Untitled. [Richard L Bushman; Jed Woodworth] -- [In this book, the author] delivers a ... performance. Read An Excerpt. Joseph Smith : rough stone rolling. Such is the Joseph Smith, rough as a rolling stone, that Mr. Bushman brilliantly portrays in "Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling… Bushman although a practising Mormon, does not side-step the controversial issue of polygamy,which involved Smith … Prof Richard L Bushman has produced a 'warts and all' biography of the man whose 'visions' resulted in The Book of Mormon and those clean-cut young men who knock on our doors. Bushman although a practising Mormon, does not side-step the controversial issue of polygamy,which involved Smith … Emerging from very humble origins, Smith embodies the American ideal of the self-made man.

While many “experts” continue to view Joseph Smith as a controversial figure, renowned scholar (and Latter-day Saint) Richard Bushman locates Joseph in his historical and cultural context, fleshing out the many nuances of nineteenth-century American life that produced such a fertile ground for emerging religions.
Prof Richard L Bushman has produced a 'warts and all' biography of the man whose 'visions' resulted in The Book of Mormon and those clean-cut young men who knock on our doors. Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling Richard Lyman Bushman No preview available - 2007. In Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, Richard Bushman, an esteemed American cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, tells how Smith formed a new religion from the ground up. Joseph, as Mr. Bushman also calls him, never claimed he was dictating to his amanuenses the literal word of God. Get 50% off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Read An Excerpt. Joseph Smith : rough stone rolling.

*Rough Stone Rolling* details the steps involved in the creation of a church that would impact the lives of millions of people. [Richard L Bushman; James Anderson Foster] -- Published on the two hundredth anniversary of Smith's birth, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling is an in-depth portrayal of the mysterious figure behind one of the world's fastest growing faiths. Get this from a library!


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