Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction

Author/Contributor(s):	Bushman, Richard Lyman
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	04/22/2008
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This short introduction explains who Mormons are: what they believe and how they live their lives. Written by Richard Lyman Bushman, an eminent historian and practicing Mormon, this compact, informative volume ranges from the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the contentious issues of contemporary Mormonism. Bushman argues that Joseph Smith still serves as the Mormons' Moses. Their everyday religious lives are still rooted in his conceptions of true Christianity. Bushman's account examines both the positive aspects of Mormonism as well as the tensions and sorrows of Mormon life.