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Mormon Book Reviews is on the scene to give listeners the inside scoop on the coming Polygamy Conference. Michelle Stone and Cheryl Bruno give us a peek at what’s coming to Orem March 20 and 21 and why Mormon history aficionados need to be there! You’ll learn what makes the Journal of Mormon Polygamy unique…and hear about their important collaborations with Utah Valley University and Greg Kofford Books. Steve Pynakker is an insider on this one! Listen and see why! #josephsmith #bookofmormon #polygamy #doctrineandcovenants #evangelical #brighamyoung #utahvalleyuniversity #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #communityofchrist Link to Register for the Conference: https://journalofmormonpolygamy.org/jmp Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com

Thomas Murphy returns to Mormon Book Reviews to talk with Steven Pynakker about Book of Mormon origins, Joseph Smith, cultural misappropriation, and Chief Midegah. Here is a summary I asked Thomas to write of our conversation for the show notes: Midegah and Misappropriation: Do similarities and differences with the Iroquois Peacemaker epic support an ancient or a nineteenth-century origin of the Book of Mormon? Dr. Thomas W Murphy, author of Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon, draws from oral tradition and the historical record to evaluate the claims made by David Taylor (Chief Midegah) that the Iroquois Peacemaker narrative proves an ancient origin of the Book of Mormon. Iroquois knowledge keepers claim to the contrary that they shared their stories with Joseph Smith prior to his dictation of the Book of Mormon in 1830. They accuse Smith of culturally misappropriating the Peacemaker narrative. Dr. Murphy demonstrates that the Book of Mormon's variant of the Peacemaker epic reflects oral and written versions available to Smith in western New York. The Book of Mormon narrative whitewashes Haudenosaunee traditions with nineteenth-century settler colonial prejudices. Nonetheless, Dr. Murphy expresses his appreciation for the attention that David Taylor has brought to similarities between Iroquois oral tradition and the Book of Mormon. #josephsmith #bookofmormon #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #iroquois #nativeamerican #evangelical #newyorkhistory #peacemaker #haudenosaunee #stevenpynakker #folklore Link to Dr. Murphy's article: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/article/58/4/47/405488/White-is-an-Ite-The-Book-of-Mormon-s Link to pre-order the book: https://uofupress.com/books/unsettling-scripture/ (Use discount code MURPHY25 to pre-order with a 25% discount prior to April 30, 2026 Link to the slideshow: https://www.academia.edu/164962802/ Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com

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Kyle Beshears returns to Mormon Book Reviews as a special guest host, along with Steven Pynakker, to interview Latter Day Saint Grant Underwood about his latest book "Latter -Day Saint Theology among Christian Theologies" produced by Evangelical Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Here are some endorsements of the book by some very prominent Protestant scholars: “Anyone who still identifies Mormonism with the anti-Christian ‘cults’ should read this wonderful book. Grant Underwood is a gifted Latter-day Saint historian who has established his reputation as an authoritative chronicler of developments in Mormon doctrinal teachings. Now in this impressive work he shows us how Latter-day Saint thought should be seen as occupying a legitimate place in the theologies of the broad Christian community. Underwood treats the major themes of classical theology―such as the divine attributes, Christ’s atoning work, grace, ‘good works,’ and the power of the Holy Spirit―with empathy, clarity, and an obvious desire to be faithful to the heart of the Gospel. This book is a groundbreaking accomplishment in fostering mutual understanding where there has long been theological name-calling!” ―Richard J. Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary “In this monumental work, Grant Underwood, drawing on decades of ecumenical experience, produces a good-faith effort that assists interested readers in understanding the similarities and differences between Christian theology broadly defined and Latter-day Saint theology. Using the former to set the theological agenda for the latter, Underwood’s work exhibits a genuine appreciation for the individual scholars and traditions that he engages. Eschewing the kinds of polemical approaches often found in theological comparisons between the Latter-day Saint tradition and other religious traditions, Underwood succeeds in producing a landmark publication that facilitates a better understanding of Latter-day Saint theology for those outside the tradition, as well as theological students located within it. Both the author and the publisher are to be commended for producing this fine volume.” ―John Christopher Thomas, Pentecostal Theological Seminary #josephsmith #bookofmormon #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #evangelical #mormondoctrine #christianity #theology #byu #brighamyounguniversity #mormonhistory #utah Link to Purchase Grant's book: https://www.amazon.com/Latter-day-Saint-Theology-Christian-Theologies/dp/0802884407/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20DFOGUNTVZJF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0vmde2Kp0HGedTDal_MH6YL1KXGC8k_poPopBRRIlvTaZfptJczZJYjVLbK9HXhj1fRJbBvqC4xLE9w1VNHCpPpwI_uxSGS84GLWC6K1ldQ.wj1U39TUPfGICRdlmkRy-VzlJIm3spnPPxCn1aU5oEI&dib_tag=se&keywords=grant+underwood+latter+day+saint+theology&qid=1772145687&sprefix=grant+under%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1 Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com

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Kyle Beshears author of the new book "40 Questions about Mormonism" published by Kregel Academic returns to Mormon Book Reviews to talk with Steven Pynakker about it. Kyle draws on years of dialogue with LDS church members to ask and answer the most pertinent questions for understanding today’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, covering history, sources of authority, doctrines shared with Christianity, unique doctrines, and more. Among the questions addressed in the book, and included in the interview, are: Did Joseph Smith write the Book of Mormon? Is Mormonism primarily an American Religion? How Evangelicals can have productive converstions with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and much more. #josephsmith #bookofmormon #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #evangelical #mormondoctrine #christianity #theology Link to purchase Kyle's book: https://www.amazon.com/Questions-About-Mormonism-Kyle-Beshears/dp/0825447496 Link to Kyle's Substack: https://www.kylebeshears.com/ Email address to enter the Book Drawing: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com Book Cover and Thumbnail background: https://jorgecocco.com/2019/01/06/angels-collection/ Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com