A Fitting Tribute to the Prophet of the Restoration

by Steven L. Olsen

Overview

Review of Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, ed., Joseph Smith: A Life Lived in Crescendo, 2 vols. (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2024). 1,101 pgs., $24.95 per vol. (softback), $69.95 per vol. (hardback).

Abstract: Joseph Smith: A Life Lived in Crescendo is one of the most extensive and ambitious scholarly works on the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its twenty-one essays address various issues relating to the culmination of the Prophet's earthly ministry. They provide diverse and profound insights worthy of examination by serious students of the latter-day Restoration.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940184605883
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	05/01/2025
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #64
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	327 KB

About the Author

Steven L. Olsen (BA, Brigham Young University, 1975; AM, PhD, University of Chicago, 1978, 1985) is Master Curator of the Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he has worked his entire career (four plus decades) creating museum exhibits, restoring historic sites, and leading organizational change. He has also been president or board member of a variety of state, regional, and national professional service organizations. He publishes widely in the fields of Latter-day Saint studies and museums studies and frequently presents at scholarly and professional conferences.