Description
The surprising career of Joseph Smith's famous book
Late one night in 1823, Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas' ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unlikely career of the Book of Mormon, the founding text of the Mormon religion and perhaps the most important sacred text ever to originate in the United States. Paul Gutjahr traces the life of this remarkable book, showing how it launched one of the fastest-growing new religions on the planet and has featured in everything from comic books and action figures to movies and an award-winning Broadway musical.Author: Paul C. Gutjahr
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 07/27/2021
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9780691217659
ISBN10: 0691217653
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | History
- Religion | Christianity | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (
- Religion | Reference
About the Author
Paul C. Gutjahr is Ruth N. Halls Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Charles Hodge: Guardian of American Orthodoxy and An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880.