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Title: One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church by Richard Abanes ISBN: 1-56858-283-8 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.78 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One nation under gods: A History of the Mormon Church
Comment: Contrary to what two other reviews have said, this is an incredibly researched book! It is obvious that Mormons won't want the information in it to be made public....yet again, but the vast number of books on the subject shows that a problem exists! Abanes not only delineates the falacy of the Mormon doctrine as so many other books have done, but he places the docrine within the historical framework from whence it originated! Abanes thorough documents his arguments with original sources! His side-by-side comparisons of what Christians believe as opposed to Mormons should be enough to convince anyone...not Mormon...that this issue has one and for all been resolved!
This is a must read for anyone serious about uncovering the truth about the cult of Mormonism.
Rating: 5
Summary: An In-Depth, Well-Documented History of Mormonism
Comment: Where I live, we have a startling growing Mormon population. I felt it important to truly understand the history of this "religion" as I have also studied Catholicism, Methodism, Lutheranism, Baptist, and Judaism.
Was I in for a surprise! Abanes' jacket cover described the history in a nutshell..."an enthralling saga-laced, action-packed Hollywood movie--sex, lust, violence, greed, murder, deceit and betrayal!"
Having done extensive reading in the pre-mentioned religions, I will agree that some of those could possibly have the same description on their jacket covers as well.
However, Abanes' book is an EXHAUSTIVE, well-researched, well-documented history of the Mormon "church"--- and his comparisons "Is Mormonism Christian?", "Is Mormonism a Cult?", Appendices, re: "Glossary of Morman Terms, Notable Mormans, Abraham's Book?, Failed Joseph Smith Prophecies, and Recommended Resources" were all extremely helpful in assisting MY understanding of the Mormon "church."
There are also many other good websites and other informational books out there, that perhaps go more into the rituals and practices within the Morman Temples, but Abanes writes very straightforwardly and factually and doesn't go into the ritualistic aspects of Mormon "services"; I was very impressed with his compilation of tremendous number of stories, books, letters, newspaper articles, videotape, and other documentation.
The first section of the book "Mormonism - the Early Years (1805-1830) is a little dry, but necessary for the reader to completely understand how Joseph Smith's stories came about and the many changes thereto. After that, the book takes off and I could not put it down.
Anybody giving this book a poor review is obviously of LDS background - and the Mormon "church" makes a distinct practice of not informing its members of the Mormon history...
Rating: 1
Summary: Not Correct
Comment: I have studied the doctrine and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in great depth, and I found this book to contain more lies than truths. While it may have a large bibliography from which it claims so many references, the book distorts the sources and does not present them as they really are.
If you have questions about Mormon doctrine, read the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. If you have questions about Mormon history, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has kept better records than any other organization, and those records are accessable to the public. (The primary source is always more accurate than the secondary source). If you have questions about Mormon leadership, ask those who know Mormon Leaders. In the words of Able S. Rich "If you really want to know what a man is, and what he believes, do not go to his enemies. Go to the man himself or to his friends. He does not confide the thoughts of his heart to his enemies. His friends know him best; they know his strengths and his weaknesses. They will represent him fairly. His enemies will misrepresent him."
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Title: The Mormon Conspiracy by Charles L. Wood ISBN: 158275067X Publisher: Black Forrest Book Promotions Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Mormon America: The Power and the Promise by Richard Ostling, Joan K. Ostling ISBN: 0060663723 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smith by Fawn M. Brodie ISBN: 0679730540 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Reasoning from the Scriptures With the Mormons by Ron Rhodes, Marian M. Bodine ISBN: 1565073282 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri by Charles M. Larson ISBN: 0962096326 Publisher: Institute For Religious Research Pub. Date: March, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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