Bibliograph

Mormons and the Bible, the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion, Philip L. Barlow

Type

Label

Mormons and the Bible, the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion, Philip L. Barlow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mormons and the Bible

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

843881885

Responsibility statement

Philip L. Barlow

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion

Summary

This study offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. It shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical ingredients: an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. This exploration takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon

Target audience

specialized

Classification