Best known for his fiery apologetic writings such as A Voice of Warning (1837), Key to the Science of Theology (1855), and for his autobiography which was published posthumously in 1874 by his son, who wrote most of it, Pratt nevertheless defined Mormon doctrine and theology for much of the nineteenth century. He was killed in 1857 in Arkansas by the estranged husband of one of his polygamous wives....

Everything about the great temple in Salt Lake City speaks of tranquility—the exterior gray tones of the granite and the castle flourishes, which give an added impression of stability. Small oval windows were set above eye level on the north and south to admit only indirect, soft light and to focus worshippers' attention inward.

As the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints increasingly engages the scrutiny of the world, many Mormons find support for their beliefs in the works of B. H. Roberts (1857-1933), who in his lifetime was affectionately known as "defender of the faith." Interest in Roberts's life and thought waned somewhat following his death, but in the last thirty years, perhaps due in part to the recognition of the...

The New Mormon History is the banner under which many professional historians today approach Latter-day Saint historiography. Scholars who embrace this term attempt to put significant events into context rather than bracketing data that might seem challenging to traditional assumptions.

Paul James Toscano embraces his doubts—doubts that spring from an awareness intimately connected to faith. His doubts extend beyond the incidental aspects of Chrstianity and Mormonism to the fundamentals of faith.

McMurrin might have written more on Mormon thought at the time, but his life was soon consumed by larger issues. He spent five months during the winter of 1958 as an official envoy and educational advisor from U. S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower's State Department to the government of Iran. Shortly after his return to the United States, McMurrin accepted appointment as vice president for academic affairs at the...

Less than ten years before his death in 1933, B. H. Roberts, one of the most influential Mormon writers of the twentieth century, began work on “the most important book that I have yet contributed to the Church.” A prolific and respected Mormon apologist, Roberts wanted to consolidate his theological thought into a unified whole and to reconcile science with scripture.