About the Author

Jan Shipps is Professor Emerita of History and Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
 

Reviews

"Shipps has found a way to understand the Mormons that will truly please both believers and non-believers." New York Times Book Review "This may be the most brilliant book ever written on Mormonism. It is insightful, inspiring, and original and sure to become a landmark work on the subject." Richard L. Bushman, author of Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism