Category: Book Reviews
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Review: Second Class Saints
A book titled “Second Class Saints” recently came out and covers the issue of the history of Blacks on the LDS Church. It’s worthwhile and it is recommended for your reading, with many insider information that you may not have known.
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A Review of Lying for the Lord (Lynn Kenneth Packer)
Paul H. Dunn, a charismatic LDS general authority, captivated audiences with heroic tales of baseball stardom and wartime valor. Lynn Packer’s exposé reveals them as fabrications.
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20 Resources on Mormonism Every Christian Should Own
To best understand Mormonism’s history and doctrines, there are certain materials that any Chrsitian who wants wanting to understand this religion and share his/her faith with a Latter-day Saint ought to consider owning. the following is s a list of 10 scholarly books as well as 10 books written by Christian apologists. 10 Scholarly Books…
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Review: Lighthouse (Ronald V. Huggins)
Review of Lighthouse: Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Despised and Beloved Critics of Mormonism Authored by Ronald V. Huggins Posted June 28, 2022 For Viewpoint on Mormonism podcasts done with the author Ron Huggins and Sandra Tanner that aired June 27-July 5, 2022, click these links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5…
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Review: Crossing the Divide: From Baptist to Latter-day Saint
Review: Crossing the Divide: From Baptist to Latter-day Saint (2021) Authored by Bryan Ready Posted October 29, 2021 Several books have been written during the past few years by authors who make a claim of being Christian pastors before converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In fact, I have previously reviewed…
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Are Mormons Christian? A Review of Chapter 1 in The LDS Gospel Topics Series
Review of Chapter 1: Are Mormons Christian? (The LDS Gospel Topics Series, Signature Books, 2020) Authored by Craig Blomberg, New Testament professor at Denver Seminary NOTE: Click here for an introduction and a short review of each of the 13 chapters in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement (edited by Matthew…
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Book Review: The Divine Gift of Forgiveness by Apostle Neil L. Andersen
The Divine Gift of Forgiveness and The Miracle of Forgiveness: Changing Mormon Theology? Or Just More of the Same? A closer look at two books written by two LDS apostles five decades apart Reviewed by Eric Johnson Article Summary Over the years some Latter-day Saints have expressed their disapproval with The Miracle of Forgiveness–one of…
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Book Review: Jesus’ Resurrection and Joseph’s Vision: Examining the Foundations of Christianity and Mormonism
Authored by Robert M. Bowman Reviewed by Eric Johnson Listen to a 5-part Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast as Bill and Eric interview the author from July 27-31, 2020: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 A disclaimer should be included on the first page of a 2020 book written by Dr. Robert Bowman,…
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Book Review: The Next Mormons: How Millennials are Changing the LDS Church
Authored by Jana Riess Check out the 15 episodes Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast series that aired September 30-October 18, 2019: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Jana Riess, 49, is a popular LDS…
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Book Review: Insights from a Prophet’s Life (Russell M. Nelson)
15 April 2019 Last week the Truth & Transparency Foundation posted an article titled, “False Story Removed From Newest Book on the Life of Mormon President Russell M. Nelson.” The Foundation revealed that Insights from a Prophet’s Life: President Russell M. Nelson by Sheri Dew went to press while including “a faith promoting story with material…
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Book Review: The Infinite Atonement
By Tad R. CallisterDeseret Book, 2000 Reviewed by Eric Johnson In his book titled The Infinite Atonement, Tad R. Callister—a lawyer for 34 years who served in the LDS Presidency of the Seventy until he was honorably released from the position in 2014 and who currently serves as the Sunday School general president—wrote a best-selling…
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Book Review: The Mormon Hierarchy: Wealth & Corporate Power
By D. Michael Quinn Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2017 Money makes the world go around The world go around The world go around Money makes the world go around It makes the world go ’round. –“Money,” from Cabaret When it comes to money, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has plenty.…
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Book Review: Immersion in Mormonism: Especially for New Members and also Teens and Members who Struggle
By Charles Abbott Self-published, 2014 (Note: The subtitle of the book was later changed to “Follow the Path that Leads to an Unshakable Testimony”) Check out the 5-part Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast series that aired Feb. 12-16, 2018: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Introduction I don’t normally write reviews of books written by lay…
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Book Review: Confessions of a Molly Mormon
Confessions of a Molly Mormon: Trading Perfectionism for Peace, Fear for Faith, Judging for Joy (Orem, UT: Summit View Publishing, 2013) By Elona K. Shelley Reviewed by Eric Johnson Listen to a week-long Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast airing on January 29 through February 2, 2018 reviewing this book: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part…
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Book Review: Changed Through His Grace
Book written by Brad Wilcox Reviewed by Bill McKeever Check out the two-week Viewpoint on Mormonism series that originally aired June 19-30, 2017 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 When Brigham Young University professor, Brad Wilcox, gave his “His Grace is Sufficient” talk at…
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Book Review: Conflict in the Quorum: Orson Pratt, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith
Review of Conflict in the Quorum: Orson Pratt, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) by Gary James Bergera. Forget the idea that general authorities in the LDS Church have always gotten along. If anything else, reading Conflict in the Quorum by Gary James Bergera will certainly take care of that idea. In…
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Book Review: “This is My Doctrine”: The Development of Mormon Theology
Review of “This is My Doctrine”: The Development of Mormon Theology (Greg Kofford Books, 2011) By Charles R. Harrell Check out the 25-part Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast series of this book that plays through the month of March and early April of 2018 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part…
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Book Review: Mormons Believe…What?! Fact and Fiction About a Rising Religion
Check out a five-part Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast that originally aired on March 20-24, 2017 concerning Lawrence’s book: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Written by Gary C. Lawrence Synopsis: A Mormon pollster writes a book criticizing the views of outsiders of the Mormon Church who he believes present a wrong portrayal of…
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Book Review: The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy
Note: The following was originally printed in the November/December 2016 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. Issues related to Mormon polygamy have long been discussed and dissected, both inside and outside of the LDS Church. Once an official requirement for a bigger and better eternal glory, the practice of plural marriage was…
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I Love Mormons: A New Way to Share Christ with Latter-day Saints
I Love Mormons: A New Way to Share Christ with Latter‐day Saints (Baker Books, 2005) By David L. Rowe Reviewed by Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson November 2006 David L. Rowe, a professor at Salt Lake Theological Seminary and a Utah resident since 1975, has pooled his ministry experiences into a “how to” manual for Christians who…