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Bibliography of the Latter Day Saint movement

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This is a bibliography of works on the Latter Day Saint movement.

General

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Overviews

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  • Hinckley, Gordon B. (1947). What of the Mormons?: A Brief Study of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ISBN 1494053462.
    • As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mormon pioneers' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, LDS church president George Albert Smith tasked Hinckley (then employed as the Executive Secretary to the Church Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee) to write a book which would introduce the Church to non-members; it is divided into two sections— "The Mormons Today: A Contemporary Picture" and "The Mormons Yesterday: Their History"; beginning in 1969, the Church began publishing the historical part alone under the title Truth Restored: A Short History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Ludlow, Daniel H., ed. (1992). Encyclopedia of Mormonism: The History, Scripture, Doctrine, and Procedure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 002904040X. [1]
    • A semiofficial encyclopedia for topics relevant to the LDS Church. Published in four volumes, with an optional fifth volume containing the "Standard Works."
  • Bushman, Richard Lyman (22 April 2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0195310306.
    • A compact (144 pages) history of the LDS Church, and survey of contentious issues in contemporary Mormonism; an installment in the Very Short Introductions book series by an eminent historian and practicing Mormon.
  • Shipps, Jan (1987). Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252014170.
    • Scholarly analysis of the religion's origins and development; written by a cultural historian, who is a leading authority on Mormonism (yet not a member of the faith).
  • Ostling, Richard; Ostling, Joan K. (2012) [2001]. Mormon America: The Power and the Promise (revised and updated ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061432958.
  • Mauss, Armand L. (1994). The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252020715. [2]
    • A sociological analysis of the previous forty years of Mormon history and a cultural "retrenchment" among Mormons— against assimilation.
  • Bushman, Claudia L. (30 January 2006). Contemporary Mormonism: Latter-day Saints in Modern America. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 027598933X. [3]
    • A collection of the viewpoints of contemporary Mormons in America, on their beliefs, rituals, and practices; also their views on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexual orientation.
  • O'Dea, Thomas F. (1957). The Mormons. The University of Chicago Press. [4]
    • A study of the Mormons and their religion by a non-member sociologist; includes an account of LDS theology, with an analysis of the Book of Mormon.

History

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Mormon studies

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Regional studies

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Britain

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Denmark

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Italy

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Pacific Islands

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Japan

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Korea

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Sacred works

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The Book of Mormon

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  • Hardy, Grant, ed. (10 August 2005). The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 025207341X. [18]
    • A reader-friendly version reformating the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers; also featuring a hypothetical map based on internal references, an essay on Book of Mormon poetry, a full glossary of names, genealogical charts, a basic bibliography of Mormon and non-Mormon scholarship, a chronology of the translation, eyewitness accounts of the gold plates, and information regarding the lost 116 pages and significant changes in the text.
  • Hardy, Grant (7 April 2010). Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199731701. [19]
    • An analysis of the work's narrative structure; takes readers through its characters, events, and ideas, as it explores the story and its messages; seeks to reconcile believing and nonbelieving readings by offering a literary approach.
  • Nyman, Monte S. (1 September 1991). The Most Correct Book: Why the Book of Mormon is the Keystone Scripture. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft. ISBN 088494798X.
    • Mostly written with a beginner in mind; it makes a case for Joseph Smith's description of the Book of Mormon as "the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion," and that "a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."[1]

Others

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Criticism

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Beliefs and practices

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Special topics

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Death

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Evolution

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Occult aspects

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Politics

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Polygamy

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Race

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Sexuality

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Temples

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Violence

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Women

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Criticisms

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Relations to other faiths

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Missionary work

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Branches and sects

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Community of Christ (RLDS Church)

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Others

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Biographies

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Joseph Smith

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Brigham Young

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Others

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Personal accounts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Joseph. "Volume 4, Chapter 27". History of the Church. p. 461. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Preface: 'Something Extraordinary'". Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society. 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.