By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Title: Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil and the Mormon Vision Author: Douglas J. Davies Publisher: Ashgate (www.ashgate.com) Genre: Theology Year: 2010 Pages: 282, includes bibliography, index, and scriptural reference guide Binding: Paperback ISBN13: 9781409406709 Price: $29.95 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters Douglas J. Davies received the [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 24, 2011
Title: Faith, Philosophy, Scripture Author: James E. Faulconer Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Genre: Philosophy/Theology Year: 2010 Pages: 254 ISBN13: 9780842527781 Binding: Paperback Price: $19.95 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters In the 1983 film “A Christmas Story,” little Ralphie wants nothing more than a Red Ryder [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 24, 2011
Title: The Biblical Roots of Mormonism Author: Eric Shuster and Charles Sale Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Non-Fiction/Reference Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 260 Binding: Trade Paper ISBN10: n.a. ISBN13: 978-1-59955-406-8 Price: $17.99 Reviewed by Ronn Blankenship for the Association for Mormon Letters Do Mormons believe in the Bible? Are Mormons biblical Christians? Does Mormonism [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 24, 2011
Title: Mormons Under The Microscope: A Close-up Look at Latter-day Saint Beliefs Author: Ed D. Lauritsen, PhD Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Reference Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 222 Binding: Trade Paper ISBN10: n.a. ISBN13: 978-1-59955-397-9 (alk. paper) Price: $15.99 Reviewed by Ronn Blankenship for the Association for Mormon Letters This book could alternatively been [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Title: When Hollywood Came to Town – The History of Moviemaking in Utah Author: James D’Arc Publisher: Gibbs Smith Genre: Motion Picture History – Utah Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 304 Binding: Hard Cover ISBN10: 1-4236-0587-X ISBN13: 978-1-4236-0587-4 Price: $30.00 Reviewed by Thom Duncan for the Association for Mormon Letters I jumped at the chance [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 10, 2011
Title: Pieces of Paris Author: Publisher: Shadow Mountain (imprint of Deseret Book) Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 258 Binding: Trade paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-60641-838-3 Price: $16.99 Reviewed by J effrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters Annalisse and Dennis Childs, along with their son Jordan, have relocated to a small [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 3, 2011
Title: Beyond the Land of Gold: The Life and Times of Perry A. Burgess Author: Rebecca Valentine & Travis Thompson Publisher: Thompson Media (Acworth, GA). See www.burgessdiary.com Genre: LDS History, American West, Montana History, Colorado History, Gold Rush History, US Trails History Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 528 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9827089-0-3 Price: $24.95 [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 3, 2011
Title: U.S. Constitution Coach Kit: Essential Edition Author: None Listed Publisher: Power Think Publishing Genre: Historical/Documentary Year Published: 2009 Format: DVD ROM Disc/Folio Price: $29.95 Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton for the Association for Mormon Letters “The US Constitution Coach Kit: Essential Edition” is a folio based searchable DVD ROM library that boasts “over 60,000 works [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Monday, January 3, 2011
Title: Adventures of the Soul: The Best Creative Nonfiction from BYU Studies Editor: Doris R. Dant Publisher: BYU Press Genre: Personal Essays Anthology Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: ix; 261 Binding: Trade Paperback ISBN13: 978-0-8425-2739-2 Price: $14.95 Available from Deseret Book and other sources. Reviewed by Jonathan Langford. Review originally posted at A Motley [...]
By Donnie - Last updated: Friday, December 31, 2010
“There’s No Place Like Home … Evening! — An FHE Planning Guide for Young Single Adults,” by Janna McFerson, illustrated by Madeline Elsey, Limited Edition Publishers, 2010, 185 pages, $19.99 Anyone who’s spent time in a young single adult ward will recognize the announcement, “The FHE committee would like to invite …
