Keywords
Book of Mormon, research tools, historical review
Abstract
Book of Mormon Studies: An Introduction and Guide by four Brigham Young University religion professors reviews the field of Book of Mormon studies from the late nineteenth century to the current day. After the historical review of the field, the authors lay out a research agenda for the twenty-first century that, by and large, moves on from the Book of Mormon historicity question that so engaged twentieth-century scholars. T his review examines the authors’ claims and demonstrates that the scope of the book is not as broad as it could or should be. Absent perspectives, blind spots, incomplete twenty-first–century research trends, and a discussion of research tools should have been included in the book but were not included. T his review ends with a discussion of “the gatekeeper problem” in Book of Mormon studies.
Recommended Citation
Wright, Newell D.
(2023)
"Moving Beyond the Historicity Question, or a Manifesto for Future Book of Mormon Research,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 55, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol55/iss1/11
