The Maze of Mormonism

by Walter Ralston Martin

The Maze of Mormonism *The fortune-telling past of Joseph Smith, Jr., Mormonism's founder. * The ego flattering Mormon doctrine of Exaltation to Godhood. * The racist Mormon doctrine concerning the Negro - including the first in-depth treatment from a Biblical Christian basis of the Mormon "revelation" concerning the blacks! * The occultic practices in the secret temple ceremonies of the Mormon temple. * The anti-Christian boasts of the Mormon Church to be the "restoration" of Christianity among the apostate Protestant and Catholic churches. The Maze of Mormonism is a complete and concise guide to any Christian, lay or clergy, unraveling the confused maze of Mormon Doctrine and practice with the measuring rod of the Bible and the truth which is in Christ alone. The Maze of Mormonism will give you a firm grasp on the truth of Christianity and the means to communicate your life in Christ to the Mormons you meet. --- from book's back cover

Genres: Mormonism, Cults, Christianity, Nonfiction, Evangelism

377 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Walter R. Martin was an American Evangelical minister, author, and Christian apologist who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a para-church ministry specializing as a clearing-house of information in both general Christian apologetics and in countercult apologetics.

Reviews

[Ben Kayser · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for doing any sort of Mormon apologetics or evangelism. Love how many original quotes he includes. Very well researched.

[Alma Grant]

I first read this book in the 1980’s and was appalled at how inaccurate it was. An evangelical Christian suggest I read it. I had already done so and said I was surprised anyone who was familiar with Mormonism could recommend it. He asked me what errors I had found. I suggested that rather than itemize all the problems, if he would choose any page at random, I would demonstrate a factual error on that page. Over the next several days, he proposed about 10 different pages, and it was easy to follow through with my promise. A few years later, I attended Walter Martin’s Bible study at the Costa Mesa Christian Center. He and I discussed this book for a moment or two; and I said it was full of errors. He challenged me to show one. I showed him where he claimed the Book of Mormon said there were glass windows in Jaredite barges. I showed him where the Book of Mormon said the barges could not have any windows. Martin said, “You need to talk to the Bodines, they did all the research for the book.” It’s been nearly 50 years and they still have fixed that error.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

All Christians that want to learn how to witness to Mormons should read this book. It is very thorough with historical evidence of Joseph Smith being a fraud and compares the Mormon people's words to Scripture, showing the reader where the Mormons are in error. Very well-researched.

[Eli Andersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book like this can be a serious drag if the author lacks writing skill or has poor scholarship. Martin was very interesting as he wrote and extremely thorough. I will certainly look to read more of him.

[Rachel Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting and thorough examination of Mormon theology, but could use a serious update since the computer age.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Controversial, but not discredited. A troubling but enlightening read.

[Cradle2ACasket · Rating 1 out of 5]

My first takeaway is...this man despises the Mormons religion lol. or maybe just when they call themselves "Christians" to save face. I could feel his passion for what he was trying to get across. I do, however, feel that he is a bit biased in his point of view since he so obviously is, Christian. I think if this was written more technically about the difference between both, it may have been better. But it did lay out the basics pretty well. it was a very short and sweet, easy read at only 31 pages. It is literally a pamphlet. I purchased his full book, Kingdom of the Cults, at the same time I got this one, and I am not sure if I will enjoy it as much as I thought. He is quite knowledgeable in Christian biblical principles and history so I enjoyed the history.

[Helen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book with it in an attempt to understand the beliefs of a family member that differ from my own beliefs. I came away with a little more understanding however I was very unimpressed by the tone of this booklet. The author seemed very snide and condescending to the Believers of Mormonism and I do not believe it is necessary to have that type of a tone in order to prevent facts and evidence. Also the language seems very archaic but that may be due to the publishing date.

[Despond]

Mormonismo by Walter Martin (1982)