Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history; Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church; found cities; and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman; an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon; moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality; his relationships with others; and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church; Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling also brilliantly evaluates the prophet’s bold contributions to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world.
#7990913 in Books Oldenberg Hermann 2016-05-25Original language:English 9.21 x 1.06 x 6.14l; 1.84 #File Name: 1359694420Buddha His Life His Doctrine His Order
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