{"product_id":"joseph-smith-rough-stone-rolling-paperback","title":"Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lyman Bushman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling\u003c\/i\u003e also brilliantly evaluates the prophet's bold contributions\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard L. Bushman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1931. He took his B.A., M.A., and PhD. degrees at Harvard University. He has taught at Brigham Young University, Boston University, University of Delaware, and Columbia University, where he is currently Gouverneur Morris Professor of History, Emeritus. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eFrom Puritan to Yankee: Character and Social Order in Connecticut, 1690-1765\u003c\/i\u003e (1967), \u003ci\u003eJoseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eKing and People in Provincial Massachusetts \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), \u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003end T\u003ci\u003ehe Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, and Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725520605247,"sku":"9781400077533","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1590049f100a0a921f1eeda027878779.webp?v=1765106898","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/joseph-smith-rough-stone-rolling-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}