Richard L. Bushman

Looks at the history and teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction

Presents the life of the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints, from his hardscrabble early life in rural New York, to the visions that inspired The Book of Mormon, and his untimely death at the hands of a mob in 1844.

Rough Stone Rolling

Joseph Smith

A collection of essays on faith and scholarship written in honor of LDS historian Richard L. Bushman.

Essays on Faith and Scholarship in Honor of Richard Lyman Bushman

"To be Learned is Good"

A microcosm of the larger issues facing Mormon Studies, Richard Bushman discusses the contrasting reception from audiences over his biography of one of the most polarizing persons in American history.

An Author's Diary

On the Road with Joseph Smith

Claudia Lauper Bushman

Mormonism is one of the world's fastest growing religions, doubling its membership every 15 years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the formal denomination of the Mormon church) is now 10 million strong, with more than half of its membership coming from outside the United States. More than 88 million copies of The Book of Mormon have been printed, and it has been translated into more than 50 languages. Mormons in America tells the tumultuous story of this religious group, from its humble origins in small-town New York State in 1830 to its present heyday. Claudia and Richard Bushman introduce us to charismatic leaders like Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, go deep behind Mormon rites and traditions, take us along the adventurous trail of the Mormon pioneers into the West, evoke the momentous erection of Salt Lake City in the desert, and draw us into the dozens of skirmishes, verbal attacks, and court battles between Mormons and their neighbors, other religions, the media, and the American government.

A History of Mormons in America

Building the Kingdom

Richard Lyman Bushman

Jed Woodworth

Focuses on the first twenty-five years of Smith's life, describes his visions, and recounts how he established the Church of the Latter-day Saints

Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism

Claudia L. Bushman

Chronicles the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints beginning in America in the early 1800s and continuing to the present day throughout the world.

Richard L. Bushman

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