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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.
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, Claudia L. Bushman, Richard L. Bushman
- Language
- Released
- 2007
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Claudia L. Bushman, Richard L. Bushman
- Publisher
- Random US
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 784
- ISBN10
- 1400077532
- ISBN13
- 9781400077533
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, True Stories, Biographies, Religious Topics, Church
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- 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.