<i>Dialogue 52.2 (Spring 2019):1–58</i>Attributing the Book of Mormon’s origin to supernatural forces has worked well for Joseph Smith’s believers, then as well as now, but not so well for critics who seem certain natural […]
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<i>Dialogue 26.4 (Winter 1993): 1–22</i><br> The analysis that follos is an admittedly speculative personal reflection on elements that need to be kept in mind in understanding the psychological dynamics of Joseph Smith’s creativity.
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