James B. Allen

JAMES B. ALLEN is Senior Research Fellow at the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and author of Trials of Discipleship: The Story of William Clayton, a Mormon (University of Illinois Press, 1987).

Anti-Intellectualism in Mormon History: Thoughts on Anti-Intellectualism: A Response

Articles/Essays – Volume 1, No. 3

The Significance of Joseph Smith’s “First Vision” in Mormon Thought

Articles/Essays – Volume 1, No. 3

Dialogue 1.3 (Fall 1966): 29–46
In this early article, Allen shows that the First Vision was not well known during Joseph Smith’s lifetime. It became well known after the Prophet’s death, which is when missionaries started to teach about it for the first time.

The Twentieth Century: Challenge for Mormon Historians

Articles/Essays – Volume 7, No. 1

James E. Talmage: A Personal History: The Talmage Story: Life of James E. Talmage by John R. Talmage

Articles/Essays – Volume 8, No. 1

Harold B. Lee: An Appreciation, Both Historical and Personal

Articles/Essays – Volume 8, No. 3

The Document Diggers and Their Discoveries: A Panel

Articles/Essays – Volume 19, No. 4

On Becoming a Universal Church: Some Historical Perspectives

Articles/Essays – Volume 25, No. 1

Editing William Clayton and the Politics of Mormon History

Articles/Essays – Volume 30, No. 2