Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction Matthew L. Harris Newell G. Bringhurst 1
1 Are Mormons Christian? Craig L. Blomberg 27
2 Becoming Like God: A Critique Richard Sherlock 51
3 DNA and the Book of Mormon: Science, Settlers, and Scripture Thomas W Murphy Angelo Baca 69
4 The "Book of Mormon Translation" Essay in Historical Context John-Charles Duffy 97
5 The Cultural Work of the "First Vision Accounts" Essay David J. Howlett 131
6 "Things Are So Dark and Mysterious": The Thomas Lewis Case and Violence in Early LDS Utah John G. Turner 163
7 "Through a Glass, Darkly": Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage Gary James Bergera 197
8 Remembering, Forgetting, and Re-remembering: Nineteenth-century LDS Plural Marriage George D. Smith 213
9 Plural Marriage after 1890 Newell G. Bringhurst 231
10 Whiteness Theology and the Evolution of Mormon Racial Teachings Matthew L. Harris 247
11 The Continuing Controversy over the Book of Abraham Stephen C. Taysom 281
12 "Mother in Heaven": A Feminist Perspective Caroline Kline Rachel Hunt Steenblik 303
13 "Joseph Smith's Teachings on Priesthood, Temple, and Women": A Critique Margaret M. Toscano 325
Afterword Armand L. Mauss 357
Contributors 371
Index 377