UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 1, Part 1. Influences

Описание: This is the first half of the first lecture in a larger series on the origins, doctrine, and teachings of Mormonism that I gave back in 2015. Over the years this has proved to be one of the more popular and interesting subjects. At the time, I recorded only the audio, but several years later, I went back and added the slides to create this video.

The topic of this lecture was the family, cultural, religious, and folk religious/occult influences on the thinking of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism.

Links to the rest of the lectures in this series:

Mormonism Lecture 1 Part 1, Influences    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 1, Part ...  

Mormonism Lecture 1 Part 2, Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 1, Part ...  

Mormonism Lecture 2, The Later Life of Joseph Smith    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism Lecture 2, The La...  

Mormonism Lecture 3, Mormon Beliefs and Theology    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 3, Mormo...  

Mormonism Lecture 4, A Covenant People, Ritual, Practice, and Temple    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 4, A Cov...  

Mormonism Lecture 5, The Believer's Perspective, Guest Speaker, LDS Bishop Scott    • UULA Adult RE: Mormonism, Lecture 5, The B...  

During the lecture I referenced several books, videos, and articles including:

Jonathan Edwards famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" which kicked off the so called "Great Awakening" in the US. Several copies are available online, including: https://www.blueletterbible.org/comm/...

Dan Vogel's book "Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon" http://signaturebookslibrary.org/scri... . There is also an interesting lecture he gave on this subject that is available online:    • Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon - Da...   .

For biographies on Joseph Smith, I recommended Richard Lyman Bushman's excellent book "Joseph Smith, Rough Stone Rolling." https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smith-R...

The history of Joseph Smith as given in the official narrative of the LDS Church can be found in "Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" which is also available online. https://www.lds.org/manual/our-herita... .