Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion (Religion in America)

Philip L. Barlow

0/5 ( ratings)

Philip L. Barlow offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. He shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. Barlow's exploration takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon. This updated edition of Mormons and the Bible includes an extended bibliography and a new preface, casting Joseph Smith's mission into a new frame and treating evolutions in Mormonism's biblical usage in recent decades.

Language: English

Pages: 282

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1991

ISBN 13: 9780199739035

Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion (Religion in America)

Philip L. Barlow

0/5 ( ratings)

Philip L. Barlow offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. He shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. Barlow's exploration takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon. This updated edition of Mormons and the Bible includes an extended bibliography and a new preface, casting Joseph Smith's mission into a new frame and treating evolutions in Mormonism's biblical usage in recent decades.

Language: English

Pages: 282

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1991

ISBN 13: 9780199739035

More books from Philip L. Barlow

The Oxford Companion to the Bible

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Faith and Intellect: The Lives and Contributions of Latter-day Saint Thinkers

Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-Day Saints in American Religion

Rate this book!

Write a review?