Articles

While much has been written about the assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, little attention has been paid to the crime scene at Carthage Jail. Authors Joseph Lyon and David Lyon examine eyewitness accounts, the jail's layout, physical evidence, and the types of weapons used and wounds inflicted.

The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and the Prophet Joseph Smith both critiqued 19th-century Christian culture. David Paulsen examines their views, showing them to be mutually reinforcing and illuminating.

Sherry Pack Baker introduces the Mormon Media History Timeline and explores the emerging discipline of Mormon media studies, arguing that the medium through which a message is relayed is as important as the message itself.

Fred Woods introduces the detailed journal entries and five photographs from Assistant Church Historian Andrew Jenson’s 1911 trip to Iceland. Jenson traveled to Iceland to give lectures, visit missionaries, and sightsee.

Steven Harper examines original manuscripts of Doctrine and Covenants 104 to clarify the connection between D&C 104:18 and Luke 16:23, a detail brought to light by the Joseph Smith Papers project.

Reviews

Among the many reviews, two focus on Terryl L. Givens's landmark book, People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture. Neal Kramer and Claudia Bushman both review the work, with Kramer noting that it fills a significant gap in the humanities within Mormon studies.

Two other reviews examine Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies, edited by Donald W. Musser and David L. Paulsen. This is the first book of its kind to facilitate an academic theological dialogue between Mormon and other Christian scholars.

Contents

Articles

• Physical Evidence at Carthage Jail and What It Reveals about the Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith by Joseph L. Lyon and David W. Lyon
• The Rich Man, Lazarus, and Doctrine & Covenants 104:18 by Steven C. Harper
• What Does It Mean to Be a Christian? The Views of Joseph Smith and Søren Kierkegaard by David L. Paulsen
• Andrew Jenson’s Illustrated Journey to Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice, August 1911 by Fred E. Woods
• Mormon Media History Timeline, 1827–2007 by Sherry Pack Baker

Essay

• Abraham’s Tent by Heather Farrell

Poetry

• Pomegranate Promises by Sharon Price Anderson
• Psalm for My Father by Dixie L. Partridge
• In the Night Yard by Dixie L. Partridge

Reviews

• People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture by Terryl L. Givens, reviewed by Neal W. Kramer
• People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture by Terryl L. Givens, reviewed by Claudia L. Bushman
• Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies ed. Donald W. Musser and David L. Paulsen, reviewed by Jennifer Lane
• Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies ed. Donald W. Musser and David L. Paulsen, reviewed by Douglas J. Davies
• The Attributes of God and The Problems of Theism and the Love of God by Blake T. Ostler, reviewed by James McLachlan
• Solomon’s Temple: Myth and History by William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely, reviewed by Daniel B. McKinlay
• Temple Themes in Christian Worship by Margaret Barker, reviewed by Don Norton
• How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now by James L. Kugel, reviewed by Eric A. Eliason
• Bible Gateway and The New Testament Gateway Two Biblical Websites, reviewed by Ryan Combs
• Japanese Saints: Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun by John P. Hoffmann, reviewed by Henri Gooren
• Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations after the Manifesto by Brian C. Hales, reviewed by J. Michael Hunter
• Requiem and Other Choral Works by Mack Wilberg, reviewed by Greg Hansen
• The Errand of Angels directed by Christian Vuissa, reviewed by Dennis R. Cutchins