The author's argument that the life of Christ should be treated like any conventional biography, and that the Bible should be subjected to critical historical scrutiny, have kept this scholarly work controversial ever since it was translated into English in 1863.

Jesus-part of the Get to Know series-is a unique biography about Jesus, the son of God. Focusing on the life and character of this Biblical hero, using color photographs, maps, and other visual resources to tell the whole story, young biography fans will come to learn more about this man of the God and the role he plays in history. Featuring a bibliography and scriptural references throughout, this is sure to become a favorite for young readers and...

Raised in a traditional Jewish family, international television host Jonathan Bernis was taught from a young age that "Jews don't--and can't!--believe in Jesus." Yet in his study of the Bible, including the Torah, he found overwhelming evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really was the Jewish Messiah. With warmth and transparency, Bernis talks about discovering Jesus in history, too, and how it was that the Jewish Yeshua became the Gentile Jesus. By presenting...

A portrait of the father of Mormonism focuses on his critical moments and achievements, offering coverage of such topics as the opposition of his powerful detractors and his writings that continue to inform the Mormon Church.

"When his wife and two of his children were killed in a drunk-driving accident, Chris Williams made the most important decision of his life"--Provided by publisher.

They were a people without a Prophet. Their enemies were sure they would never survive the blow. But the pioneers did more than survive, much more. From sorrow and confusion came a new vision of Zion and a movement that soon stretched across the globe. This Fascinating and informative book takes you deep into the drama of Church history, from the days and weeks following Joseph Smith's death in 1844, to the death of his son Joseph Smith III in 1914. Discover -...

Katie Langston is an unlikely convert to Christianity. She grew up in a devout, conservative Mormon family in Utah, served a proselytizing mission to Bulgaria when she was 21, married for "time and all eternity" in the Mormon temple when she was 23. From the outside, she had a typical Mormon life. Inside, she was coming apart at the seams. From childhood, she battled "The Questions", obsessive-compulsive disorder, though she didn't have a diagnosis...

Since her groundbreaking memoir In My Father's House, which recounts an agonizing break from fundamentalist polygamy, Dorothy Allred Solomon has continued to publish on the lives of Mormon women and the dissonance many experience in connection to fundamentalist pasts. The more Solomon delved into issues of agency, the more she felt her own dissonance and began to look for answers in her ancestral past-those early women she knew only through family...

Break free from toxic trauma bonds and reclaim a happier, healed life with this self-help memoir. You never forget your first kiss, your first love…or your first trauma bond.Emotionally battered and neglected by her personality disordered parents-and manipulated by Mormon beliefs-16-year-old Sarah was convinced her boyfriend Michael would save her. When her parents discovered that they'd committed the sin of premarital sex, the aftermath left the...