The Mormon Jesus: A Biography

John G. Turner

Published by Harvard University Press 2016

The Mormon Jesus

A Biography

John G. Turner

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674970281

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About this book

For two centuries, Jesus has connected the Latter-day Saints to broader currents of Christianity, even while particular Mormon beliefs have been points of differentiation. From the author of the definitive life of Brigham Young comes a biography of the Mormon Jesus that enriches our understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Author / Editor information

Turner John G. :

John G. Turner is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.

Reviews

The Mormon Jesus is an example of excellent Mormon scholarship that can be found from authors outside the faith…A worthy look at the LDS faith.
-- Doug Gibson Standard-Examiner

The Mormon Jesus is much more than a treatise on Christology. It is a lively cultural history of how Mormons have thought of Christ from the Book of Mormon to the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Scriptural translations, visions and revelations, temple ceremonies, songs, Sunday school lessons, paintings, sculpture, and poetry all figure in the story of Mormonism’s distinctive Jesus.
-- Richard Lyman Bushman, author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

The Mormon understanding of Jesus has never been static. This excellent and perceptive history traces the development of Mormon ideas about the Savior through nearly two centuries of history and theology, with those beliefs sometimes coinciding with and sometimes diverging sharply from broader currents of Christian thinking.
-- Jana Riess, senior columnist for Religion News Service and coeditor of Mormonism and American Politics

Richly researched and beautifully written, The Mormon Jesus moves far beyond biography to survey the entirety of Mormon history through a focus on the ways that believers see, hear, pray to, and depict Jesus. This groundbreaking new book renders Mormonism as both quintessentially Christian and utterly distinctive.

-- Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, author of Setting Down the Sacred Past: African-American Race Histories

Mormon Jesus is an excellent treatise on the Mormon Christology in its development and current form. It provides a breathtaking overview of Christ in Mormon thought from the pre-Book of Mormon era to the present. Regardless of whether one agrees with Turner’s conclusion—that Mormonism is a non-peculiar, albeit new and unique, branch of Christianity—he provides the field of Mormon studies with a valuable resource that should prove useful for years to come.
-- Kyle Beshears H-Net Reviews

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Another Testament of Jesus Christ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. Jesus Meets Genesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. Seeing The Savior’s Face Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
4. The Words of The Lord Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5. I Come Quickly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
6. Elder Brother Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
7. The Jehovah of The Temple Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
8. The Great Bridegroom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
9. The Great White God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 368
Illustrations
- Other: 27 halftones

eBook

Published: April 25, 2016
ISBN: 9780674970281