Reassessing Joseph Smith Jr.'s Formal Education

The article discusses the formal education of Joseph Smith, American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. It mentions assumptions about his formal education or lack thereof, and how both detractors and supports use Smith's lack of formal education to stre...

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Autor principal: Davis, William (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2016
En: Dialogue
Año: 2016, Volumen: 49, Número: 4, Páginas: 1-58
Clasificaciones IxTheo:CH Cristianismo y sociedad
KAH Edad Moderna
KBQ América del Norte
KHD Otras Iglesias  
Otras palabras clave:B Mormon Church History 19th century
B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
B Education
B Religious leaders
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Sumario:The article discusses the formal education of Joseph Smith, American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. It mentions assumptions about his formal education or lack thereof, and how both detractors and supports use Smith's lack of formal education to strengthen their views. The article includes a review of Smith's common school education, and a survey of his educational experiences.
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Dialogue
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.49.4.0001