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Criticism of Mormonism/Books
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Contents
- 1 Analysis of books critical of Mormonism
- 1.1 A
- 1.2 B
- 1.2.1 Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism by Richard Abanes
- 1.2.2 Inside Today's Mormonism by Richard Abanes
- 1.2.3 Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows by Will Bagley
- 1.2.4 By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri by Charles Larson
- 1.3 D
- 1.4 I
- 1.5 M
- 1.6 N
- 1.7 O
- 1.8 R
- 1.9 T
- 1.10 U
- 1.11 S
- 1.12 E
- 1.13 L
- 1.13.1 "LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890–1904" by D. Michael Quinn
- 1.13.2 The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power by D. Michael Quinn
- 1.13.3 The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
- 1.13.4 Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example by D. Michael Quinn
- 1.14 N
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- 1.14.2 Answering Mormon Scholars by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- 1.14.3 Answering Mormon Scholars (Vol. 2) by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- 1.14.4 Archaeology and the Book of Mormon by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- 1.14.5 Covering Up the Black Hole by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- 1.14.6 The Changing World of Mormonism by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- 1.14.7 Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Analysis of books critical of Mormonism
A
American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows by Sally Denton
An Insider's View of Mormon Origins by Grant Palmer
B
Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism by Richard Abanes
Summary: This book could best be described as an Evangelical apologetic work against Mormonism. The book spends much time refuting LDS interpretation of scriptural passages in the Bible, often claiming that Mormons have misinterpreted the scriptures and that they require "deeper study." In fact, it is claimed that LDS scholars have only a superficial knowledge of the scriptures, at one time stating that "[p]roperly interpreting them is not as simple as reading today's newspaper"Inside Today's Mormonism by Richard Abanes
Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows by Will Bagley
By His Own Hand upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri by Charles Larson
D
Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism by Ed Decker
I
In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith by Todd Compton
M
Mormonism 101 by McKeever & Johnson
Mormon America: The Power and the Promise by Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling
N
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith by Fawn McKay Brodie
- Index of claims—
Brief Summary: A page-by-page response to critical claims made in this work (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Index of claims—
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One Nation Under Gods by Richard Abanes
Summary: In early 2002 a new book entitled One Nation under Gods (ONUG) appeared on bookshelves, promising to tell the "real" history of the Mormon Church. The author attempts to pull disparate sources together to paint a picture that, when compared to objective reality, more closely resembles a Picasso than a Rembrandt—skewed and distorted—obscuring and maligning the actual doctrines and beliefs as understood and practiced by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for more than 150 years.- Index of claims—
Brief Summary: A page-by-page response to critical claims made in this work (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Source analysis—
Brief Summary: An examination and response to how the author interprets the sources used to support this work (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Loaded and prejudicial language—
Brief Summary: An examination of how the author employs loaded and prejudicial language in this work in order to discredit Mormonism. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Absurd claims—
Brief Summary: Some of the claims made in this work are simply absurd. We list and respond to those claims here. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Index of claims—
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Reinventing Lamanite Identity by Brent L. Metcalfe
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The Counterfeit Gospel of Mormonism by Norman L. Geisler
The God Makers by Ed Decker
The Kingdom of the Cults by "Dr." Walter Martin]]
U
- Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
- Hurlbut-Howe affidavits
- Ronald V. Huggins
- Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery
S
- B.H. Roberts
- D. Michael Quinn
E
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View by D. Michael Quinn
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"LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890–1904" by D. Michael Quinn
The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power by D. Michael Quinn
The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example by D. Michael Quinn
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{{SummaryItem |link=Specific works/Nauvoo Polygamy|Nauvoo Polygamy]] — (Index of claims) by George D. Smith
- Simon G. Southerton
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Answering Mormon Scholars by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Answering Mormon Scholars (Vol. 2) by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Covering Up the Black Hole by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
The Changing World of Mormonism by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner