Terryl L Givens

Gebundenes Buch

Wrestling the Angel

The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity

Beschreibung

This book is the first in a two part study of the foundations of Mormon thought and practice. The book traces the essential contours of Mormon thought as it developed from Joseph Smith to the present. Terryl L. Givens, one of the nation's foremost scholars of Mormonism, offers a sweeping account of the history of Mormon belief, revealing that Mormonism is a tradition still very much in the process of formation.

Autor

Terryl L. Givens is Professor of Literature and Religion and James A. Bostwick Chair of English at the University of Richmond. His books on Mormonism and American religious culture include By the Hand of Mormon, People of Paradox, Parley P. Pratt (with Matthew Grow), and Viper on the Hearth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9780199794928
• ISBN-10: 0199794928
• Artikelnr.: 47865064