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The Book of Mormon purports to be a record of an ancient Israelite migration to the New World. For most adherents of the movement, Book of Mormon historicity is a matter of faith. For others, its historicity is not accepted, and specific claims made in the Book of Mormon have been questioned from a number of different perspectives.
The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions (2001), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Ron Rhodes; An Insider's View of Mormon Origins (2002) by Grant H. Palmer, who was disfellowshipped for its publication in 2004; Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon (1985, 2000) by David Persuitte
Smith claimed that the Book of Mormon was "the most correct of any book on earth," and Martin Harris said that the words which appeared on the seer stone would not disappear until they were correctly written; [43] critics assert that some of these changes were systematic attempts to hide the book's flaws.
Dean M. Helland of Oral Roberts University describes it as "the heavyweight of all books on Mormonism". [11] The Tanners question the character and integrity of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon; they discuss the different accounts that Joseph Smith gave of the First Vision. Their book includes copies of original LDS documents.
The LDS Church scored lower in favorability on two large 2022 US polls in comparison to other religions. [6] [7] [8] It had the lowest percentage (15%) of any of the seven religious groups for those with a "favorable/somewhat favorable" view of the religion in the Pew Research Center survey, [8] and nearly 3/4ths (71%) of American respondents held a "very or somewhat unfavorable" opinion of ...
Pages in category "Books critical of Mormonism" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
As East told EW, Heretic gives a different take on portraying Mormonism. "You always see very extreme takes — The Book of Mormon musical and even Under the Banner of Heaven is a very specific ...
Rigdon claimed that he was converted to the Latter Day Saint movement by reading The Book of Mormon, but Howe argued that this story was a later invention to hide the book's true origin. The theory was once extremely popular among critics of The Book of Mormon, but by the 1970s there were scholarly critiques of it. [1]