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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Auteur principal: Davis, William (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2016
Dans: Dialogue
Année: 2016, Volume: 49, Numéro: 4, Pages: 1-58
Classifications IxTheo:CH Christianisme et société
KAH Époque moderne
KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
Sujets non-standardisés: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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Résumé: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.
Contient:Enthalten in: Dialogue
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.49.4.0001