Mormonism
A Very Short Introduction
$28.84
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2008
Summary
Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment, and business. Yet they are an oddity. They are considered wholesome, conservative, and friendly on one hand, and clannish, weird, and self-righteous on the other.
Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction explains who Mormons are: what they believe and how they live the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195310306 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0195310306 |
| Author: | Richard Lyman Bushman |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 112mm x 173mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Written by the dean of Mormon studies, Richard Bushman…this book – a Berlitz guide of sorts to the complex world of modern Mormonism – is probably the most efficient way to grasp what it means to be a Mormon today.”–Samuel Morris Brown, The Wall St. Journal”An elegant, even-handed introduction.“–Catholic Herald”Engaging…Bushman s latest work may indeed be very short, but it simultaneously provides eloquent and sophisticated answers…deftly makes many aspects of Mormonism comprehensible.” –BYU Studies
About The Author
Richard Lyman Bushman
Richard Lyman Bushman is Gouverneur Morris Professor of History Emeritus at Columbia University. An authority on Mormon history, he is the author of Building the Kingdom: A History of Mormons in America (with Claudia Bushman) and the best-selling Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.
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