Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004
ISBN 10: 1589580052 ISBN 13: 9781589580053
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. Cover has some light edge and corner wear.; By 1860, Mormonism had enjoyed a presence in Great Britain for over twenty years. Mormon missionaries had experienced an unprecedented success in conversions and many new converts had left Britain's shores for a new life and a new religion in the far western mountains of the American continent. With the unprecedented success of the Mormons had come tales of duplicity, priestcraft, sexual seduction and uninhibited depravity among the new religious adherents. Thousands of pamphlets with sensational titles such as, The Gates of the Mormon Hell Opened!., Appalling Disclosures! Mormon Revelations, Being the History of Fourteen Females., The Prophets; or, Mormonism Unveiled, and, Female Life Among the Mormons were sold or given to the British populace as a way of discouraging people from joining the Mormon Church. Foster places the creation of these English anti-Mormon pamphlets in their historical context. He discusses the authors, the impact of the publications and the Mormon response. With illustrations and detailed bibliography.; 7" x 10"; 260 pages;
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002
ISBN 10: 1589580052 ISBN 13: 9781589580053
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition. 261pp. Octavo [26 cm] in green cloth with gilt spine title. With illustrations and a detailed bibliography. Faint shelfwear to jacket, else As New. Craig L. Foster places the creation of these English anti-Mormon pamphlets in their historical context, discusses the authors, and the impact of the writings and the Mormon response.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2016
ISBN 10: 1589587553 ISBN 13: 9781589587557
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Environmental decline, political gridlock, war and rumors of war, decadence, and immorality. The End of the World, Plan B traces the idea of the end, or destruction, of the world through a number of spiritual traditions. It shows that our present understanding of the "end game" has been distorted by a modern emphasis and demand on justice as the ultimate good. As an alternative to this self-destructive approach, Charles Shiro Inouye shows that in these traditions, justice is not the isolated end in itself that we ought strive for; rather it is taught in tandem with its balancing companion: compassion. Plan B is a hopeful alternative to our fears about how things are going. ; 7.99 X 5.24 X 0.30 inches; 142 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, 2011
ISBN 10: 1589581245 ISBN 13: 9781589581241
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: VG Plus. 1st. 1st printing with 1 in printline. VG plus but has a samll bent corner on front cover bottom edge. all else unmarked and about fine.
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Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
ISBN 10: 1589585534 ISBN 13: 9781589585539
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; Blake Ostler, author of the groundbreaking Exploring Mormon Thought series, explores two of the most important and central aspects of Mormon theology and practice: the Atonement and the temple endowment. Utilizing observations from Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Buber, and others, Ostler offers further insights on what it means to become alienated from God and to once again have at-one-ment with Him. Praise for Fire on the Horizon: "Fire on the Horizon distills decades of reading, argument, and reflection into one potent dose. Urgent, sharp, and intimate, it's Ostler at his best." -Adam S. Miller, author of Rube Goldberg Machines: Essays in Mormon Theology "Blake Ostler has been one of the most stimulating, deep, and original thinkers in the Latter-day Saint community. This book continues and consolidates that status. His work demonstrates that Mormonism can, and indeed does, offer profound nourishment for reflective minds and soul-satisfying insights for thoughtful believers." -Daniel C. Peterson, editor of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture About the author: Blake T. Ostler, a practicing attorney, is one of the premiere philosophical thinkers on Mormonism. He is the author of the multi-volume Exploring Mormon Thought series and has been published widely in journals such as Religious Studies, International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, BYU Studies, and Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. ; 5.5" x 8.5"; 124 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
ISBN 10: 1589581938 ISBN 13: 9781589581937
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Doing theology is like building a comically circuitous Rube Goldberg machine: you spend your time tinkering together an unnecessarily complicated, impractical, and ingenious apparatus for doing things that are, in themselves, simple. But there is a kind of joy in theology's gratuity, there is a pleasure in its comedic machination, and ultimatelyif the balloon pops, the hamster spins, the chain pulls, the bucket empties, the pulley lifts, and (voila!) the book's page is turnedsome measurable kind of work is accomplished. But this work is a byproduct. The beauty of the machine, like all beauty, is for its own sake.Theology, maybe especially Mormon theology, requires this kind of modesty. The Church neither needs nor endorses our Rube Goldbergian flights. The comic aspect of the arrows we wing at cloudy skies must be kept firmly in mind. The comedy of it both saves us from theology and commends us to it.Engaged in this work, theology has only one definitive strength: it can make simple things difficult. Good theology forces detours that divert us from our stated goals and prompt us to visit places and include people that would otherwise be left aside. The measure of this strength is charity. Theological detours are worth only as much charity as they are able to show. They are worth only as many waylaid lives and lost objects as they are able to embrace. Rube Goldberg machines, models of inelegance, are willing to loop anything into the circuittax collectors, prostitutes, lepers, Democrats, whatever. In charity, the grace of a disinterested concern for others and the gratuity of an unnecessary complication coincide. Theology helps us to find religion by helping us to lose it. Theology makes the familiar strange. It ratchets uncomfortable questions into complementary shapes and helps recover the trouble that is charity's substance.This book is itself a Rube Goldberg machine, pieced together from a variety of essays written over the past ten years. They offer explicit reflections on what it means to practice theology as a modern Mormon scholar and they stake out substantial and original positions on the nature of the atonement, the soul, testimony, eternal marriage, humanism, and the historicity of the Book of Mormon. ; 0.35 x 9.02 x 5.98 Inches; 162 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2002
ISBN 10: 1589580206 ISBN 13: 9781589580206
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. Cover has some light edge and corner wear.; 7.25" x 10.75"; 446 pages;
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Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002
ISBN 10: 1589580184 ISBN 13: 9781589580183
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
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Paperback. First Edition, First Printing. 231p. A softcover book in fine condition. The text is clean and the biding tight.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2011
ISBN 10: 1589581237 ISBN 13: 9781589581234
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Davis Bitton's life was cut short before he could finish revisions on this collection of insightful essays about Joseph Smith, a prophet whom he also considers a hero in both classical terms and in the context of nineteenth-century America. Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again explores images of Joseph Smith from a variety of perspectives--not only the devotion of believers but the hostility and skepticism of opponents. Joseph emerges from the folk memories as well as scholarly analyses. One things both ends of the spectrum agreed on was that Joseph was a towering figure, larger than life.Receiving special attention is the aftermath of Joseph's sudden and shocking assassination. Justifications for murder, struggles with overwhelming grief, and the search for prose and poetic images to capture the desolating loss produce a seldom-explored body of formal and informal works close to the event itself.Written in the graceful and eloquent style that is a hallmark of Davis Bitton's prose, these eleven essays capture not only the scholarly insights of one of Mormonism's most seasoned scholars but also the warmth of personal feelings and convictions about Mormonism's founding prophet. This book represents the capstone of a distinguished professional career. ; 0.48 x 9.02 x 5.98 Inches; 226 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008
ISBN 10: 1589581113 ISBN 13: 9781589581111
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Revised and Updated Second Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Greg Kofford Books, 2008. New. NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. The cover shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Flat spine. NO chips, tears, rubbing, fading or creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2008. Revised, Updated and with more photographs than the 1982 edition. Bound in the original orange and black pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "Jedediah Morgan Grant was a man who knew no compromise when it came to principles -- and his principles were clearly representative, argues Gene A. Sessions, of Mormonism's first generation. His life is a glimpse of a Mormon world whose disappearance coincided with the death of this 'pious yet rambunctiously radical preacher, flogging away at his people, demanding otherworldliness and constant sacrifice.' It was 'an eschatological, pre-millennial world in which every individual teetered between salvation and damnation and in which unsanitary privies and appropriating a stray cow held the same potential for eternal doom as blasphemy and adultery.' Updated and newly illustrated with more photographs, this second edition of the award-winning documentary history (first published in 1982) chronicles Grant's ubiquitous role in the Mormon history of the 1840s and '50s. In addition to serving as counselor to Brigham Young during two tumultuous and influential years at the end of his life, he also portentously befriended Thomas L. Kane, worked to temper his unruly brother-in-law William Smith, captained a company of emigrants into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, and journeyed to the East on several missions to bolster the position of the Mormons during the crises surrounding the runaway judges affair and the public revelation of polygamy. Jedediah Morgan Grant's voice rises powerfully in these pages, startling in its urgency in summoning his people to sacrifice and moving in its tenderness as he communicated to his family. From hastily scribbled letters to extemporaneous sermons exhorting obedience, and the notations of still stunned listeners, the sound of "Mormon Thunder" rolls again in 'a boisterous amplification of what Mormonism really was, and would never be again.'" Keywords: Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Revised and Updated Second Edition. Softcover. New. xxx, 465pp. + ads. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2017
ISBN 10: 1589585631 ISBN 13: 9781589585638
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! Book 2; Fifteen-year-old Enid Gardner is a self-proclaimed "weird Mormon girl." When she isn't chatting with Joseph Smith or the Book of Abraham mummy, she's searching for herself between the spaces of doubt and belief. Along the way, she must grapple with her Mormon faith as it adapts to the twenty-first century. She also must confront the painful mysteries at the heart of her strained relationship with her ailing mother. This edition of The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl recasts the award-winning webcomic as a two-part graphic novel. With revised and previously unpublished comics, it features the familiar story that captivated thousands online, yet offers new glimpses into Enid's year-long odyssey. Praise for The Garden of Enid: "Comics are always meant to help us take a look at ourselves and laugh--something sorely needed in Mormon Culture. Enid, with her wise-aleck streak, her unusual and difficult home life, and her overly developed brain, is no usual Mormon fifteen year old girl. With late-night imaginary conversations with long-dead prophets, well-told moments of loneliness and self doubt, snarky Sunday-class encounters, vulnerable, tense conversations with her closeted best friend, to midnight faith crises, Enid brings something real, something faith-affirming, something beyond Happy Valley and seminary videos and Saturday's warrior to the LDS audience." --Sarah Dunster, author of Lightning Tree and Mile 21 "I feel lucky to have lived at the time The Garden of Enid was being published, because it gave me the chance to meet one of the best characters in Mormon fiction. From the beginning, she's sharp, sardonic, and frighteningly straightforward--it was hard to know whether to be amused or intimidated by this self-proclaimed weird Mormon girl. But she's so delightfully unassuming, it wasn't long before she drew me in. Enid made me wonder what it's like to fly through the cosmos as an unorganized intelligence, made me think about what God wonders when he lies in bed at night, and taught me how to make it through Girls' Camp safely. Get to know her: this book is a classic whether you rush through it from cover to cover or linger over each moment, as the original readers did, at a pace of a few comics a week." --James Goldberg, author of The Five Books of Jesus ; Vol. 2; 8 X 5.90 X 0.60 inches.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2016
ISBN 10: 1589585623 ISBN 13: 9781589585621
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Fifteen-year-old Enid Gardner is a self-proclaimed "weird Mormon girl." When she isn't chatting with Joseph Smith or the Book of Abraham mummy, she's searching for herself between the spaces of doubt and belief. Along the way, she must grapple with her Mormon faith as it adapts to the twenty-first century. She also must confront the painful mysteries at the heart of her strained relationship with her ailing mother. This edition of The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl recasts the award-winning webcomic as a two-part graphic novel. With revised and previously unpublished comics, it features the familiar story that captivated thousands online, yet offers new glimpses into Enid's year-long odyssey. Praise for The Garden of Enid: "Comics are always meant to help us take a look at ourselves and laugh--something sorely needed in Mormon Culture. Enid, with her wise-aleck streak, her unusual and difficult home life, and her overly developed brain, is no usual Mormon fifteen year old girl. With late-night imaginary conversations with long-dead prophets, well-told moments of loneliness and self doubt, snarky Sunday-class encounters, vulnerable, tense conversations with her closeted best friend, to midnight faith crises, Enid brings something real, something faith-affirming, something beyond Happy Valley and seminary videos and Saturday's warrior to the LDS audience." --Sarah Dunster, author of Lightning Tree and Mile 21 "I feel lucky to have lived at the time The Garden of Enid was being published, because it gave me the chance to meet one of the best characters in Mormon fiction. From the beginning, she's sharp, sardonic, and frighteningly straightforward--it was hard to know whether to be amused or intimidated by this self-proclaimed weird Mormon girl. But she's so delightfully unassuming, it wasn't long before she drew me in. Enid made me wonder what it's like to fly through the cosmos as an unorganized intelligence, made me think about what God wonders when he lies in bed at night, and taught me how to make it through Girls' Camp safely. Get to know her: this book is a classic whether you rush through it from cover to cover or linger over each moment, as the original readers did, at a pace of a few comics a week." --James Goldberg, author of The Five Books of Jesus ; Vol. 1; 8 X 5.90 X 0.60 inches.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2019
ISBN 10: 1589587650 ISBN 13: 9781589587656
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. CX3 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book lightly cocked, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 210 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley: A Mormon Ulysses of the American Westnarrates the wide-ranging life and times of John P. Hawley's search for and service to an authentic Mormon faith. Melvin C. Johnson has been researching Hawley's adventurous life along the American borderlands and frontier for three decades. Hawley was an active member of several Latter Day Restoration denominations in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas, the Indian Nations of Oklahoma, and Utah Territory from 1838 to 1909. A Mormon Ulysses follows Hawley's adventures in the West growing up as a logger, woodworker, settler, church official and missionary. He helped build the first Mormon temple west of the Mississippi, battled the Comanches, was entangled in the horrors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and pioneered the Pine Valley community in southern Utah. Hawley's western odyssey is timely, worthy, and deserves to belong in the canon of American history and biography. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
ISBN 10: 1589580990 ISBN 13: 9781589580992
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; These essays reveal how the scriptures, prophetic teachings, history, culture, rituals, and traditions of Mormonism have been, are, and can be used as warrants for a wide range of activities and attitudesfrom radical pacifism to legitimation of the United States' use of preemptive force against its enemies. As a relatively young religion that for much of its early history was simply struggling for survival, Mormonism has not yet fully grappled with some of the pressing questions of war and peace, with all of the attendant theological, social, and political ramifications. Given the LDS Church's relative stability and measure of prominence and influence in the early twenty-first century, the time is ripe to examine the historical, spiritual, and cultural resources within the tradition that provide a foundation for constructive dialogue about how individual Latter-day Saints and the institutional Church orient themselves in a world of violence. While recognizing the important contributions of previous scholars who had offered analysis and reflection on the topic, these essays offer a more sustained and collaborative examination of Mormon perspectives on war and peace, drawing on both historical-social scientific research as well as more normative (theological and ethical) arguments. "Mormons take their morality seriously. They are also patriotic. Tragically, the second trait can undermine the first. When calls for war are on the horizon, it is possible for well-intended Saints to be too sure of our selective application of scripture to contemporary matters of life and death, too sure that we can overcome evil by force, that we can control the results of military conflict, that war is the only option for patriots. Yet pacifism has its own critics. This collection of differing views by thoughtful scholars comprises a debate. Reading it may save us in the future from enacting more harm than good in the name of God, country, or presumption." - Philip Barlow, Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, Utah State University, Author, Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion Contributors:Patrick Q. Mason, J. David Pulsipher, Richard L. Bushman, Joshua Madson, Morgan Deane, Robert A. Rees, F.R. Rick Duran, Mark Ashburst-McGee, Jennifer Lindell, Ethan Yorgason, Jesse Samantha Fulcher, Robert H. Hellebrand, D. Michael Quinn, Boyd Jay Petersen, Loyd Ericson, Eric A. Eliason, Gordon Conrad Thomasson, Ron Madson, Mark Henshaw, Valerie M. Hudson, Eric Jensen, Kerry M. Kartchner, John Mark Mattox. ; 0.67 x 9.02 x 5.98 Inches; 322 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007
ISBN 10: 1589581040 ISBN 13: 9781589581043
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; A mere two hundred years old, Mormonism is still in its infancy compared to other theological disciplines (Judaism, Catholicism, Buddhism, etc.). This volume will introduce its reader to the rich blend of theological viewpoints that exist within Mormonism. The essays break new ground in Mormon studies by exploring the vast expanse of philosophical territory left largely untouched by traditional approaches to Mormon theology. It presents philosophical and theological essays by many of the finest minds associated with Mormonism in an organized and easy-to-understand manner and provides the reader with a window into the fascinating diversity amongst Mormon philosophers. Open-minded students of pure religion will appreciate this volume's thoughtful inquiries.Authors include James McLachlan, Grant Underwood, Richard Sherlock, Brian Birch, Blake Ostler, Benjamin Huff, Dennis Potter, Margaret Toscano, Adam Miller, James Faulconer, and Robert Millet.These essays were delivered at the first conference of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology. ; 5" x 8"; 301 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008
ISBN 10: 1589581172 ISBN 13: 9781589581173
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; In the contested terrain of American politics, nowhere is the conflict more intense, even brutal, than in the territory of public life also claimed by religion. Mitt Romney's 2007-08 presidential campaign is a textbook example. ; 5.5" x 8"; 244 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009
ISBN 10: 1589580524 ISBN 13: 9781589580527
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; Originally published in Spanish, Curbelo'sThe History of the Mormons in Argentina is agroundbreaking book detailing the growth ofthe Church in this Latin American country. Through numerous interviews and accessto other primary resources, Curbelo has constructeda timeline, and then documents thestory of the Church's growth. Starting with abrief discussion of Parley P. Pratt's assignmentto preside over the Pacific and South Americanregions, continuing on with the translation ofthe scriptures into Spanish, the opening of the first missions in South America, and the buildingof temples, the book provides a survey historyof the Church in Argentina. This book will be of interest not only to history buffs butalso to thousands of past, present, and future missionaries. ; 5.5" x 8.5"; 247 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2021
ISBN 10: 1589584996 ISBN 13: 9781589584990
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; This volume is about Latter-day Saints learning from Jews and the Jewish experience. This book is unique. It is not a traditional interfaith dialogue where the goal is to learn from each other. Rather, Latter-day Saints seek to give Jews the microphone, so to speak, and let them talk about themselves on their own terms. Only then do Latter-day Saint respond, and not with the goal of establishing areas of agreement or disagreement but as an opportunity to learn from Jews. This book turns to the wisdom of Jews and Judaism to inform, inspire, and enhance the lived religious experience of Latter-day Saints. ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 310 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2017
ISBN 10: 1589585801 ISBN 13: 9781589585805
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; This volume in the Perspectives on Mormon Theology series is an exploration of Mormon apologeticsor the defense of faith. Since its very beginning, various Latter-day Saints have sought to utilize evidence and reason to actively promote or defend beliefs and claims within the Mormon tradition. Mormon apologetics reached new levels of sophistication as believers trained in fields such as Near-Eastern languages and culture, history, and philosophy began to utilize their knowledge and skills to defend their beliefs.The contributors to this volume seek to explore the textures and contours of apologetics from multiple perspectives, revealing deep theological and ideological fissures within the Mormon scholarly community concerning apologetics. However, in spite of deep-seated differences, what each author has in common is a passion for Mormonism and how it is presented and defended. This volume captures that reality and allows readers to encounter the terrain of Mormon apologetics at close range. ; 9 X 6 X 0.74 inches; 294 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books Inc, Salt Lake City, 2007
ISBN 10: 1589580168 ISBN 13: 9781589580169
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges.; 1.6 x 10.1 x 7.3 Inches; 448 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007
ISBN 10: 1589580893 ISBN 13: 9781589580893
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! ; A stimulating book on an important subject, it ranks high on the list of distinguished works published by Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center. This new reprint is complete and unchaged from the last BYU Printing. The most complete and comprehensive treatment of the Apocryphal ever put together by LDS scholars. This sought-after volume of essays takes an in-depth look at the apocrypha and how Latter-day Saints should approach it in their gospel study. With notable LDS authors such as Stephen E. Robinson, Joseph F. McConkie, and Robert L. Millet, this volume is an essential addition to any well-rounded Mormon studies library. Essays include: "Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient Apocrypha from the Vantage of Events in the Present Dispensation," "Lying for God: The Uses of Apocrypha," and "The Nag Hammadi Library: A Mormon Perspective." ; 5" x 8.5"; 333 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2018
ISBN 10: 1589586905 ISBN 13: 9781589586901
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Joseph Smith's July 12, 1843, revelation on plural marriage was the last of his formal written revelations and a transformational moment in Mormonism. While acting today as the basis for the doctrine of eternal nuclear families, the revelation came forth during a period of theological expansion as Smith was in the midst of introducing new temple rituals, radical doctrines on God and humanity, a restructured priesthood and ecclesiastical hierarchy, and, of course, the practice of plural marriage. In this volume, author William V. Smith examines the text of this complicated and rough revelation to explore the motivation for its existence, how it reflects this dynamic theology of the Nauvoo period, and how the revelation was utilized and reinterpreted as Mormonism fully embraced and later abandoned polygamy.; Contemporary Studies in Scripture Series; 9 X 6 X 0.75 inches; 298 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 2004
ISBN 10: 1589580915 ISBN 13: 9781589580916
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Cover has some light edge and corner wear. ; "Excavating Mormon Pasts assembles sixteen knowledgable scholars from both Latter-day Saint and the Community of Christ traditions who long participated skillfully in this dialogue. It presents their insighful and sometimes incisive surveys of where the New Mormon History has come from and which fields remain unexplored. " ; 7.5" X 10.25"; 442 pages;
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Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013
ISBN 10: 1589584945 ISBN 13: 9781589584945
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Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007
ISBN 10: 1589580486 ISBN 13: 9781589580480
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New Dust Jacket. Brand New!; Who Are the Children of Lehi? Takes seriously the claims of the Book of Mormon that among the ancestors of the American Indians is a group of Israelites who crossed from the Old World to the New. This book also offers a clear, easy-to-follow interpretation of scientific data relating to Amerindian ancestry and genetics. ; 5.75" x 8.75"; 144 pages;
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Incorporated, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018
ISBN 10: 1589587073 ISBN 13: 9781589587076
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; The story of Jesus is frequently limited to the telling of the babe of Bethlehem who would die on the cross and three days later triumphantly exit his tomb in resurrected glory. Frequently skimmed over or left aside is the story of the Jesus of Nazareth who confronted systemic injustice, angered those in power, risked his life for the oppressed and suffering, and worked to preach and establish the Kingdom of Godall of which would lead to his execution on Calvary. In this insightful and moving volume, authors James and Judith McConkie turn to the latest scholarship on the historical and cultural background of Jesus to discover lessons on what we can learn from his exemplary life. Whether it be his intimate interactions with the sick, the poor, women, and the outcast, or his public confrontations with oppressive religious, political, and economic institutions, Jesus of Nazareththe son of a carpenter, Messiah, and Son of Godexemplified the way, the truth, and the life that we must follow to bring about the Kingdom of Heaven. ; 9 X 6 X 0.80 inches; 320 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
ISBN 10: 1589581210 ISBN 13: 9781589581210
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; From the arrival of the first Mormon missionaries in New Zealand in 1854 until stakehood and the dedication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple in 1958, Tiki and Temple tells the enthralling story of Mormonism's encounter with the genuinely different but surprisingly harmonious Maori culture.Mormon interest in the Maori can be documented to 1832, soon after Joseph Smith organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in America. Under his successor Brigham Young, Mormon missionaries arrived in New Zealand in 1854, but another three decades passed before they began sustained proselytising among the Maori people--living in Maori pa, eating eels and potatoes with their fingers from communal dishes, learning to speak the language, and establishing schools. They grew to love--and were loved by--their Maori converts, whose numbers mushroomed until by 1898, when the Australasian Mission was divided, the New Zealand Mission was ten times larger than the parent Australian Mission.The New Zealand Mission of the Mormon Church was virtually two missions --one to the English-speaking immigrants and their descendants, and one to the tangata whenua-- "people of the land." The difficulties this dichotomy caused, as both leaders and converts struggled with cultural differences and their isolation from Church headquarters, make a fascinating story. Drawing on hitherto untapped sources, including missionary journals and letters and government documents, this absorbing book is the fullest narrative available of Mormonism's flourishing in New Zealand.Although written primarily for a Latter-day Saint audience, this book fills a gap for anyone interested in an accurate and coherent account of the growth of Mormonism in New Zealand. ; 0.74 x 9.02 x 5.98 Inches; 354 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
ISBN 10: 1589582489 ISBN 13: 9781589582484
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new softcover book! ; Rudger Clawson (18571943) was the first Mormon convicted of being in violation of the EdmundTucker Act, which outlawed polygamy. Born into a polygamous family, Clawson married Florence Dinwoodey in August 1882, Lydia Spencer is March 1883, and eventually entered into a "post-Manifesto union" with Pearl Udall in 1904.Clawson, a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served in the LDS Church as missionary, stake president, apostle, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and counselor in the First Presidency.This book delves into Clawson's time as a "cohab" in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary, as well as a unique look at this time in Utah's history. These prison memoirs and letters reflect the pride felt by Mormon polygamists imprisoned "for conscience sake" and include Mormon doctrinal discussions, details of their prison life, personal accounts of prison escape attempts, and the sense of frustration felt by the men as a result of being separated from their families. In addition, these memoirs show Clawson's talent for storytelling and include select love letters written by Clawson to his plural wife, Lydia. ; 0.61 x 9.02 x 5.98 Inches; 290 pages.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Cover has some light edge and corner wear. Dust Jacket is torn and chipped.; This informative book will chronologically document the behind-the-scenes stories of the common people involved in the sacrifice to erect the second Mormon temple. First hand accounts are drawn from diaries, journals, and letters. The prologue of this book discusses briefly the early temple building efforts of the fledgling Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the development of temple-related doctrines during the decade prior to the Nauvoo era, and the arrival of the Saints in Illinois in 1839. The body of the history covers the years 1840, when the temple was first contemplated, to 1850, when its walls were toppled by a tornado. An epilogue completes the story by recounting the story of the repurchase of the temple lot by the Church in 1937, the lot's excavation in 1962, and the announcement that the temple would be rebuilt. Also included is an appendix containing important eyewitness descriptions of the temple, and a bibliography of major sources. ; 7.25" x 10.25"; 448 pages; ; 1589580168.
Published by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 2014
ISBN 10: 1589585291 ISBN 13: 9781589585294
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: New. First paperback edition. 419pp. Octavo [23 cm] Pictorial wraps. "In Russell Stevenson's For the Cause of Righteousness he extends the story of Mormonism's long-standing priesthood ban to the broader history of the Church's interaction with blacks. In so doing he introduces both relevant atmospherics and important new context. These should inform all future discussions of this surprisingly enduring subject." - Lester E. Bush, author of "Mormonism's Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview".