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Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:07 am
by _Stormy Waters
Hello everyone,
I am looking for some books to add to my reading list. I'm currently reading In Sacred Lonliness. I would be interested to know what the posters here think are the best books on Mormonism/religion? If you are so inclined please post the books that you would recommend.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:32 am
by _bcspace
Jesus the Christ by Talmadge
Restoring the Ancient Church by Bickmore
The Great Divorce and Screwtape Letters by Lewis
Flatland by Abbott (explains why anti Mormons can't understand reality)
We could go deeper, but you'll need time to digest these introductory works.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:41 am
by _Droopy
Eternal Man, by Truman Madsen. Very thought provoking, but it may be hard to find.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:41 am
by _krose
If you haven't read Under the Banner of Heaven yet, it's a must.
I like Israel Finkelstein's books about biblical archaeology.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:44 am
by _Droopy
David Horowitz' The New Leviathan, just out.
Don't leave home without it.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:41 am
by _the narrator
I'm obviously biased, but pretty much everything from
http://www.gregkofford.com/ is worth reading. And for a bonus, most everything is available on ebook.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:04 am
by _just me
The Hero With 1000 Faces by Joseph Campbell
From Jesus to Christianity by L. Michael White
History of the Church is an interesting read, but is several volumes.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:13 am
by _Nortinski
Mormonism: Shadow or Reality
One Nation Under Gods
The ORIGINAL PofGP (but you must read side by side with the current edition. Then ask yourself, "Why did God make so many changes to His perfectly translated scriptures?" We're not talking minor typos or grammatical changes either.)
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:34 am
by _Cicero
the narrator wrote:I'm obviously biased, but pretty much everything from
http://www.gregkofford.com/ is worth reading. And for a bonus, most everything is available on ebook.
I agree with the narrator, and I'm not employed by Kofford.
If you haven't read them, I recommend Leonard Arrington's biography of Brigham Young ("American Moses") and Tom Alexander's biography of Wilford Woodruff ("Things in Heaven and Earth"). They're both a bit dry at times, but you'll have a much better understanding of "the rest of the story" about polygamy and OD 1.
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:34 am
by _madeleine
"Charly" by Jack Weyland
"The Work And The Glory" By Gerald N.Lund
(Two books that reflect Mormon culture.)