The Prophet Puzzle: Interpretive Essays on Joseph Smith
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1999. First Edition. 352pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Very good.
- 'The Place of Joseph Smith in the Development of American Religion: A Historiographical Inquiry' by Thomas G. Alexander
- 'The Prophet Puzzle: Suggestions Leading toward a More Comprehensive Interpretation of Joseph Smith' by Jan Shipps
- 'The Prophet Puzzle Revisited' by Dan Vogel
- 'Joseph Smith as Translator' by Richard L. Bushman
- 'Joseph Smith: The Gift of Seeing' by Richard S. Van Wagoner and Steven C. Walker
- 'Joseph Smith, the Mormon, and Antebellum Reform - A Closer Look' by Newell G. Bringhurst
- 'Rediscovering the Context of Joseph Smith's Treasure Seeking' by Alan Taylor
- 'Joseph Smith: America's Hermetic Prophet' by Lance S. Owen
- 'How Joseph Smith Resolved the Dilemmas of American Romanticism' by Eugene England
- 'The Psychology of Religious Genius: Joseph Smith and the Origin of New Religious Movements' by Lawrence Foster
- 'Toward an Introduction to a Psychobiography of Joseph Smith' by Robert D. Anderson
- 'Joseph Smith and the Hazards of Charismatic Leadership' by Gary James Bergera
- 'Joseph Smith's Inspired Translation of Roman 7' by Ronald V. Higgins
- 'The Lord Said, Thy Wife is a Very Fair Woman to Look Upon: The Book of Abraham, Secrets, and Lying for the Lord' by Susan Staker
- 'Knowing Brother Joseph Again: The Book of Abraham and Joseph Smith as Translator' by Karl C. Sandberg
- 'Epilogue: The King Follett Discourse, Excerpts' by Joseph Smith. Item #10369
Part of Signature Books’ Essays on Mormonism series, The Prophet Puzzle combines the insights of fifteen different authors on the study of Joseph Smith. The essays in this volume take up Smith's legacy of enigma. Using tools from the disciplines as diverse as History, psychology, literary studies, sociology, and theology, the selections here represent thirty years of writing about Joseph Smith. The collection's purpose is to make a variety of interpretations of Joseph Smith, both previously published and new, accessible to a larger audience.
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