Books have had an enormous influence on the development of Mormon history, theology, and literature. This presentation will discuss some of the most significant of them. The books will come from Mormon history, biography, doctrine, and theology and will include works by sympathetic non-Mormon and anti-Mormon authors. Curt Bench, Greg Kofford
Speaker: Curt Bench
SL10122: Authors meet the Critic
This discussion brings together scholars and thinkers to discuss two books: Gary Topping’s Leonard J. Arrington: A Historian’s Life and Polly Aird’s book about Peter McAuslan entitled Mormon Convert, Mormon Defector: A Scottish Immigrant in the American West, 1848-1861. Through the publication of his groundbreaking Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints …
Book Review Session: Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Book Review Session: Massacre at Mountain Meadows Just now arriving in bookstores, Massacre at Mountain Meadows (Oxford University Press) is the long-awaited book on the September 1857 tragedy written by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley and Glen M. Leonard, three Church-employed historians who enjoyed the full cooperation and resources of the LDS history department. …
Twenty-Year Reflections On The Mark Hofmann Bombings
October 2005 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Mark Hofmann murders, a tragedy that claimed two innocent lives and that has continued to impact Mormon history, the Church’s national profile, and the world of document dealing and forensic science ever since. What has happened in the past twenty years? Where are the key players …
Seek Ye Out of the Best Books: A Retrospective Look at the Fascinating World of Mormon Books
Seek Ye Out of the Best Books: A Retrospective Look at the Fascinating World of Mormon Books Beginning with the 1830 publication of the Book of Mormon, Latter-day Saint leaders and members have published works designed to persuade, convert, defend, attack, inform, and inspire. Some have been extremely influential in the development of Mormon theology, …
Mormon Publishing in the 1990’s: From the Silly to the Sublime
Mormon Publishing in the 90’s: From the Silly to the Sublime This paper and slide presentation will show some of the oddities, absurdities, trends, and triumphs of the Mormon publishing world of the 1990s. Some of the items are rare and obscure and have been seen by only a handful of people. Brian Romriell, Curt …
tales Of Hofmann: Recollections Of A Mormon Bookseller and Documents Dealer
tales Of Hofmann: Recollections Of A Mormon Bookseller and Documents Dealer Curt Bench, Allen D. Roberts