Bibliography of books critical of Mormonism
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Mormonism (also known as the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS)), sorted by alphabetical order of titles.
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In September 1993, six LDS Church members known as the "September Six" were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the church, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticising church doctrine or leadership.[1]
Books by title
[edit]- Black and Mormon (2004) edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith[2]
- The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions (2001), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Ron Rhodes
- An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (2002) by Grant H. Palmer, who was disfellowshipped for its publication in 2004
- Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon (1985, 2000) by David Persuitte
- The Kingdom of the Cults (1965), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Walter Ralston Martin
- Latter-day Dissent: At the Crossroads of Intellectual Inquiry and Ecclesiastical Authority (2011) by Philip Lindholm[3]
- "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1993) by Lavina Fielding Anderson, which led to her excommunication as one of the September Six[4][5][6]
- The Mormon Prophet and His Harem (1866), a biography of Brigham Young by Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite
- Mormonism Unvailed (1834) by Eber D. Howe[7]
- Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? (1963) by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
- No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (1945) by Fawn M. Brodie
- The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons (1873) by T. B. H. Stenhouse
- Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond (1993) by Deborah Laake
- Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (2003) by Jon Krakauer[7]
- Utah and the Mormons (1854) by Benjamin G. Ferris
- Wife No. 19 (1876) by Ann Eliza Young, one of the wives of Brigham Young
- Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism (1992) by Lavina Fielding Anderson and D. Michael Quinn (September Six)
See also
[edit]- Bibliography of books critical of Christianity
- Bibliography of books critical of Islam
- Bibliography of books critical of Judaism
- Bibliography of books critical of Scientology
- List of apologetic works
- List of Christian apologetic works
- List of Islamic apologetic works
References
[edit]- ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (16 June 2014). "Where Mormonism's 'September Six' are now". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Religion Book Review: BLACK AND MORMON by Newell G. Bringhurst, Editor, Darron T. Smith, Editor". Publishers Weekly. November 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ McIntyre, Stephen (2011). "Inside the "Loyal Opposition"" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4). University of Illinois Press: 212–221. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. JSTOR 10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. S2CID 149385307. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Fielding Anderson, Lavina (Spring 1993). "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 26: 7–66.
- ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (5 September 2019). "Writer excommunicated during 'September Six' purge loses her bid to rejoin the LDS Church". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Mormons Penalize Dissident Members". The New York Times. 19 September 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b Harper, Steven C. (2006). ""Dictated by Christ": Joseph Smith and the Politics of Revelation". Journal of the Early Republic. 26 (2). University of Pennsylvania Press: 275–304. doi:10.1353/jer.2006.0026. JSTOR 30043410. S2CID 144432177. Retrieved 13 February 2022.