Written by Dr. Andrew Jackson, a professor and pastor in a city that boasts a large LDS community. Jackson unveils the origins and beliefs of Mormonism, and contrasts them with historic Christianity.
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"Mormonism Explained lays out clearly what Mormons believe. Chapters on Mormon history are especially enlightening. Jackson shows how Mormonism diverges from orthodox Christianity in key matters of theology, but his tone is that of a careful teacher who seeks to explain rather than merely to debunk."
"Well-researched, winsome, yet pointed."
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a rapidly growing, international religious movement whose leadership allows for more diversity of thought than many outsiders realize. Jackson is aware of these obstacles, has worked hard to overcome them, and has succeeded admirably."
"One of the most comprehensive handbooks on the Latter-day Saints in print today. Highly recommended."
Readers will find Mormonism Explained well-researched and rewardingly insightful. After reading Mormonism Explained readers will be prepared to speak confidently about Mormonism's history and beliefs.
In Mormonism Explained you’ll read about...
- The charismatic founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, his successes, moral failings, and claims to have received new revelations from God.
- Fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith’s claim that all Christian Churches were an abomination to God.
- The dramatic details of the Mormon's western journey from New York to Salt Lake City.
- The motivation behind LDS' audacious claim to be the one and only true church on earth.
- The LDS belief in continual revelation and their four Scriptural books.
- Why the LDS believe that they are literally God's children, and that they lived in a previous life before being born on earth.
- What the LDS really mean by salvation, and their exclusive belief in salvation for the dead.