A concise, informative introduction to the origins, teaching, and
practices of Mormonism today contrasted with historic Christianity.
Sociologist Rodney Stark estimates that by 2080, Mormonism will have
267 million adherents. As a leading rival to biblical Christianity in both
America and Latin America, it is a religion to be reckoned with. However,
Mormons are not so much a group to be feared by Christians, says author
Andrew Jackson, as a mission field to be cultivated.
As a professor and a pastor in a city that boasts a large LDS community,
Jackson has had not only many discussions with Mormon neighbors but with
current and ex-members from every level of the church hierarchy. These
conversations have led him to study this religion and write this book.
His systematic, concise, and well-documented work offers an easy-reading
explanation of Mormon teaching and practice today. This book is the first
place readers will want to turn for a primer on Mormonism's origins and
specific doctrines, and what Mormons believe and why.
Mormonism:
A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Richard Lyman Bushman
Paperback from Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195310306
Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph
Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million
adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment,
and business. Yet they are an oddity. They are considered wholesome, conservative,
and friendly on one hand, and clannish, weird, and self-righteous on the
other.
Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction explains who Mormons are:
what they believe and how they live their lives. Written by Richard Lyman
Bushman, an eminent historian and practicing Mormon, this compact, informative
volume ranges from the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints to the contentious issues of contemporary Mormonism. Bushman argues
that Joseph Smith still serves as the Mormons' Moses. Their everyday religious
lives are still rooted in his conceptions of true Christianity. They seek
revelation to solve life's problems just as he did. They believe the authority
to seal families together for eternity was restored through him. They understand
their lives as part of a spiritual journey that started in a "council in
heaven" before the world began just as he taught. Bushman's account also
describes the tensions and sorrows of Mormon life. How are Mormons to hold
on to their children in a world of declining moral standards and rampant
disbelief? How do rational, educated Mormons stand up to criticisms of
their faith? How do single Mormons fare in a church that emphasizes family
life? The book also examines polygamy, the various Mormon scriptures, and
the renegade fundamentalists who tarnish the LDS image when in fact they're
not members.
In a time when Mormons such as Mitt Romney and Harry Reid are playing
prominent roles in American society, this engaging introduction enables
readers to judge for themselves how Mormon teachings shape the character
of believers.
Mormonism
Unmasked by R. Philip Roberts, Phillip Roberts
Paperback from B&H Books
ISBN: 0805416528
Mormons tend to be model citizens-friendly,
honest, hopeful, kind-everything that should be expected from a Christian.
But, as this book points out, the Mormons aren't Christian at all. The
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints is an an extremely powerful
and influential religious organization, reaching hundreds of millions of
people worldwide. Unfortunately, what the Mormons are propagating is a
false god, false Jesus, and false gospel. This incisive book clearly explains
the Mormons' basic beliefs and sharply refutes their subtle heresies. After
walking the reader through the Mormons' evangelistic techniques and strategies,
the book gives Christians easy-to-use guidance on witnessing to Mormons,
so they can effectively and lovingly defend the true Christian faith.
Mormonism:
A Latter Day Deception by Martin Wishnatsky
Paperback from Xulon Press
ISBN: 159160494X
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Mormonism: A Latter Day Deception is a riveting, often hilarious account
of how a sincere believer was disabused of his confidence in the Mormon
revelation. The author joined the Mormon Church in 1980. A year later,
he received a Temple Recommend for the Washington, D.C., Temple. He entered
the Temple a Mormon, but left it a non-Mormon.
Mormonism: A Latter Day Deception presents a rare, detailed eyewitness
account of the Mormon Temple ceremonies circa 1981. No other book of which
the author is aware presents such a starkly authentic account of these
secret ceremonies of Mormonism. As a Harvard Ph.D. in Political Science,
the author was driven by his shocking experience in the Mormon Temple to
research the origins of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
He tersely and cogently presents irrefutable evidence of its true character.
From the Washington Temple to the millions of rolls of microfilm in
Granite Mountain to Joseph Smith's Masonic rip-off, all is revealed and
woven together to reveal the church's foundation in darkness.
If you want to know the truth about the Mormon Church, you will find
it here--from one who saw it with his own eyes. The ambitions and pretense
of this institution, termed by one author "The Islam of America," is presented
for the purpose of setting the captives free. "And ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).
Mormonism:
The Story of a New Religious Tradition by Jan Shipps
Paperback from University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252014170
"Shipps has found a way to understand the Mormons that will truly please
both believers and non-believers". ("New York Times Book Review"). "This
may be the most brilliant book ever written on Mormonism. It is insightful,
inspiring, and original and sure to become a landmark work on the subject".
(Richard L. Bushman, author of "Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism").
Out
of Mormonism: A Woman's True Story by Judy Robertson
Paperback from Bethany House
ISBN: 0764209019
Judy Robertson shares her unique insider's viewpoint as a woman in
the Mormon church. After she and her husband rediscovered God's truth,
they faced torment and persecution upon leaving the LDS church. This reader-friendly
book is one of the few Christian books that focuses first on an individual's
journey from Mormonism rather than on theology or Christian doctrines.
The revised edition includes testimonies of others who have left the Mormon
church and what God is doing today through Concerned Christians. Readers
will find Out of Mormonism a useful resource for understanding and witnessing
to friends and family in the LDS church.
Mormonism
101: Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints by Eric Johnson, Bill McKeever
Paperback from Baker Books
ISBN: 0801063353
Is Mormonism a Protestant denomination? This handbook details Mormon
belief and reveals how it diverges significantly from Christian orthodoxy.
