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Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. 730pp. Octavo. [23cm] Illustrated wraps. "The Masterwork of B. H. Roberts, edited by Stan Larson with forewords by Thom D. Roberts and Leonard J. Arrington and introductions by Sterling M. McMurrin and Erich Robert Paul Less than ten years before his death in 1933, B. H. Roberts, one of the most influential Mormon writers of the twentieth century, began work on "the most important book that I have yet contributed to the [LDS] Church." A prolific and respected Mormon apologist, Roberts wanted to consolidate his theological thought into a unified whole and to reconcile science with scripture. His final manuscript, "The Truth, the Way, the Life," synthesized doctrine into three sections: the truth about the world and revelation, the way of salvation, and Jesus' life in shaping Christian character. He submitted his completed work to the LDS First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve, which, after a series of heated meetings, rejected it. Roberts's views on evolution, the age of the earth, the pre-earth existence, and the eternal progression of God were deemed too controversial, so his "masterwork" went unpublished. With the support of the Roberts family, editor Stan Larson has corrected this sixty-year omission from the corpus of Mormon theology. According to Leonard J. Arrington, former LDS Church Historian, "B. H. Roberts considered 'The Truth, The Way, The Life' to be the most important work he had written. While people may differ with him on that judgement, this ambitious treatise . . . shows a great mind grappling with great issues."".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 730 pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Dark red cloth over boards. Gilt stamped title on backstrip. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed and visible edgewear. Soiling on top edge and fore edge of text block. Forewords by Thom D. Roberts and Leonard Arrington. Introductions by Sterling M. McMurrin and Erich Robert Paul. Erich Robert Paul states on the jacket, "Although 'The Truth, The Way, The Life' is not strikingly innovative in particulars, the depth and forcefulness with which Roberts argued for his version of a Mormon theology coupled with modern scientific and secular learning mark it as a unique contribution to Mormon religious and intellectual thinking.". …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Signed by editor.

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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.