A controversial account of Thomas Stuart Ferguson's efforts to confirm the archaeology of the Book of Mormon and his final rejection of the historicity of the Book of Mormon.

Quest for the Gold Plates: Thomas Stuart Ferguson's Archaeological Search for the Book of Mormon

Religion & Spirituality

Larson, Stan

Christian Books & Bibles

Freethinker Pr

In this thought-provoking book a scientifically trained mind grapples with the conflict between science and religion. To the question "Can Science Be Faith-Promoting? Dr. Talmage answers with a resounding "Yes" that scientific inquiry does not preclude religious faith. He makes an impressive contribution to the science-religion debate, frankly discussing such questions as: Are We Afraid to Think? What Is Science? What Is Faith-Promoting? What Is Creation? What Is Natural? What Is Supernatural? What Is Open-Mindedness? What Is Unscriptural? What Is a Fundamentalist? What Is an Evolutionist? What Must We Believe? What Says Paleontology? What Is the Age of the Earth? What Is the Principle of Evolution? What Is the Relationship of Apes and Man? What about Adam and Pre-Adamites? and many other current questions. Also included is his revealing correspondence with President Heber J. Grant, Apostle Joseph Fielding Smith, Apostle James E. Talmage (his father), and Apostle John A. Widtsoe. True religion encompasses all truth, both theological and scientific.

Can Science Be Faith-Promoting

TALMAGE, JAMES E.

Widtsoe, John A.

Smith, Joseph Fielding

Talmage, Sterling B.

Religious Studies

This book places the reader in the midst of Greece in the fifth-century B.C. The focus is concerning the Athenian statesman, Pericles, and his love affair with the beautiful Aspasia. Though "Modern Echoes from Ancient Hills" is painstakingly researched and authentic, the authors have written it in a popular, rather than academic, style. This illuminating book makes an excellent guide for anyone interested in our Greek heritage.

Modern Echoes from Ancient Hills: Our Greek Heritage

History

Bertoch, Marvin J.

Bertoch, Julia Brixen

Ancient Civilizations

Blue Ribbon Pub

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Signature Books

David O. McKay served for the nearly twenty years as the beloved President and Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. McKay is known for his challenge to Mormons: “Every Member a Missionary.” Everyone interested in LDS missionary work will want to read this interesting account. Now for the first time are published the diaries of David O. McKay as a young Mormon missionary in a foreign land far from his home in Huntsville, Utah – in fact, this is the first time in LDS Church history that the missionary diaries of one who later became President of the Church can be read.

Whate'er Thou Art Act Well Thy Part: The Missionary Diaries of David O. Mckay

Larson, Patricia

McKay, David Oman

This book contains reviews and dissertations on each subject in the title.

The Truth, the Way, the Life: An Elementary Treatise on Theology: the Masterwork of B.H. Roberts

ROBERTS, B.H.

Philosophy

Smith Research Associates, San Francisco, Calif

Reflecting the optimism of his time, Henry D. Moyle (1889-1963), counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS church, approached every endeavor on a grand scale. He thought the Church Office Building should be twice its existing twenty-eight stories. As overseer of the Church Building Committee, he spearheaded a bold spend-now, pay-later policy ("Build for the next ten years") on the assumption that larger chapels would attract more converts. As head of the Missionary Committee, he encouraged youth baptisms, creating "concern among those who did not share his optimism," according to biographer Richard D. Poll, about whether "the tithes of new converts would replenish the diminishing church reserves." Ultimately these utopian views proved unfeasible. As the church neared bankruptcy, President David O. McKay found it necessary to relieve Moyle of all administrative responsibilities. Even so, Moyle's influence can be seen today. His can-do spirit and aggresiveness left an imprint on the visible church around the world, as well as in the increased pride of its membership. His unyielding commitment to growth and his indomitable confidence in the future attest to his remarkable faith, however unorthodox his methodology was. In Poll's narrative, readers are treated to a rare glimpse of Elder Moyle's life and an understanding of the times, such is seldom afforded modern readers of LDS literature. For instance, in 1909 when young Henry began his three-year mission to Europe, it was at a time when the continent was still ruled largely by monarchs. He saw Kaiser Wilhelm II riding through the street in state and saw King George V arrive at his coronation. Proselyting was illegal in much of Europe, and once the polizei disrupted a church service to escort Henry from the podium. The church was different then. As an example, missionaries had very few guidelines something Moyle would later rectify. But as it was, he and the other elders traveled extensively on sight-seeing excursions, spent prolonged periods away from their companions, and attended public dances. Henry spent the last year of his mission stydying engineering at the University of Freiberg. Poll's treatment of this period includes a fascinating look at Moyle's family: Alberta's resistance to being "a general authority's wife," her musical talent, and her sometimes independent-minded opinions. When the Moyles left Salt Lake City's downtown mansions in favor of the wide-open suburban landscape, they were among the first to do so. For his part, Henry found personal interests in professional boxing, opera to which he was exposed in Germany and other pastimes. While an apostle he sat on corporate boards of Consolidated Freightways, Phillips Petroleum, and other firms. He arranged church travel to coincide with business, and took family members with him to visit friends, to shop, and to attend cultural events. "Convinced of the validity of Mormonism," writes Poll, "President Moyle left the finer points of theology to others" and "concentrated on making the church an effective force for good in the lives of its members. Quick in sizing up situations and devising solutions," he was, as one associate observed, "a worker, a mover, who got things that needed doing done." In his diary, Moyle "spelled out a blend of Protestant ethic and noblesse oblige," and he spoke of "an enthusiasm and appreciation for the work at hand." In reality, "his talent and drive carried him to great influence and disappointment," writes Poll. At his funeral, Apostle Harold B. Lee contrasted Moyle's "deep-seated spirituality" to his "bulldog tenacity." As the biographer concludes, "President Moyle may sometimes have pushed too aggressively," but he "pushed mainly in the right directio

Working the Divine Miracle: The Life of Apostle Henry D. Moyle

Biographies & Memoirs

Poll, Richard Douglas

Leaders & Notable People

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