James B. Allen
JAMES B. ALLEN is Senior Research Fellow at the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and author of Trials of Discipleship: The Story of William Clayton, a Mormon (University of Illinois Press, 1987).
Thoughts on Anti-Intellectualism: A Response
Articles/Essays – Volume 01, No. 3
Whenever a young Mormon intellectual attempts to discuss anti-intellectualism within his Church, especially in the broad, 166-year historical context attempted by Professor Bitton, it seems to me that he is faced with at least three…
Read moreThe Significance of Joseph Smith’s “First Vision” in Mormon Thought
Articles/Essays – Volume 01, No. 3
Dialogue 1.3 (Fall 1966): 29–46
In this early article, Allen shows that the First Vision was not well known during Joseph Smith’s lifetime. It became well known after the Prophet’s death, which is when missionaries started to teach about it for the first time.
James E. Talmage: A Personal History: The Talmage Story: Life of James E. Talmage by John R. Talmage
Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 1
Harold B. Lee: An Appreciation, Both Historical and Personal
Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 3
On Becoming a Universal Church: Some Historical Perspectives
Articles/Essays – Volume 25, No. 1
Dialogue 25.1 (Spring 1992): 13–36
A historical analysis of the globalization of the Church. Under President David O McKay, the Church was able to reach out to more people beyond North America and Europe, which led to an increase in membership, temples and missionaries.
Editing William Clayton and the Politics of Mormon History
Articles/Essays – Volume 30, No. 2