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Zusatztext "Captures the spirit and gist of the distinctively Mormon scripture at one-tenth its length. Coupled with her informed! discerning and accessible commentary! Riess's editorial accomplishment is an act of interreligious generosity." - Philip Barlow! ThD ! author of Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion "The most compelling! fascinating and gracious approach to the Book of Mormon that I have seen. Transforms dozens of cryptic passages and symbols into powerful messages that make the Mormon story shine with the beauties and mysteries of God's love." - Mary Ford-Grabowsky ! editor of Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained "With her considerable historical and theological knowledge combined with her literary sensibilities! Jana Riess strikes precisely the right balance-an astute and sympathetic guide! not an overzealous proselytizer. Her informed and agile glosses help enormously in bringing the text to life." - Randall Balmer! PhD ! Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion! Barnard College! Columbia University "At last! a version of the Book of Mormon that is suitable in both size and content for the classroom.? Manages to leave the sense of the whole intact! while commentary provides a simple guide to Latter-day Saint belief. A very useful! even necessary supplement to the study of Mormonism." - Kathleen Flake! PhD ! assistant professor of American religious history! Vanderbilt Divinity School Informationen zum Autor Jana Riess earned a PhD in American religious history from Columbia University and a master of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. She is the religion book review editor for Publishers Weekly. She is also the author of The Spiritual Traveler: Boston and New England and What Would Buffy Do? The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide. Phyllis Tickle ! a widely acclaimed expert on religion in America! is the author of more than two dozen books! including the three-part prayer manual The Divine Hours and the memoirs The Shaping of a Life and Prayer Is a Place . She has been a magazine editor! college dean! media commentator and publisher. Klappentext The Book of Mormon stands alongside the Bible as the foundational sacred text of Mormonism! one of the world's youngest yet fastest-growing religions. Translated by the prophet Joseph Smith from ancient writings inscribed on golden plates! the Book of Mormon is an account of people living on the American continents in a timeline that parallels that of the Bible. The text covers a thousand years of loss! discovery! war! peace! and spiritual principles that focus on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jana Riess's accurate and understandable account of the history and context in which the Book of Mormon was written! as well as her presentation of the central teachings of the text! dispel many of the misconceptions caused by the controversy that has surrounded it since its original publication in 1830. Riess's insightful yet unobtrusive commentary makes the Book of Mormon accessible to all readers! regardless of religious background. Zusammenfassung An inside look at the foundational sacred text of one of the world's youngest and fastest growing religions The Book of Mormon stands alongside the Bible as the keystone of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church/Mormonism). Translated by the prophet Joseph Smith from ancient writings inscribed on golden plates! the Book of Mormon is an account of people living in the Western Hemisphere in a timeline that parallels that of the Bible. It covers a thousand years of loss! discovery! w...
