![]() Unlike Nibley and FARMS, he doesn’t completely ignore, belittle, and otherwise dance around Brodie’s valid points. Marvin Hill has written a good review of Brodie’s book which acknowledges several of Brodie’s main themes and factual evidences while at the same time poking holes in some others. ![]() Many people–especially active members–may be better off starting with a more up-to-date and less speculative biography like Joseph Smith: The First Mormon by Donna Hill. Although this statement may be partially true, the reality is that the conclusions of those who objectively study Joseph Smith are very different from those of true believing Mormons who “tend to ignore information and resources that don’t support their preconceived ideas”. The book is far from perfect, but don’t take a Mormon’s word for it when they claim that, “She tends to ignore information and resources that don’t support her preconceived ideas”. After reading Hugh Nibley‘s rebuttal, I realized that much more than 10% of it was true. ![]() □ When I finished the book, I thought that if 10% of it was accurate, the Mormon church certainly wasn’t what it claimed to be. ![]() I couldn’t put the thing down–even skipped part of church to read it. This was one of the first books I read in my “search for truth”. ![]() This is perhaps the most famous Joseph Smith biography. Fawn Brodie – No Man Knows My History – book review, critiques, related links ![]()
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