Mormonism 101: Examining the Religion of the Latter-Day Saintsby Eric Johnson, Bill McKeeverISBN 0801063353 (0-8010-6335-3)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Mormonism Mama and Meby Thelma GeerISBN 0802456332 (0-8024-5633-2)
Softcover, Moody Pub
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Mormons: Answered Verse by Verseby David A. Reed, John R. FarkasISBN 0801077613 (0-8010-7761-3)
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The New Mormon Challenge: Responding to the Latest Defenses of a Fast-Growing Movementby Paul Owen, Carl Mosser, Francis BeckwithISBN 0310231949 (0-310-23194-9)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smithby Fawn M. BrodieISBN 0394469674 (0-394-46967-4)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith The Mormon Prophetby Fawn McKay Brodie, Peter DimockISBN 0679730540 (0-679-73054-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Churchby Richard AbanesISBN 1568582838 (1-56858-283-8)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Our Search for Happinessby M. Russell BallardISBN 0875799175 (0-87579-917-5)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saintsby M. Russell BallardISBN 0875798047 (0-87579-804-7)
Hardcover, Deseret Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints'Book summary:In this, the most recent addition to the approved missionary personal library, Elder M. Russell Ballard explains the Church and LDS beliefs in a clear and inoffensive way. Elder Ballard discusses the Apostasy, the need for the Restoration, the Book of Mormon, the priesthood, the plan of salvation, the Articles of Faith, the Word of Wisdom, temples, missionary work, and benefits of living the gospel. Through personal experiences he reveals how the gospel has benefitted him and concludes by bearing his testimony. [via]
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Questions to Ask Your Mormon Friend: Effective Ways to Challenge a Mormon's Arguments Without Being Offensiveby Eric Johnson, Bill McKeeverISBN 1556614551 (1-55661-455-1)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Reasoning from the Scriptures With the Mormonsby Ron Rhodes, Marian BodineISBN 1565073282 (1-56507-328-2)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844by John L. BrookeISBN 0521565642 (0-521-56564-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844'Book summary:Mormon religious belief has long been a mystery to outsiders, either dismissed as anomalous to the American religious tradition or extolled as the most genuine creation of the American imagination. The Refiner's Fire presents a new and comprehensive understanding of the roots of Mormon religion, whose theology promises the faithful that they will become "gods" through the restoration of ancient mysteries and regain the divine powers of Adam lost in the fall from Paradise. Professor Brooke contends that the origins of Mormonism lie in the fusion of radical religion with occult ideas, and organizes his book around the two problems of demonstrating the survival of these ideas into the nineteenth century and explaining how they were manifested in Mormon doctrine. In the concluding chapter, the author provides an outline of how Mormonism since the 1850s gradually moved toward traditional Protestant Christianity. As well as religion, the book explores magic, witchcraft, alchemy, Freemasonry, counterfeiting, and state-formation. John L. Brooke is professor of history at Tufts University and the acclaimed author of The Heart of the Commonwealth: Society and Political Culture in Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1713-1861 (CUP, 1989), which has won, among other prizes, the Organization of American Historians' Merle Curti Award for Intellectual History and the National Historical Society Book Prize for American History. [via]
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Secret Ceremoniesby Deborah LaakeISBN 0440217806 (0-440-21780-6)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secret Ceremonies'Book summary:A member of the Mormon Church describes the voodoo-like rituals and behaviors revealed to her on her wedding day and the male dominance, strange teachings, and divine revelations characteristic of her religion. Reprint. PW. [via]
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Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyondby Deborah LaakeISBN 0688093043 (0-688-09304-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Seerby Orson PrattISBN 0910523185 (0-910523-18-5)
Hardcover, Grandin Book Co
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Since Cumorahby John W. Welch, Hugh NibleyISBN 0875791395 (0-87579-139-5)
Hardcover, Deseret Book Co
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Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormonsby Mark CaresISBN 1893702065 (1-893702-06-5)
Softcover, Northwestern Pub House
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Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Yearby Gordon Bitner HinckleyISBN 1570087679 (1-57008-767-9)
Hardcover, Deseret Book Co
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Standing for Somethingby Gordon B. Hinckley, Mike WallaceISBN 0609807250 (0-609-80725-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Standing for Something'Book summary:"Virtue is too often neglected, if not scorned or ridiculed as old-fashioned, confining, unenlightened," laments author Gordon Hinckley, a 90-year-old ordained leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Even as he enumerates all of America's social ills (including $482 billion a year spent on gambling, rampant child neglect and abuse, school massacres, a pervasive deterioration of values) Hinckley believes there is a remedy. Chapter by chapter Hinckley presents 10 old-fashioned virtues that will return America to the glory envisioned by its founding fathers. These virtues include Love, Honesty, Morality, Civility, Learning, Forgiveness, Thrift and Industry, Gratitude, Optimism, and Faith.
Hinckley makes a compelling case for every one of these virtues, quoting extensively from the Bible but mostly using convincing personal anecdotes (after all, he is an elder with 90 years worth of stories and wisdom). In his glowing foreword, Mike Wallace (of 60 Minutes fame) writes that Gordon Hinckley is an "optimistic leader of the Mormon Church who fully deserves the almost universal admiration that he gets." Clearly, Hinkley has struck a resounding chord with the American populace, including dyed-in-the-wool New York cynics such as Wallace. Word of this book is rapidly spreading across America as simple folk clamor to steer their lives and country with a more virtuous compass. [via]
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Standing for Something : Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homesby Gordon B. Hinckley, Mike WallaceISBN 0812933176 (0-8129-3317-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Standing for Something : Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes'Book summary:"Virtue is too often neglected, if not scorned or ridiculed as old-fashioned, confining, unenlightened," laments author Gordon Hinckley, a 90-year-old ordained leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Even as he enumerates all of America's social ills (including $482 billion a year spent on gambling, rampant child neglect and abuse, school massacres, a pervasive deterioration of values) Hinckley believes there is a remedy. Chapter by chapter Hinckley presents 10 old-fashioned virtues that will return America to the glory envisioned by its founding fathers. These virtues include Love, Honesty, Morality, Civility, Learning, Forgiveness, Thrift and Industry, Gratitude, Optimism, and Faith.
Hinckley makes a compelling case for every one of these virtues, quoting extensively from the Bible but mostly using convincing personal anecdotes (after all, he is an elder with 90 years worth of stories and wisdom). In his glowing foreword, Mike Wallace (of 60 Minutes fame) writes that Gordon Hinckley is an "optimistic leader of the Mormon Church who fully deserves the almost universal admiration that he gets." Clearly, Hinkley has struck a resounding chord with the American populace, including dyed-in-the-wool New York cynics such as Wallace. Word of this book is rapidly spreading across America as simple folk clamor to steer their lives and country with a more virtuous compass. [via]
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Studies of the Book of Mormonby B.H. Roberts, Brigham D. MadsenISBN 1560850272 (1-56085-027-2)
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smithby Joseph F. SmithISBN 087579243X (0-87579-243-X)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith makes a great gift for missionaries, new converts, and all who desire a deeper understanding of gospel principles.
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faithby Jon KrakauerISBN 1400032806 (1-4000-3280-6)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith'Book summary:In 1984, Ron and Dan Lafferty murdered the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother Allen. The crimes were noteworthy not merely for their brutality but for the brothers' claim that they were acting on direct orders from God. In Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer tells the story of the killers and their crime but also explores the shadowy world of Mormon fundamentalism from which the two emerged. The Mormon Church was founded, in part, on the idea that true believers could speak directly with God. But while the mainstream church attempted to be more palatable to the general public by rejecting the controversial tenet of polygamy, fundamentalist splinter groups saw this as apostasy and took to the hills to live what they believed to be a righteous life. When their beliefs are challenged or their patriarchal, cult-like order defied, these still- active groups, according to Krakauer, are capable of fighting back with tremendous violence. While Krak! auer's research into the history of the church is admirably extensive, the real power of the book comes from present- day information, notably jailhouse interviews with Dan Lafferty. Far from being the brooding maniac one might expect, Lafferty is chillingly coherent, still insisting that his motive was merely to obey God's command. Krakauer's accounts of the actual murders are graphic and disturbing, but such detail makes the brothers' claim of divine instruction all the more horrifying. In an age where Westerners have trouble comprehending what drives Islamic fundamentalists to kill, Jon Krakauer advises us to look within America's own borders. --John Moe [via]
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The World and the Prophetsby Hugh Nibley, Gary P. Gillum, Don E. Norton, John W. WelchISBN 087579078X (0-87579-078-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World and the Prophets'Book summary:In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called "Time Vindicates the Prophets," was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians. Just as the Church's beliefs and institutions were under attack when these lectures were first given, so today's critics are again attacking the Latter-day Saints' conception of God, their claim to continuous revelation, their belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet of God, their acceptance of the Book of Mormon as a true record, and their insistence that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church of Jesus Christ. The answers given by professor Nibley then are a valid today as they are timely. Dr. Nibley writes: "We make no attempt to argue out the position of the Church... Here we are simply indicating briefly that for better or worse, the Mormons consistently find themselves in a company of ancient Saints and, accordingly far removed from the ways of conventional Christians... It is an historical, not a theological or philosophical, vindication of our prophets." But Professor Nibley does far more than point out identities of doctrines, practices, and institutions between Latter-day Saints and Christians. He also describes with great clarity how the Church changed from an organization with inspired prophets into a thoroughly different and alien institution built upon the learning of men. He shows how prophecy was replaced with self-induced mystical experience, and how the magical wonder-making of the pagans was substituted for the gifts of the spirit. The World and the Prophets demonstrates that the whole philosophical theological enterprise, however well intended, is incompatible with the existence of continuing revelation. As Joseph Smith wrote, "Persecutions may rage, mobs may continue, armies may assemble, calumny may defame," but there will always be an unbridgeable gap between the world and the prophets. [via]
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