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Articles Reviewed

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“Anti-Universalist Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon,” Dan Vogel. Reviewed by Martin S. Tanner.

“A Rhetorical Approach to the Book of Mormon: Rediscovering Nephite Sacramental Language,” Mark D. Thomas. Reviewd by Richard Lloyd Anderson.

“Book of Mormon Christology,” Melodie Moench Charels. Reviewed by David Ross Baron.

“Does the Bible Teach Salvation for the Dead? A Survey of the Evidence, Part I,” Luke P. Wilson. Reviewed by John A. Tvedtnes.

“Joseph Smith's Use of the Apocrypha,” Jerald and Sandra Tanner. Reviewed by John A. Tvedtnes.

“Meeting the Book of Mormon Challenge in Chile,” Dean Maurice Helland. Reviewed by Louis Midgley.

“Of Cities and Swords: The Impossible Task of Mormon Apologetics,” James White. Reviewed by Matthew Roper.

“The Disappointment of B. H. Roberts: Five Questions That Forced a Mormon General Authority to Abandon the Book of Mormon,” James R. Spencer. Reviewed by Daniel C. Peterson.

“The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review,” Edward H. Ashment. Reviewd by John Gee.

“The Word of God Is Enough: The Book of Mormon as Nineteenth-Century Scripture,” Anthony A. Hutchinson. Reviewed by Louis Midgley.

“Multiply Exceedingly: Book of Mormon Population Sizes,” John C. Kunich. Reviewed by James E. Smith.

Books Reviewed

An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins, Grant Palmer.
Reviewed by George Cobabe. (FAIR Resource)

Answering Mormon Scholars: A Response to Criticism of the Book “Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon,” Jerald and Sandra Tanner.
Reviewed by John A. Tvedtnes. (Other Resource)
Reviewed by Matthew Roper. (Other Resource)

Answering Mormon Scholars: A Response to Criticism Raised by Mormon Defenders, Jerald and Sandra Tanner.
Reviewed by Matthew Roper. (Other Resource)

Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner.
Reviewed by William J. Hamblin. (Other Resource)

Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable? Harry L. Ropp.
Reviewed by Diane E. Wirth. (Other Resource)

Ashamed of Joseph: Mormon Foundations Crumble, Steven and Charles Crane.
Reviewed by LeIsle Jacobsen. (Other Resource)

Behind the Mask of Mormonism, John Ankerberg and John Weldon.
Reviewed by Daniel C. Peterson. (Other Resource)

Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look, Vernal Holley.
Reviewed by L. Ara Norwood. (Other Resource)

By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri, Charles M. Larson.
Reviewed by John Gee. (Other Resource)
Reviewed by Michael D. Rhodes. (Other Resource)

Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner.
Reviewed by Tom Nibley. (Other Resource)
Reviewed by L. Ara Norwood. (Other Resource)

Cultures in Conflict: A Documentry History of the Mormon War in Illinois, John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius.
Reviewed by Elden J. Watson. (Other Resource)

Dale Morgan On Early Mormonism: Correspondence and a New History, John Phillip Walker.
Reviewed by Gary F. Novak. (Other Resource)

David Whitmer Interviews: A Restoration Witness, Lyndon W. Cook.
Reviewed by Daniel C. Peterson. (Other Resource)

Decker’s Complete Handbook on Mormonism , Ed Decker.
Reviewed by Daniel C. Peterson. (Other Resource)

Early Mormon Documents, compiled by Dan Vogel.
Reviewed by Craig L. Foster (Other Resource)

Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, D. Michael Quinn.
Reviewed by Paul H. Peterson, William A. Wilson, and Benson Whittle (Other Resource)

Farewell to Eden: Coming to Terms with Mormonism and Science, Duwayne R. Anderson.
Reviewed by Robert R. Bennett (Other Resource)

The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins.
Reviewed by David Grandy (Other Resource)

How Wide the Divide?, Craig L. Blomberg and Stephen E. Robinson.
Reviewd by Eugene England (Other Resource), and Matthew R. Connelly (Other Resource).

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, Richard Lyman Bushman
Reviewed by Louis Midgley (Other Resource).

Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet, Dan Vogel.
Reviewed by Alan Goff (Other Resource), Andrew H. Hedges and Dawson W. Hedges (Other Resource), Larry E. Morris (Other Resource), and Kyle Walker (Other Resource).

Leaving the Saints, Martha Nibley Beck.
Reviewed by John Beck (Other Rescource), Scott Gordon (FAIR Resource), Tom Kimball (FAIR Resource), Jeff Needle (Other Resource), Alex Nibley and Christina Nibley Mincek (Other Rescource), Boyd Jay Petersen (FAIR Resource), and Allen Wyatt (FAIR Resource).

The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844, John L. Brooke.
Reviewed by Davis Bitton (Other Resource).

Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith & Early Christianity, Barry R. Bickmore.
Reviewed by David Waltz (FAIR Resource).

Under the Banner of Heaven, John Krakauer.
Reviewed by Craig L. Foster (Other Resource), Richard E. Turley, Jr. (FAIR Resource).

Reviewed Media Productions

Media productions include radio and television programs, as well as movies and videos.

FAIR Resources

Search for the Truth: Jesus Christ vs. Joseph Smith (video).
Collaborative reviews by FAIR volunteers.

Other Resources

The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon (video), by Joel P. Kramer and Scott R. Johnson (and Living Hope Ministries).
Reviewed by David E. Bokovoy.

The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon (video), by Joel P. Kramer and Scott R. Johnson (and Living Hope Ministries).
Reviewed by Brant Garnder.

September Dawn (movie), by Christopher Cain (Black Diamond Pictures, 2007) based on book by Carole Whang Schutter (Author-House, 2007)
Reviewed by Craig L. Foster.

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