Joseph Smith and the beginnings of Mormonism
By: Richard L. Bushman.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844; Mormon Church -- History -- 19th century
Description: The core of Mormon belief was a conviction about actual events. The test of faith was not adherence to a certain confession of faith but belief that Christ was resurrected, that Joseph Smith saw God, that the Book of Mormon was true history and not philosophy, and that Peter, James, and John restored the apostleships.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 189-247.
Includes index.