Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-Day Saint Scholars

by Susan Easton Black (Editor)

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Genres: Lds, Religion, Nonfiction

250 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Susan Easton Black is a retired professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. She is also an author of several books related to Joseph Smith, Jr. and the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Eulalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book describes how the scholars either strengthened their faith or gained their faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It also describes reasons why the Book of Mormon is true or why the Church is true and gives some pretty compelling evidence. It also provides a lot of different sources that can be really helpful when researching or learning new things about faith. It isn't really a light read. It took me forever to get through, but I learned a lot. Something I didn't really like was how short it was. I feel like the author could have collected more essays. Something I liked was the amount of detail and arguments that were supported by evidence. An example of that would be this one section in one of the chapters that talked about the names in the Book of Mormon and how similar they were to names in the Bible and that some of the names had roots in Hebrew and Egyptian. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys books based on religion and personal experiences.

[Charly Troff (JustaReadingMama) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book lived up to it's title. It isn't a particularly long book, but it took me a long time to read; it's the kind of book where I like to read a little bit each day but can't read it for very long at a time. It was very interesting. The scholars had different perspectives and addressed different topics. There testimonies were powerful and it was interesting to hear how each came to know for themselves.

[Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essays on faith, intellect and testimony by well-known LDS scholars such as Hugh Nibley, Marilyn Arnold, Robert Millet, Bruce Hafen, Gerald Lund, Truman Madsen and Daniel Ludlow. This book pretty much dispels the idea that one cannot be an intellectual without also being (or becoming) a Mormon apostate. I highly recommend this collection.

[William]

This book is better than you might think. Composed of essays written by LDS academics about their personal experiences balancing the life of the mind and the life of the soul. It's worth looking at for Richard Bushman's contribution alone, but several other entries are interesting and insightful as well.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a compilation of various lds scholars and their "expressions of faith". It is a very unique and wonderful book. I enjoyed the honesty found within the book as the authors explained their personal journeys through doubt and uncertainty to hope and unshakable faith.

[Sandra Strange · Rating 4 out of 5]

This excellent collection of essays of faith by LDS scholars devoted to excellence in many different fields will build faith in those gifted to believe on the testimonies of others. It is especially valuable to day because it answers so many of the arguments use to try to dissuade belief.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read for anyone wanting to get a scholarly perspective on Mormon doctrine from LDS intellectual and academic community.

[Ron Christiansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of my intellectualizing mormonism period which was engaging at the but ultimately didn't keep me in the faith.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty inconsistent. Some thoughtful and thought-provoking essays, mixed in with some pretty mediocre efforts.