Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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haahaahaa98
of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 5/11/2013
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haahaahaa98 of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 5/11/2013 This book is in a Controlled Release!
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Good for a bird-owner
Journal Entry 2 by haahaahaa98 at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, May 13, 2013
haahaahaa98 at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, May 13, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (5/14/2013 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Read years ago - looking for some interested readers!
I've been wanting to read this. Looking forward to it.
A really well-reasoned, well-researched look at religion and Mormonism through the prism of one shocking news story that comes, not out of Mormonism, but out of one of its fundamentalist spin-off religions. I already knew quite a bit about Mormonism and its history, but this was a gripping, involving look at its history and its current situation that kept me interested, and did teach me a number of things I didn't know.
The Mormons don't like any history that is potentially unflattering, so they don't like this book, but I think that it's very even-handed, especially because Krakauer puts his cards on the table about his approach to the story and his interpretation of Mormonism. He also provides a pretty useful introduction to some of the most exhaustive books on Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and the religion. I highly recommend this book.
The Mormons don't like any history that is potentially unflattering, so they don't like this book, but I think that it's very even-handed, especially because Krakauer puts his cards on the table about his approach to the story and his interpretation of Mormonism. He also provides a pretty useful introduction to some of the most exhaustive books on Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and the religion. I highly recommend this book.
Given to a friend
