Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon

Title

Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1990

Authors

Novak, Gary F. (Primary)

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly

Pagination

23-40

Volume

30

Issue

3

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Abstract

Gary Novak explains the problems caused by looking at religious history through naturalistic assumptions. He uses the naturalistic writings of Dale Morgan and Fawn Brodie to show that such assumptions exclude God from the writing of history, transforming the meaning of faith and eroding collective religious memory.He looks at biases created when Marvin Hill and Leonard Arrington adopt naturalistic assumptions into their writing.

Naturalistic Writings
Brodie, Fawn
Arrington, Leonard

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