false 236609 2 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<i>. </i> <br><br>An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, <i>Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling</i> also brilliantly evaluates the prophet&#8217;s bold contributions<i> </i>to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world. 229171 13 3 2007 Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling total:1319|5:543|4:565|3:168|2:33|1:10| 1319 5555 2457 409 4 9 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Dec 17 08:48:29 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 29 19:47:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 09 18:35:02 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 18:35:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 5 false false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 14 20:23:39 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 15:43:56 -0700 2008 As far as...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Jul 26 22:13:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 22:21:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 12:16:07 -0800 2008 Thu May 22 09:45:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 19:08:12 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 19:16:21 -0800 2008
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Most Mormons will be familiar with a lot of the history in te...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 12 14:53:21 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 27 19:37:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 11:54:35 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 12:03:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Feb 25 09:22:49 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 09:25:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 15:44:08 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 15:49:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Sep 09 11:44:06 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 14:14:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 20:27:28 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 21:03:04 -0800 2009 A Cultural Biography of Mormonism's Founder which i found so appropriate. it's a comprehensive biography of joseph smith presented so well in the context of the religious, social, economic and political moods of america in the early to mid 1800s. rightfully, bushman port...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 05 21:29:59 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 21:39:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 26 19:11:07 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 14:15:41 -0700 2008
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