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*John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 280, 301–3. | *John Ankerberg and John Weldon, ''Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mormonism'' (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992), 280, 301–3. | ||
*John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, ''Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors'' (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 222. | *John R. Farkas and David A. Reed, ''Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors'' (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1995), 222. | ||
− | *James R. Spencer, | + | *Brigham D. Madsen, ed., ''B. H. Roberts: Studies of the Book of Mormon'' (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985). |
+ | *George D. Smith, "'Is There Any Way to Escape These Difficulties?' The Book of Mormon Studies of B. H. Roberts," ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' 17:2 (Summer 1984): 94-111. | ||
+ | *James R. Spencer, ''The Disappointment of B. H. Roberts: Five Questions That Forced a Mormon General Authority to Abandon the Book of Mormon'' (Boise, Idaho: Through the Maze, 1991). | ||
*Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'' (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 126–8. | *Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'' (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 126–8. | ||
* James White, ''Letters to a Mormon Elder'' (Southbridge, MA: Crowne, 1990), 140–142. | * James White, ''Letters to a Mormon Elder'' (Southbridge, MA: Crowne, 1990), 140–142. |
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Critics charge that the 'problems' with the Book of Mormon made Brigham H. Roberts (an early LDS apologist and member of the First Quorum of Seventy) lose his faith in the its historicity.
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
The best argument against the claim that B.H. Roberts abandoned the Book of Mormon can be found in his last book, which he considered his masterwork. [B. H. Roberts, The Truth, the Way, the Life: An Elementary Treatise on Theology, edited by John W. Welch (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Studies, 1994).] Given Roberts' clear respect for the Book of Mormon in this volume, there can be little doubt that he continued to believe in and treasure it.
Ironically for the critics, many of the issues which drew Elder Roberts' attention have now been solved as more information about the ancient world has become available.
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