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

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

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Author/Contributor(s): Barlow, Philip L
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date: 06/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW
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 ingredients: 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.