Inside Today's Mormonism: Understanding Latter-Day Saints in Light of Biblical Truth

by Richard Abanes

Book Overview

Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Richard Abanes takes a comprehensive look at the Mormon doctrines that undergird the teachings and beliefs of today's Latter-day Saints. Making use of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736919686
• ISBN13: 9780736919685
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Well researched and written

There are few books out there that give a neutral view and story of the Mormon church, but Abanes has managed to write a book that walks a steady line down the center. This is less a book about what Mormonism is and more of a study on whether or not Mormons are Christians (if you are looking for a clean, solid report on the Mormon Church, I would recommend you look at Abanes "One Nation Under Gods" or Richard Ostlings "Mormon America"). To reach his conclusion, Abanes looks at a short history of the Mormon Church and then tackles the core Mormon beliefs chapter by chapter. Winding his way through the Aaronic Preisthood, Mormon belief about Godhood, the Pre-life and, of course, polygamy, Abanes lays out a well thought out argument and wraps it all up with a thick bow of endnotes, sources and a Q & A. My main complaint with this book is that it contains a great deal of information that is repeated in One Nation Under Gods, so I felt like I was getting less value out of this book, having already purchased One Nation Under Gods. In addition to that, as a reader who was curious about the Mormon church in general, I found myself skipping over the chapters that attempted to address whether or not Mormons are Christians, because it is simply not important to me. That left me with only a chapter or two of information. Overall, if you are looking for a book that will enlighten you on what Mormons believe and how they fit into the scheme of Christianity from a neutral standpoint, you couldn't find a better book. If you simply want to know about the Mormon Church itself, try one of the books I mentioned above instead.

review of "inside mormonism"

The book is well written and very informative, covering the beliefs and practices of Mormons. I enjoy reading about different denominations. I added this book to my collection.