Ralph W. Hansen

AMONG THE MORMONS:A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use . . .  Henry James. The Aspern Papers  History is bunk.  Henry Ford The books, periodicals, and manuscripts listed in bibliographies are of little value…

A Survey of Current Literature

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.  Robert Louis Stevenson  As is all too evident from the newspapers, we are again approaching that quadrennial time when nominations for the…

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.  Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act iii, sc. 2, 1. 78 [Antony]  As in the past years, the spring bibliographical survey is concerned…

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

The difficulty in life is the choice.  George Moore, Bending of the Bough In this year’s survey of theses and dissertations on Mormon or Utah subjects the reader’s attention is called to the vastly expanded…

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

I would the gift I offer hereMight graces fro thy favor take.  John Greenleaf Whittier, Songs of Labor  An article in the June 1, 1968, Church News entitled “BYU Gets Rare Books” described items of…

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

Are Mormons Christians? The official name of the Church includes the words “Jesus Christ” within it, and we consider Him our Savior. Our scriptures include the Bible, and, as Anthony Hoekema suggests, “Many people have the impression that the Mormon teachings are not basically different from those of historic Christianity.” Yet Dr. Hoekema has decided that “The Christ of Mormonism is not the Christ of Scripture.” The good doctor came to this conclusion by asking—and himself answering—the following ten questions: …

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

Write on your doors the saying wise and old, ‘Be bold! Be bold!” and everywhere, “Be bold; be not too bold!” Yet better the excess than the defect; better more than less . . . .  Longfellow, Morituri…

Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature

In an effort to keep Dialogue’s readers abreast of current research on the subject “Mormons and Mormonism,” the second issue of each volume (Summer issue) is devoted to a listing of theses and dissertations accepted by Ameri can colleges and universities on the aforementioned subject. Our sources of information are primarily Mormon Americana, a bi-monthly bibliography prepared at Brigham Young University, Dissertation Abstracts, a publication of University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and commencement programs of the Utah universities.

A Survey of Current Literature

Sources of Mormon Americana in Utah

A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

A Survey of Current Literature

A Review of Recent Scholarship

A Survey of Current Literature

Among the Mormons

Among the Mormons

Among the Mormons

Among the Mormons

Among the Mormons

A Survey of Current Literature