Bibliography of books critical of Mormonism

This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Mormonism (also known as the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS)), sorted by alphabetical order of titles.

In September 1993, six LDS Church members known as the "September Six" were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the church, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticising church doctrine or leadership.^[1]

Books by title

Black and Mormon (2004) edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith^[2]
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
The Kingdom of the Cults (1965), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Walter Ralston Martin
Latter-day Dissent: At the Crossroads of Intellectual Inquiry and Ecclesiastical Authority (2011) by Philip Lindholm^[3]
"The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1993) by Lavina Fielding Anderson, which led to her excommunication as one of the September Six^[4]^[5]^[6]
The Mormon Prophet and His Harem (1866), a biography of Brigham Young by Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite
Mormonism Unvailed (1834) by Eber D. Howe^[7]
Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? (1963) by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (1945) by Fawn M. Brodie
The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons (1873) by T. B. H. Stenhouse
Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond (1993) by Deborah Laake
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (2003) by Jon Krakauer^[7]
Utah and the Mormons (1854) by Benjamin G. Ferris
Wife No. 19 (1876) by Ann Eliza Young, one of the wives of Brigham Young
Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism (1992) by Lavina Fielding Anderson and D. Michael Quinn (September Six)

References

^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (16 June 2014). "Where Mormonism's 'September Six' are now". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ "Religion Book Review: BLACK AND MORMON by Newell G. Bringhurst, Editor, Darron T. Smith, Editor". Publishers Weekly. November 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
^ McIntyre, Stephen (2011). "Inside the "Loyal Opposition"" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4). University of Illinois Press: 212–221. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. JSTOR 10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. S2CID 149385307. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ Fielding Anderson, Lavina (Spring 1993). "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 26: 7–66.
^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (5 September 2019). "Writer excommunicated during 'September Six' purge loses her bid to rejoin the LDS Church". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ "Mormons Penalize Dissident Members". The New York Times. 19 September 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Harper, Steven C. (2006). ""Dictated by Christ": Joseph Smith and the Politics of Revelation". Journal of the Early Republic. 26 (2). University of Pennsylvania Press: 275–304. doi:10.1353/jer.2006.0026. JSTOR 30043410. S2CID 144432177. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[Stack-1] Peggy Fletcher Stack (16 June 2014). "Where Mormonism's 'September Six' are now". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[publishersweekly-2] "Religion Book Review: BLACK AND MORMON by Newell G. Bringhurst, Editor, Darron T. Smith, Editor". Publishers Weekly. November 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

[3] McIntyre, Stephen (2011). "Inside the "Loyal Opposition"" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4). University of Illinois Press: 212–221. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. JSTOR 10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0212. S2CID 149385307. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[4] Fielding Anderson, Lavina (Spring 1993). "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 26: 7–66.

[:1-5] Peggy Fletcher Stack (5 September 2019). "Writer excommunicated during 'September Six' purge loses her bid to rejoin the LDS Church". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[:0-6] "Mormons Penalize Dissident Members". The New York Times. 19 September 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[Harper-7] Harper, Steven C. (2006). ""Dictated by Christ": Joseph Smith and the Politics of Revelation". Journal of the Early Republic. 26 (2). University of Pennsylvania Press: 275–304. doi:10.1353/jer.2006.0026. JSTOR 30043410. S2CID 144432177. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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