{"product_id":"by-the-hand-of-mormon-the-american-scripture-that-launched-a-new-world-religion-9780195168884","title":"By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion","description":"With over 100 million copies in print, the Book of Mormon has spawned a vast religious movement, but it remains little discussed outside Mormon circles. Now Terry L. Givens offers a full-length treatment of this influential work, illuminating the varied meanings and tempestuous impact of this uniquely American scripture.\u003cbr\u003e Givens examines the text's role as a divine testament of the Last Days and as a sacred sign of Joseph Smith's status as a modern-day prophet. He assesses its claim to be a history of the pre-Columbian peopling of the Western Hemisphere, and later explores how the Book has been defined as a cultural product--the imaginative ravings of a rustic religion-maker. Givens further investigates its status as a new American Bible or Fifth Gospel, one that displaces, supports, or, in some views, perverts the canonical Word of God. Finally, Givens highlights the Book's role as the engine behind what may become the next world religion.\u003cbr\u003e The most wide-ranging study on the subject outside Mormon presses, \u003cem\u003eBy the Hand of Mormon\u003c\/em\u003e will fascinate anyone curious about a religious people who, despite their numbers, remain strangers in our midst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terryl L. Givens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.41h x 5.96w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195168884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerryl L. Givens\u003c\/strong\u003e did graduate work at Cornell University in intellectual history and at UNC Chapel Hill, where he received his PhD in comparative literature. He holds the Jabez A. Bostwick Chair of English and is Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond, where he teaches courses in nineteenth-century studies and the Bible's influence on Western literature. His writing has been praised by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as provocative reading, and his numerous books include \u003cem\u003eWhen Souls Had Wings\u003c\/em\u003e, a history of the idea of premortal life in Western thought, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe God Who\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWeeps\u003c\/em\u003e (with Fiona Givens) and \u003cem\u003eWrestling the Angel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39930742014067,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_028a59ab-8d59-48db-88be-f0db967b44a5.jpg?v=1647698733","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/by-the-hand-of-mormon-the-american-scripture-that-launched-a-new-world-religion-9780195168884","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}