Milton V. Backman

MILTON V. BACKMAN, JR., Professor of Church History at BYU, is the author of American Religion and the Rise of Mormonism (rev. ed., Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1970) and other works on American church history.

Mormons in the Side Stream | Horton Davies, Christian Deviations: The Challenge of the New Spiritual Movements

Articles/Essays – Volume 01, No. 2

During the third week of January, 1966, millions of Americans united in prayer, beseeching God’s assistance in their quest for Christian unity. One of the leading advocates of this ecumenical movement is Horton Davies, Putnam…

Read more

Mormonism as an Eddy in American Religious History: A Religious History of the American People by Sydney Ahlstrom

Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 1

Read more