The Joseph Smith Revelations and the Crisis of Early American Spirituality
Keywords
Joseph Smith, revelation, spirituality, Mormon Studies, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Abstract
Returning from his mission to western Missouri in spring 1831, Elder Parley P. Pratt found the Ohio branches of the Church boiling over with dramatic spiritual displays. He wrote that in the various Church gatherings
Original Publication Citation
The Joseph Smith Revelations and the Crisis of Early American Spirituality,” in Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill, eds., The Doctrine & Covenants: Revelations in Context (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book Co., 2008), 66-89.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Fluham, J. Spencer, "The Joseph Smith Revelations and the Crisis of Early American Spirituality" (2008). Faculty Publications. 3572.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3572
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2008
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6382
Publisher
Religious Studies Center
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
History