{"product_id":"joseph-smith-history-methods-and-memory-9781607817550","title":"Joseph Smith: History, Methods, and Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study of Joseph Smith and his writings have\u2028long been shaped by the polemical atmosphere that surrounds Smith's claims to divine authorship. Even after a half-century of serious scholarship devoted to Smith, fundamental questions remain about how to best interpret features of his life and writing. Smith's own \u003ci\u003eHistory of Joseph Smith \u003c\/i\u003e(edited and revised at the beginning of the twentieth century by B. H. Roberts) created an enduring image that influenced Mormon theology, doctrine, and polity for generations. With new historical documents now available, however, a reappraisal of Smith and the origins of Mormonism warrant attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ronald O. Barney - a former editor of the Joseph Smith Papers - applies new interpretations to Smith\u2028in history and memory, re-examining both his writings and contemporary accounts. The book explores the best methodologies for appraising the historical record, including a review of Smith's world and its contextual background, an analysis of his foundational experiences, and a characterization of Smith as a man and prophet. Though the premise of re-evaluation may be unsettling to traditionalists, a modern reconsideration of the historical record's entire range of sources is necessary to fashion a strategy for evaluating Smith and his enduring but complex legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is so much I enjoyed about this work. My copy has dozens \u2028of dog-eared pages that I have marked with enthusiastic notes. This will be an indispensable volume for the next generations of graduate students and scholars.\" - Christopher James Blythe, faculty research associate, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Brigham Young University","brand":"University of Utah Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188832526679,"sku":"9781607817550","price":36.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/joseph-smith-history-methods-and-memory-9781607817550","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}