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Title: Mormonism 101: Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints by Bill McKeever, Eric Johnson ISBN: 0-8010-6335-3 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58 (43 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Could have been worse
Comment: I must admit this book was better than some others of its kind. The authors, to their credit, use fairly recent sources most of the time, and they avoid much of the sensationalism that other LDS critics use all too frequently. And, again avoiding sensationalism, their description of what goes on in so-called secret temple ceremonies is reasonably accurate and respectful.
All that said, the book still fails. Rather than studying Mormonism with any attempt to be objective, the authors obviously started the book with their minds made up about how it was wrong, then tried to find the quotes and "evidence" to support their beliefs. Many of the people they quoted as speaking for the church either don't have that authority or were giving their own opinions, not inspired doctrines. And still others were quoted out of context, the portions of their talks used to make the point the author wanted to make. In an effort to show that Mormons believe in the supreme necessity of works, they ignored much of what has been written or said by Mormons about grace, for example.
The fact is that if I wanted to pick and choose from quotes the same way that these authors did, I could just as easily have the leaders of almost any Christian denominiation in the United States sound like heretics just as well.
If you want to read one of the better anti-Mormon books, this is the one to read. But if you really want to know what Mormons believe, read a book written by one of them. Or else read "How Wide the Divide" (also available at Amazon), which was co-written by a BYU professor and a Baptist theologian.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Overall Introduction I Have Found
Comment: As a Lutheran pastor who has studied the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Church off and on for over twenty years, and who has worked with Christians who are curious about their teachings for almost as long, I highly recommend this book. It is both accessible to the lay person just beginning to explore as well as a helpful resource to pastors and teachers.
The layout of the book is very "user-friendly" and highlights six key concepts of LDS teaching, comparing them with historic Christianity. Each examination is done with an even-handed approach, avoiding the rancor, sarcasm, or disrespect to which many such publications often fall. There are many first source (LDS) works cited and that, combined with an extensive foot-notation and bibliography make this a scholarly as well as readable book.
There are plenty of other works that treat this subject in greater depth, but in my opinion, no work that I have found does a better job of layout the essential differences between biblical Christian and Latter Day Saint theology and practice. Our congregation will soon be holding a class on Mormonism, and this book will be my recommendation as the textbook. Buy it now and read it. Better yet, read it with a LDS friend or family member who is truly committed to finding the truth.
Rating: 2
Summary: Opinion
Comment: The excerpt (in "look inside this book") says it all. One is only reading the author's opinion. What Kimball means in that excerpt is that many Christians assume God is bodiless, passionless, and without form because they haven't been taught differently. Mormons believe people are like God in that they are his children and that as our Father we look like him. He has a body - a perfect body that is. This doesn't mean that his perfect qualities aren't venerated.
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Title: Answering Mormons' Questions by Bill McKeever ISBN: 155661201X Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Reasoning from the Scriptures With the Mormons by Ron Rhodes, Marian M. Bodine ISBN: 1565073282 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The God Makers by Ed Decker, Dave Hunt ISBN: 1565077172 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Out of Mormonism: A Woman's True Story by Judy Robertson ISBN: 0764226045 Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The 10 Most Important Things You Can Say to a Mormon (The 10 Most Important Things Series) by Ron Rhodes ISBN: 0736905340 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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