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The Revised And Enhanced History Of Joseph Smith By His Mother Scot Facer Proctor And Maurine Jensen Proctor, Glen M. Leonard

BYU Studies

Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor, eds. The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996. xxxvii; 506 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliographic note, index. $19.95.

Isaiah In The Book Of Mormon Donald W. Parry And John W. Welch, Roger R. Keller

BYU Studies

Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, eds. Isaiah in the Book of Mormon. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998. x; 548 pp. Scripture citation index, index. $24.95.

Early Mormon Documents, Vol I Dan Vogel, Craig L. Foster

BYU Studies

Dan Vogel, comp. and ed. Early Mormon Documents, vol. 1. Salt lake City: Signature Books, 1996. xvi; 708 pp. Map, illustrations, bibliography, index. $34.95.

Russia And The Restored Gospel Gary Browning, Kahlile Mehr

BYU Studies

Gary Browning. Russia and the Restored Gospel. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1997. xxii, 377 pp. Index, chronology. $11.99.

The Tapestry Of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society And Ideology [Review] / Vernon K. Robbins [Review Of The Book The Tapestry Of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society, And Ideology, By V. K. Robbins], Rubén R. Dupertuis

Religion Faculty Research

In this book Vernon Robbins, Professor of Religion at Emory University, provides the most in-depth and systematic discussion to date of the method of Biblical interpretation known as socio-rhetorical criticism, a method he has been developing through numerous articles and books since the publication of Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark in 1984. It should be noted that his Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation, a book similar to the one being reviewed, also appeared in 1996. Although both books contain a very similar outline, Exploring the Texture of Texts is intended to …

Realist Conception Of Truth (Book Review), Calvin Jongsma

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Reviewed Title: Alston, William P. A Realist Conception of Truth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press 1996. xii + 274 pages.

War And Its Discontents: Pacifism And Quietism In The Abrahamic Traditions (Book Review), G. Scott Davis

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Review of the book, War and Its Discontents: Pacifism and Quietism in the Abrahamic Traditions, edited by J. Patout Burns. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1996.

Images Of Ancient America: Visualizing Book Of Mormon Life John L. Sorenson, Allen J. Christenson

BYU Studies

John L. Sorenson. Images of Ancient America: Visualizing Book of Mormon Life. Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1998. viii; 241 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. $39.95.

Symbols In Stone: Symbolism On The Early Temples Of The Restoration Matthew B. Brown And Paul Thomas Smith, Joseph Fielding Mcconkie

BYU Studies

Matthew B. Brown and Paul Thomas Smith. Symbols in Stone: Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1997. xi; 194 pp. Illustrations, appendixes, bibliography, index. $19.95.

Feasting On The Word: The Literary Testimony Of The Book Of Mormon Richard Dilworth Rust, Steven Walker

BYU Studies

Richard Dilworth Rust. Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1997. viii; 293 pp. Index, notes, works cited. $16.95.

Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths Karen Armstrong; Jerusalem: The Eternal City David B. Galbraith, D. Kelly Ogden And Andrew C. Skinner, Gordon A. Madsen

BYU Studies

Karen Armstrong. Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. xxi; 471 pp. Index, illustrations, maps, bibliography. $17.50.

David B. Galbraith, D. Kelly Ogden, Andrew C. Skinner. Jerusalem: The Eternal City. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1996. xi; 493 pp. Index, illustrations, maps, appendices, bibliography. $24.95.

The Viper On The Hearth: Mormons, Myths And The Construction Of Heresy Terryl L. Givens, Grant Underwood

BYU Studies

Terryl L. Givens. The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. x; 205 pp. Index, notes. $35.00.

The Lion Of The Lord: Essays On The Life And Service Of Brigham Young Susan Easton Black And Larry C. Porter, Thomas G. Alexander, Lemuel Hardison Redd Jr.

BYU Studies

Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, eds. The Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life and Service of Brigham Young. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995. xii; 462 pp. Index, notes. $19.95.

The Making Of The French Episcopate, 1589–1661 (Book Review), John B. Roney

History Faculty Publications

Reviews the book by Joseph Bergin.

Bergin, Joseph. The Making of the French Episcopate, 1589-1661. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. ISBN 9780300067514

Mormon Culture: Four Decades Of Essays On Mormon Society And Personality John L. Sorenson, David P. Crandall

BYU Studies

John L. Sorenson. Mormon Culture: Four Decades of Essays on Mormon Society and Personality. Salt Lake City: New Sage Books, 1997. $16.00.

Book Of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence For Ancient Origins Noel B. Reynolds, Dow R. Wilson

BYU Studies

Noel B. Reynolds, ed. Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research ad Mormon studies, 1997. 574 pp. Index. $19.95.

Sweet Is The Word: Reflections On The Book Of Mormon—Its Narrative, Teachings, And People Marilyn Arnold, Daniel C. Peterson

BYU Studies

Marilyn Arnold. Sweet Is the Word: Reflections on the Book of Mormon—Its Narrative, Teachings, and People. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1996. xv; 366 pp. Index. $15.95.

The Large, The Small, And The Human Mind Roger Penrose, Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, And Stephen Hawking, Hollis R. Johnson

BYU Studies

Roger Penrose, with Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, and Stephen Hawking. The Large, the Small, and the Human Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 185 pp. $19.95.

Charter For Statehood: The Story Of Utah's State Constitution Jean Bickmore White, Wayne K. Hinton

BYU Studies

Jean Bickmore White. Charter for Statehood: The Story of Utah's State Constitution. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1996. xi; 156 pp. Appendix, notes, selected bibliography. $39.95.

Soul Of Science: Christian Faith And Natural Philosophy, Russell W. Maatman

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Reviewed Title: The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy by Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1994. 298 pp.

Having Authority: The Origins And Development Of Priesthood During The Ministry Of Joseph Smith Gregory A. Prince, Arnold K. Garr

BYU Studies

Gregory A. Prince. Having Authority: The Origins and Development of Priesthood during the Ministry of Joseph Smith. John Whitmer Historical Association Monograph Series. Independence, Mo.: Independence Press, 1993. 99 pp. Bibliography. Paperback, $6.00.

Worth Their Salt: Notable But Often Unnoted Women Of Utah Colleen Whitley, Cherry B. Silver

BYU Studies

Colleen Whitley, ed. Worth Their Salt: Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah. Logan: Utah State University, 1996. xi; 308 pp. Photographs, notes, bibliography. Paperback, $19.95.

Fuchs, Joseph, S.J. Moral Demands And Personal Obligations (Book Review), John R. Berkman

Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Book review by John R. Berman.

Fuchs, Josef. Moral Demands and Personal Obligations. Brian McNeil, tr. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1993. ISBN 9780878405374; 9780878405435 (pbk.)

Power From On High: The Development Of Mormon Priesthood, William G. Hartley

BYU Studies

Gregory A. Prince. Power from On High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995. 231 pp. Index. $24.95.

Defecting In Place: Women Claiming Responsibility For Their Own Spiritual Lives (Book Review), Christel Manning

Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Book review by Christel Manning.

Winter, Miriam Therese, Adair Lummis, and Allison Stokes. Defecting in Place: Women Claiming Responsibility for Their Own Spiritual Lives. New York: Crossroad, 1994. ISBN 9780824514174

Antwerp In The Age Of Reformation: Underground Protestantism In A Commercial Metropolis, 1550-1577 (Book Review), John B. Roney

History Faculty Publications

Book review by John B. Roney.

Marnef, G. (1996). Antwerp in the age of Reformation: Underground Protestantism in a commercial metropolis,1550-1577. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

ISBN 9780801851698

Winter Quarters: The 1846-1848 Life Writings Of Mary Haskin Parker Richards Maurine Carr Ward, Becky Bartholomew

BYU Studies

Maurine Carr Ward, ed. Winter Quarters: The 1846-1848 Life Writings of Mary Haskin Parker Richards. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1996. xvi; 336 pp. Illustrations, maps, biographical register, bilbiography, index. $29.95.

Lost Legacy: The Mormon Office Of Presiding Patriarch Irene M. Bates And E. Gary Smith, Richard Lyman Bushman

BYU Studies

Irene M. Bates and E. Gary Smith. Lost Legacy: The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996. viii; 258 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. $32.50.

Life In Zion: An Intimate Look At The Latter-Day Saints, 1820-1995 William W. Slaughter; The Mission: Inside The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints Epicenter Communications And Matthew Naythons; Images Of Faith: Art Of The Latter-Day Saints Richard G. Oman And Robert O. Davis, Davis Bitton, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

BYU Studies

William W. Slaughter. Life in Zion: An Intimate Look at the Latter-day Saints, 1820-1995. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995. x; 196 pp. $24.95.

Epicenter Communications and Matthew Naythons, comps. The Mission: Inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New York: Warner Books, 1995. 226 pp. $49.95.

Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis. Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995. xii; 202 pp. $49.95.

Behind The Iron Curtain: Recollections Of Latter-Day Saints In East Germany 1945-1989 Garold N. Davis And Norma S. Davis; Faith Rewarded: A Personal Account Of Prophetic Promises To The East German Saints Thomas S. Monson, James K. Lyon

BYU Studies

Garold N. Davis and Norma S. Davis, eds. Behind the Iron Curtain: Recollections of Latter-day Saints in East Germany, 1945-1989. Provo: BYU Studies, 1996. xiv, 351 pp. Illustrations, map, index. $15.95.

Thomas S. Monson. Faith Rewarded: A Personal Account of Prophetic Promises to the East German Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1996. ix, 182 pp. Illustrations, index. $14.95.