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Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101400077532
ISBN-139781400077533
eBay Product ID (ePID)54361545
Product Key Features
Book TitleJoseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicChristianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), United States / 19th Century, Religious
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRichard Lyman Bushman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Remarkable. . . . A tale that's as colorful, suspenseful and unlikely as any in American history...Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too."-The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating definitive biography. . . . Stirs deeper questions about American religious convictions and how they shape lives and culture." -The Christian Science Monitor "An exhaustively researched and beautifully written biography of Mormonism's enigmatic founder."-Christianity Today "Fascinating. . . .Bushman captures all the harrowing events of Smith's short life, rife with converts and cabals, while meticulously dissecting the revelations that continue to haunt the Smith story." -The Providence Journal "Well-researched and lucidly written. . . . An excellent source for learning about the Mormon faith." -The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, " Remarkable. . . . A tale that's as colorful, suspenseful and unlikely as any in American history...Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too." -- "The New York Times Book Review" " A fascinating definitive biography. . . . Stirs deeper questions about American religious convictions and how they shape lives and culture." -- "The Christian Science Monitor" " An exhaustively researched and beautifully written biography of Mormonism's enigmatic founder." -- "Christianity Today" " Fascinating. . . .Bushman captures all the harrowing events of Smith's short life, rife with converts and cabals, while meticulously dissecting the revelations that continue to haunt the Smith story." -- "The Providence Journal" " Well-researched and lucidly written. . . . An excellent source for learning about the Mormon faith." -- "The St. Louis Post-Dispatch", "Once again, Richard Bushman, one of our finest historians, delivers a superior performance. The book is prodigiously researched, carefully argued, and elegantly written. In its pages Joseph Smith emerges as neither hero nor charlatan, but as a strangely gifted yet thoroughly believable product of his time and place." --Grant Wacker, author of Heaven Below: Early Pentecostals and American Culture "Hands down, this is the most balanced and informed study of American's larger-than-life Prophet and Seer, Joseph Smith. It is also an important history of the founding era of Mormonism's founding era. Rough Stone Rolling is for insiders and outsiders alike, a landmark in Mormon writing and a contribution to American religious studies. It has grace, style, and intelligence-and quiet piety and frank honesty, too." --Ronald W. Walker, author of Mormon History "Clearly the definitive biography for generations to come. Most balanced, thorough, and insightful treatment to date--truly a masterful work. Wonderfully grounded in its interpretations. Wise in its judgments, penetrating in its analysis, and rich in historical and cultural detail without ever losing sight of its subject. Bushman does full justice to this most complex and influential of all American religious innovators." --Terryl Givens, author of The Latter-Day Saint Experience in America "This biography recasts the study of Joseph Smith for the next generation. Bushman, a distinguished historian and faithful believer, legitimizes Smith as a modern prophet and seeks the measure of this enigmatic man. The volume challenges readers to reconcile Smith's remarkable religious accomplishments with his often seemingly self-serving personal actions." --Stephen Stein, author of The Shaker Experience in America "At last a Joseph Smith to which Mormons and non-Mormons alike can relate. Meticulously researched, beautifully written, and gripping in its narrative detail, this is Richard Bushman at his vintage best. There is no question that this biography is the best book ever written about Mormonism's founding father, and America's greatest home-grown prophet." --Harry Stout, author of The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism "Richard Bushman's profound scholarly knowledge of American society and culture shapes and suffuses this magisterial product of his life-long quest to interpret the early Mormon movement for skeptics and believers alike. His definitive biography of the Mormon prophet supersedes all previous studieshagiographic and criticalof this American original." --John F. Wilson, author of Religion and the American Nation, "Once again, Richard Bushman, one of our finest historians, delivers a superior performance. The book is prodigiously researched, carefully argued, and elegantly written. In its pages Joseph Smith emerges as neither hero nor charlatan, but as a strangely gifted yet thoroughly believable product of his time and place." --Grant Wacker, author of "Heaven Below: Early Pentecostals and American Culture" "Hands down, this is the most balanced and informed study of American's larger-than-life Prophet and Seer, Joseph Smith. It is also an important history of the founding era of Mormonism's founding era. "Rough Stone Rolling" is for insiders and outsiders alike, a landmark in Mormon writing and a contribution to American religious studies. It has grace, style, and intelligence-and quiet piety and frank honesty, too." --Ronald W. Walker, author of "Mormon History" "Clearly the definitive biography for generations to come. Most balanced, thorough, and insightful treatment to date--truly a masterful work. Wonderfully grounded in its interpretations. Wise in its judgments, penetrating in its analysis, and rich in historical and cultural detail without ever losing sight of its subject. Bushman does full justice to this most complex and influential of all American religious innovators." --Terryl Givens, author of "The Latter-Day Saint Experience in America" "This biography recasts the study of Joseph Smith for the next generation. Bushman, a distinguished historian and faithful believer, legitimizes Smith as a modern prophet and seeks the measure of this enigmatic man. The volume challenges readers to reconcile Smith's remarkable religiousaccomplishments with his often seemingly self-serving personal actions." --Stephen Stein, author of "The Shaker Experience in America " "At last a Joseph Smith to which Mormons and non-Mormons alike can relate. Meticulously researched, beautifully written, and gripping in its narrative detail, this is Richard Bushman at his vintage best. There is no question that this biography is the best book ever written about Mormonism's founding father, and America's greatest home-grown prophet." --Harry Stout, author of "The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism" "Richard Bushman's profound scholarly knowledge of American society and culture shapes and suffuses this magisterial product of his life-long quest to interpret the early Mormon movement for skeptics and believers alike. His definitive biography of the Mormon prophet supersedes all previous studies-hagiographic and critical-of this American original." --John F. Wilson, author of "Religion and the American Nation" "In tracing this fateful shift from seer to czar and oracle to general, Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too." --Walter Kirn, "The New York Times Book Review ""A fascinating, definitive biography . . . An intriguing exploration of a remarkable development in American religious history." --Jane Lampman, "The Christian Science Monitor" "Readers of this sensitive and comprehensive account will find a new and deeper understanding of Smith, the religion he founded, and the popular culture of the United States during the 39 years of hisshort but eventful life." --Walter Russell Mead, "Foreign Affairs " "An astonishing achievement that is meticulously researched, wonderfully grounded and rich in cultural context." --Larry Cox, "Tucson Citizen" "A stunning accomplishment." --Carl Rollyson, "The New York Sun " "An exceptionally well-researched book" --"Choice "magazine "Amazing." --"The Spectrum " "The must-have Mormon history of our generation." --"By Common Consent " "From the Hardcover edition.", "Remarkable. . . . A tale that's as colorful, suspenseful and unlikely as any in American history...Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too." The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating definitive biography. . . . Stirs deeper questions about American religious convictions and how they shape lives and culture." The Christian Science Monitor "An exhaustively researched and beautifully written biography of Mormonism's enigmatic founder." Christianity Today "Fascinating. . . .Bushman captures all the harrowing events of Smith's short life, rife with converts and cabals, while meticulously dissecting the revelations that continue to haunt the Smith story." The Providence Journal "Well-researched and lucidly written. . . . An excellent source for learning about the Mormon faith." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch From the Trade Paperback edition., "Remarkable. . . . A tale that's as colorful, suspenseful and unlikely as any in American history...Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too."- The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating definitive biography. . . . Stirs deeper questions about American religious convictions and how they shape lives and culture." - The Christian Science Monitor "An exhaustively researched and beautifully written biography of Mormonism's enigmatic founder."- Christianity Today "Fascinating. . . .Bushman captures all the harrowing events of Smith's short life, rife with converts and cabals, while meticulously dissecting the revelations that continue to haunt the Smith story." - The Providence Journal "Well-researched and lucidly written. . . . An excellent source for learning about the Mormon faith." - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Remarkable. . . . A tale that's as colorful, suspenseful and unlikely as any in American history...Bushman earns a place for his biography on the very short shelf reserved for books on Mormonism with appeal to initiates and outsiders, too."--"The New York Times Book Review" "A fascinating definitive biography. . . . Stirs deeper questions about American religious convictions and how they shape lives and culture." --"The Christian Science Monitor" "An exhaustively researched and beautifully written biography of Mormonism's enigmatic founder."--"Christianity Today" "Fascinating. . . .Bushman captures all the harrowing events of Smith's short life, rife with converts and cabals, while meticulously dissecting the revelations that continue to haunt the Smith story." --"The Providence Journal" "Well-researched and lucidly written. . . . An excellent source for learning about the Mormon faith." --"The St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Dewey Decimal289.3/092 B
SynopsisFounder 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., In this well-researched biography, an esteemed American cultural historian and a practicing Mormon tells how Joseph Smith formed a new religion from the ground up., 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberBX8695.S6B875 2007
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- Nov 06, 2018
I find history fascinating and this book is that.
Good objective historical account of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I have read several books by those who do not like the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, those who are members, and those who are historians (more objective). I like to know the truth of things and this book is on the level of one written by Donna Hill, I read years ago that documents and gives a balanced view. Highly recommend the book and the service I bought it from.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 09, 2020
Well documented and factual
Well documented and factualVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
