William D. Russell

WILLIAM D. RUSSELL is professor of American history and government at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. He has published widely in Mormon studies and is a past president of both the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association. His special interest has been recent divisions in the RLDS Church, now Community of Christ. He presented an earlier version of his paper at the 2005 Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City (audiocassette SL05-111)

The Rise and Fall of Courage, an Independent RLDS Journal

Articles/Essays – Volume 11, No. 1

A Priestly Role for a Prophetic Church: The RLDS Church and Black Americans

Articles/Essays – Volume 12, No. 2

Investigating the Investigation: Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses by Richard Lloyd Anderson

Articles/Essays – Volume 16, No. 2

Swarming Progeny of the Restoration: Divergent Paths of the Restoration: A History of the Latter Day Saint Movement

Articles/Essays – Volume 16, No. 4

Faithful History: The Heavens Resound: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Ohio, 1830-1838 by Milton V. Backman, Jr.

Articles/Essays – Volume 18, No. 3

Beyond Literalism

Articles/Essays – Volume 19, No. 1

Mormondom’s Second Greatest King: King of Beaver Island: The Life and Assassination of James Jesse Strang by Roger Van Noord

Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 3

Bringing Balance to Our Historical Writing: From Mission to Madness: Last Son of the Mormon Prophet by Valeen Tippetts Avery

Articles/Essays – Volume 33, No. 1

Bring Them Unto Christ

Articles/Essays – Volume 34, No. 3

Ordaining Women and the Transformation from Sect to Denomination

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 3

The LDS Church and Community of Christ: Clearer Differences, Closer Friends

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 4

“He Was ‘Game'”: Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet by Dan Vogel

Articles/Essays – Volume 38, No. 3

The Remnant Church: An RLDS Schismatic Group Finds a Prophet of Joseph’s Seed

Articles/Essays – Volume 38, No. 3

Grant McMurray and the Succession Crisis in the Community of Christ

Articles/Essays – Volume 39, No. 4