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Name: Allred, Alma
Name: Amey, Errol V.
Name: Anderson, Richard L.
Name: Anderson, Russell
Name: Ankerberg, John
Name: Ash, Michael R.
Name: Ashment, Edward
Name: Aston, Michaela K. & Warren P.
Name: Bachman, Dan
Name: Baer, Dick
Name: Barker, James L.
Name: Barker, Stan
Name: Barksdale, Darryl L.
Name: Barney, Kevin
Name: Bartley, Peter
Name: Behrens, Larry
Name: Bickmore, Barry
Name: Black, Susan Easton.
Name: Blackburn, Michael T.
Name: Blomberg, Craig L.
Name: Brodie, Fawn
Name: Brown, Robert L. and Rosemary
Name: Brown, S. Kent
Name: Bushman, Richard L.
Name: Cheesman, Paul
Name: Compton, Todd
Name: Cook, Roger (“Bish”)
Name: David, James
Name: Decker, Ed
Name: DeMura, Dan
Name: Elias, Peter
Name: Ellison, Mark
Name: Englund, Wade
Name: Evenson, Derrick
Name: Faerch, Rolf
Name: Farkas, John
Name: Faulring, Scott
Name: Gardner, Brant
Name: Gee, John
Name: Geisler, Norman L.
Name: Gibson, Stephen W.
Name: Goble, Clark
Name: Graham, Kevin
Name: Hamblin, William J.
Name: Hanegraff, Hank
Name: Harman, Craig
Name: Hickenbotham, Michael
Name: Hill, Kevin
Name: Hill, Steven
Name: Hopkins, Richard
Name: Humbert, Gene
Name: Jackson, Kent P.
Name: Jacobs, Malin
Name: Johnson, Eric
Name: Jordi, Daniel
Name: Juris, James
Name: Larson, Charles
Name: Larson, Stan
Name: Lindsay, Jeff
Name: Linn, David
Name: Marchant, Dave
Name: Marquardt, Michael H.
Name: Martin, Walter
Name: McGregor, Russell
Name: McKeever, Bill
Name: Metcalfe, Brent
Name: Midgley, Louis
Name: Millet, Robert
Name: Mosser, Carl A.
Name: Nibley, Hugh
Name: Nibley, Tom
Name: Norwood, L. Ara
Name: Olson, Renee
Name: Owen, Paul L.
Name: OxyMormon
Name: Pacumeni9
Name: Pahoran
Name: Parker, Michael B.
Name: Peterson, Daniel C.
Name: Pierson, Scott J.
Name: Pyle, D. Charles
Name: Quinn, D. Michael
Name: Ray, Craig
Name: Reade, Walter
Name: Reed, Michael
Name: Reynolds, Michael
Name: Reynolds, Juliann
Name: Reynolds, Noel B.
Name: Ricks, Stephen
Name: Robertson, Jim & Judy
Name: Robinson, Stephen.
Name: Roper, Matthew
Name: Schindler, Marc A.
Name: Scharffs, Gilbert
Name: Seaich, Eugene
Name: Shirts, Kerry
Name: Skousen, Royal
Name: Smith, John L.
Name: Snow, Donald R.
Name: Sorenson, John L.
Name: Spencer, Jim
Name: Starling, Robert
Name: Tanner, Jerald and Sandra
Name: Thompson, Stephen
Name: Tryk, Loftes
Name: Tvedtnes, John
Name: Van Gordon, Kurt
Name: Vogel, Dan
Name: Walters, Wesley
Name: Waltz, David
Name: Watson, Elden
Name: Webguy
Name: Welch, John
Name: Weldon, John
Name: White, James
Name: Winters, Kevin
Name: Wirth, Diane E.
Name: Wright, Dennis
Name: Yancey, Doug
Category : Good
Email: alma@parking.utah.edu
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Comments: B.A. in English from the University of Utah. Teaches church history at the University of Utah Institute of Religion
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 12:1
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Email: InTheFirmament@aol.com
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Comments: Has assisted Michael Ash in ensuring that Mormon Fortress links connect to valuable apologetic articles. Nickname: Firm.
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Comments: Ph.D. in Ancient History, Berkeley. Has written some of the best works on the Book of Mormon Witnesses.
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Published Works: Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man; Investigating The Book of Mormon Witnesses (SLC: Deseret Book, 1981); Understanding Paul (SLC: Deseret Book, 1983); Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; By Study and Also by Faith: v2; Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins; Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v3; 6:1; FARMS Review of Books v10:2 Dialouge 1:1; 1:3; 2:2; 4:2; 5:4; BYU Studies 3:3; 6:1; 8:2; 8:3; 9:2; 9:3; 10:1; 10:3; 11:4; 14:4; 15:1; 24:4; 26:3.
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Email: russell@lightplanet.com
Web Page: Response to the Mormon Critics
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Comments: Claims to have a PhD (doctorate degree). Upon investigation, however, it is found that his degree comes from a correspondence school which apparently doesn’t require a dissertation. Some have referred to such schools as “diploma mills”.
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Published Works: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v5 (Provo: FARMS, 1993); Behind the Mask of Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in FARMS Review of Books v8:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1996).
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Email: mash@xmission.com
Web Page: Mormon Fortress
Comments: Great Guy! :}
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Category : Bad
Comments: Has written material critical of the Book of Abraham. (Which has been debunked, of course, by LDS apologists.)
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Published Works: “The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review.” New Approaches to the Book of Mormon (SLC: Signature Books, 1993)- Rebutted by John Tvedtnes, John Gee, and Royal Skousen, in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:1[Tvedtnes] [Gee] [and Skousen] (Provo: FARMS, 1994); “The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Mormon: A Critical Review”- Rebutted by John Gee in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v7:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1995).
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Published Works: In the Footsteps of Lehi: New Evidence for Lehi’s Journey across Arabia to Bountiful.
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Email: bachman@burgoyne.com
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Comments: M.A. in History from Purdue University. Instructor at the LDS Institute of Religion at Logan, Utah.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 10:2; 12:1
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Category : Ugly
Comments: Anti-Mormon lecturer. Crony to Ed Decker.
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Comments: Deceased. Wrote one of the best books on the Apostasy.
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Published Works: Apostasy from the Divine Church (SLC: Bookcraft, 1960).
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Email: sdbarker@uswest.net
Web Page: SHIELDS (Scholarly & Historical Information Exchange for Latter-day Saints)
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Email: ldsapolog@aol.com
Web Page: Former President of FAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) . The current President is Scott Gordon.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 12:1; “A Response to James White’s ‘Review’ of How Wide The Divide?,” The Journal of Mormon Apologetics Vol. 1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999) ; “With Brothers Like This, Who Needs Enemies?: A Review of James White’s Is The Mormon My Brother?,” The Journal of Mormon Apologetics Vol. 1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Email: klbarney@yahoo.com
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Published Works: Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, v3:1; 4:2; 6:2; Dialogue 19:3; 30:4; 33:1; “A Tale of Two Restorations,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); Ensign (June 1990); BYU Studies 39:3; FARMS Review of Books 13:1; FARMS Insights (June 2000)
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Category : Bad
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Published Works: Mormonism: The Prophet, the Book and the Cult
. Rebutted Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2 (Provo: FARMS, 1990).
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Email: stdljb19@shsu.edu
Web Page: Larry’s Corner of the Web
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Email: bbickmore@vt.edu
Web Page: Barry’s Early Christianity and Mormonism Page
Comments: Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Virginia Ploytechnic Institute and State University.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 12:1; Restoring The Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity (Ben Lomond, CA: FAIR, 1999); “Mormonism in the Early Jewish Christian Milieu,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Published Works: Finding Christ through the Book of Mormon (SLC: Desert Book, 1987); The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Stories from the Early Saints Converted by The Book of Mormon (SLC: Bookcraft, 1992); Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; The New Testament and the Latter-day Saints; The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2; BYU Studies 21:4; 32:1/2; 33:2; 35:2; 36:1; 36:2.
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Email: mikybarb@ix.netcom.com
Web Page: The Blackburn Family Homepage
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Comments: Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) and professor of New Testament studies at the Conservative Baptist Association’s Denver Seminary. Non-LDS. Open minded.
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Published Works: How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation-- co-authored with Stephen E. Robinson (Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity, 1997).
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Category : Bad
Comments: Deceased. Wrote a book critical of Joseph Smith and his prophetic calling. Her work is based mostly on speculation an very few facts. He book was rebutted by Hugh Nibley.
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Published Works: No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1971)- Rebutted by Hugh Nibley in No Ma‘am, That’s Not History; Louis Midgley in FARMS Review of Books v8:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1996).
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Published Works: The Lie In Wait to Deceive vols. 1-4 (Mesa, AZ: Brownsworth Publishing Co., 1981; 1984; 1986; 1995).
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Published Works: Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; FARMS Review of Books v10:2; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v1:1; 7:1; 8:1; Dialogue 9:3; BYU Studies 15:2; 22:3; 23:1; 24:1; 30:3; 36:3.
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Comments: Has written some of the best works on Joseph Smith’s early years.
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Published Works: Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism (Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1984); Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man; By Study and Also by Faith: v2; Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins; Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 6:2; Dialogue 1:1; 1:2; 1:3; 4:1; 4:4; 5:1; 5:3; 11:1; 14:1; 21:2; BYU Studies 4:2; 7:2; 17:1; 25:2; 37:1; Sunstone 19:1; 22:2.
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Comments: Deceased. Wrote a number of early things on Book of Mormon studies in the ancient New World. Some of his writings were better than others.
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Published Works: The World of the Book of Mormon (Bountiful: Horizon, 1984); Ancient Writing on Metal Plates: Archaeological Findings Support Mormon Claims (Bountiful: Horizon, 1985); The Keystone of Mormonism: Early Visions of the Prophet Joseph Smith (Provo: Eagle Systems Intl., 1988); By Study and Also by Faith: v2; The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; BYU Studies 9:3; 13:10
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Comments: While Compton has written some good material, his work on Joseph Smith and plural marriage (although offering some additional insights), is not universally accepted as accurate by other LDS apologists.
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Published Works: In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith (SLC: Signature, 1997)- Rebutted by Richard L. Anderson, Scott H. Faulring and Danel W. Bachman in FARMS Review of Books v10:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1998); Danel W. Bachman at SHIELDS; Alma Allred at SHIELDS; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; Women and Authority; Review of Book on the Book of Mormon v1; 3; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v2:1; Dialogue 29:2; 29:4
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Email: bishcook@aol.com
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Comments: B.A. in History and B.S. in Philosophy from the University of Utah.
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Published Works: “Josuha the High Priest and the Council of the Gods in the Book of Zechariah: A Post-exilic Jew in King Yahweh’s Court,” “Mormonism in the Early Jewish Christian Milieu,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); FARMS Review of Books 11:2
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Category : Ugly
Comments: Produced horrid anti-Mormon movies. Second book was even criticized by other anti-Mormons.
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Published Works: The God Makers- Rebutted by Gilbert Scharffs in The Truth About “The God Makers”; Robert Starling, “Errors, Distortions, and Misrepresentations in the Movie ‘The God Makers’” (November4, 1984); The God Makers II; Decker’s Complete Handbook on Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v7:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1995).
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Category : Ugly
Comments: Could be a real name, but more likely this is the screen name of an LDS critic who posts frequently on Zion’s Ligthouse Message Board. Dan likes to use a lot of CAPITAL LETTERS when arguing (it’s kind of like shouting). It reminds me of people who, when traveling in a foreign country speak English LOUDER as if that will make their non-English hosts understand what they are saying. Perhaps Dan believes that if he SHOUTS his points, that LDS apologists will someone be forced into submission, admitting that Mormonism is some sort of non-Christian cult.
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Category : Ugly
Comments: Used to run an anti-Mormon message board. Like “Web-Nazi” (Webguy), deleted the posts of those with whom he disagreed or those who showed that his logic or arguments were faulty. The message board is now defunct.
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Email: markandlaurn@ij.net
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Email: wenglund@aros.net
Web Page: Wade Englund’s Apologetics
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Category : Ugly
Comments: Claims to be LDS and has authored a book defending Mormonism, but promotes non-LDS ideas and severely criticizes LDS leadership.
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Email: r_faerch@it.dk
Web Page: Resources of early Christian documents
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Category : Bad
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Published Works: Mormons Answered Verse by Verse; Mormonism: Changes, Contradictions, and Errors- Rebutted by Craig L. Foster in FARMS Review of Books v9:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1997).
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Category : Good
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 10:2; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7:1; “The Return of Oliver Cowdery,” The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000)
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Email: nahualli@highfiber.com
Web Page: Brant Gardner’s Page
Comments: M.A. in Anthropology. His Web Page had contains some excellent commentary on the Book of Mormon
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Comments: Egyptologist (Ph.D., Yale)
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Published Works: “Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book of Mormon Pattern,” Insights, February 1999 (co-authored with John A. Tvedtnes); The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2; 4; 5; 6:1; 7:1; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; 9:1; 9:2; 10:2; 12:1;Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v1:1; 5:1; 6:1; 6:2; “The Corruption of Scripture in the Second Century,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); “Eyewitness, Hearsay, and Physical Evidence of the Joseph Smith Papyri,” The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (Provo: FARMS, 2000)
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Category : Bad
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Published Works: The Couterfeit Gospel of Mormonism- Rebutted by Alma Allred, Danel Bachman, Richard R. Hopkins, Barry R. Bickmore, Russell C. McGregor, Kerry A. Shirts and D. L. Barksdale in FARMS Review of Books v12:1 (Provo: FARMS, 2000).
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Category : Good
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Published Works: One Minute Answers to Gospel Questions (Bountiful: Horizon, 1995).
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Email: currently unknown
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Web Page: Kevin Graham’s LDS Q&A Site
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Email: William_Hamblin@byu.edu
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Published Works: Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; Temples of the Ancient World; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v1; 2; 3; 5; 6:1; 6:2; 7:1; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; Journal o f Book of Mormon Studies v2:1; 4:2; Dialogue 17:1; BYU Studies 34:4; 36:3;
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Comments: Took over Walter Martin’s role as the Bible Answer Man for CRI.
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Email: rcharman@gateway.net
Web Page: LDS Mission Network and France Paris Mission Home Page
Comments: B.S.E. Chemical Engineering, Princeton; M.S. Chemical Engineering, BYU.
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Email: mike@hickenbotham.com
Web Page: Hickenbotham Home Page
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Published Works: Answering Challenging Mormon Questions (Bountiful: Horizon, 1995).
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Email: kchill@computerconnection.net
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Email: pchcty@mailvii.com
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Email: rrhopkins@utah-inter.net
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Comments: President of Cornerstone Publishing and Distribution, Inc.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 12:1;
Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology (Bountiful: Horizon, 1994); How Greek Philosophy Corrupted the Christian Concept of God (Bountiful: Horizon, 1998); “Development of the Co-Substantial God,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Email: ghumbert@tds.net
Web Page: SHIELDS (Scholarly & Historical Information Exchange for Latter-day Saints)
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Published Works: The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Studies in Scripture: Vol.2, The Pearl of Great Price; Studies in the Scripture: Vol. 3, The Old Testament; Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; BYU Studies 24:2; 28:4; 30:3; 36:3.
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Email: mjacobs@ieee.org
Web Page: SHIELDS
Comments: B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado. Owner of SHIELDS and has written many excellent articles for the web site.
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Category : Ugly
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Published Works: Mormonism 101 (with Bill McKeever).
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Email: djordi@black-elk.com
Web Page: Just Another Mormon Page
Comments: Web Page used to be called The [Anti-Anti] Mormon Page
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Category : Bad
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Category : Bad
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Published Works: By His Own Hand Upon Papyri- Rebutted by John Gee and Michael Rhodes in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v4 [Gee] [and Rhodes] (Provo: FARMS, 1992) .
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Comments: Actually published some good stuff in earlier days such as the Dialogue article listed below. Larson, apparently is no longer a believer in the divinity of the Book of Mormon as is evidenced by some of his more recent writings.
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Published Works: Quest for the Gold Plates: Thomas Stuart Ferguson’s Archaeological Search for the Book of Mormon- Rebutted by John Gee in FARMS Review of Books 10:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1998).
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Email: jlindsay@athenet.net
Web Page: Jeff Lindsay’s LDS FAQ
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Email: davelinn@micron.net
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Email: dmarchant@home.com
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Published Works: Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record- Rebutted by Richard L. Bushman in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1994); Larry C. Porter in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v 7:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1995).
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Comments: Deceased. Founder of CRI (Christian Research Institute). Claimed to have earned a PhD (doctorate degree) but upon investigation, it was discovered that he received his degree from a diploma mill.
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Published Works: Kingdom of the Cults- Rebutted by Louis Midgley in FARMS Review of Books v12:1 (Provo: FARMS, 2000); John K. Wise in The Journal of Mormon Apologetics v1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); Maze of Mormonism- Rebutted by Louis Midgley in FARMS Review of Books v12:1 (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Richard L. Anderson in BYU Studies v 6:1.
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Email: russmacg@ihug.co.nz
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 11:1; 12:1
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Category : Ugly
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Published Works: Helped update Walter Martin“s Kingdom of the Cults; Questions to Ask Your Mormon Friend: Challenging the Claims of Latter-day Saints in a Constructive Manner- Rebutted by LeIsle Jacobson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v7:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1995); D. Charles Pyle in FARMS Review of Books v8:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1996). Mormonism 101 (with Eric Johnson.)
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Comments: Metcalfe has been critical of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith for a number of years. He is a former member. He is also editor of the book listed below (which has been thoroughly rebutted by several writers for FARMS). Metcalfe, like several others listed in the “Bad” category, is very intelligent, often contributes some interesting insights to Mormon Studies, and is actually a nice, and likeable fellow.
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Published Works: New Approaches to the Book of Mormon (SLC: Signature Books, 1993)- Rebutted by Davis Bitton, John Tvedtnes, John Gee, and Royal Skousen, John W. Welch, Robert L. Millet, Louis Midgley, James E. Smith, John L. Sorenson, Matthew Roper, Richard L. Anderson, Martin Tanner, William J. Hamblin, and Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1994); Kevin Christensen in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v7:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1995); John Wm. Maddox in FARMS Review of Books v8:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1996); “Apologetic and Critical Assumptions about Book of Mormon Historicity,” Dialogue 26:3- Rebutted by Alan Goff in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v7:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1995).
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Email: lmidgley@burgoyne.com
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Ph.D. in Contemporary Philosophical Theology, Brown University.
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Published Works: Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; By Study and Also by Faith: v2; Mormons, Scriptures, and the Ancient World; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v1; 3; 4; 5; 6:1; 6:2; 7:1; 7:2; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; 10:1; 11:1; 12:1; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v2:2; 6:2; 8:1 Dialogue 1:2; 1:3; 2:1; 3:2; 4:4; 5:2; 6:3/4; BYU Studies 3:2; 9:4; 11:2; 29:4; 20:1; 32:1/2; 33:3; “‘To Remember and Keep’: On the Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book,” The Disciple As Scholar (Provo: FARMS, 2000)
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Comments:Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, 19th-20th Century Religious Thought, Florida State University.
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Published Works: By Grace Are We Saved (SLC: Bookcraft, 1989); The Power of the Word: Saving Doctrines from the Book of Mormon (SLC: Deseret Book, 1994); Sustaining and Defending the Faith (SLC: Bookcraft, 1985), co-authored with Joseph Fielding McConkie; Nurturing Faith Through the Book of Mormon; Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man; Studies in Scipture: Vol.2, The Pearl of Great Price; Studies in the Scripture: Vol. 3, The Old Testament; Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints; The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; The Book of Mormon: Jacob Through Words of Mormon, To Learn With Joy; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v2:2; BYU Studies 29:3; 25:3; 30:4.
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Comments:M.A.s in Theology, New Testament, and the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from the Talbot School of Theology. Non-LDS but open-minded.
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Published Works: “Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing It?” Trinity Journal (1998)-- co-authored with Paul L. Owen; FARMS Review of Books 11:2.
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Comments: Probably the most recognizable name in LDS scholarship.
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Published Works: Abraham in Egypt (SLC: Deseret, 1981); Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (Provo: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1978); The Myth Makers (SLC: Bookcraft, 1961); The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vols. 1-13; Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; King Benjamin’s Speech:“That Ye May Learn Wisdom”; Studies in Scipture: Vol.2, The Pearl of Great Price; Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins; Temples of the Ancient World; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Dialogue 3:2; 8:1; 8:3/4; 10:4; 11:2; 12:4; 16:4; BYU Studies 7:1; 8:2; 8:3; 9:1; 9:4; 11:1; 11:2; 11:4; 14:1; 15:1; 16:1; 19:1; 25:1.
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Email: THNibley@aol.com
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Published Works: Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v5
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Email: panoptics@yahoo.com
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Published Works: Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v1; 2; 3; 5; 7:1; FARMS Review of Books v9:2
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Email: sistasaint@yahoo.com
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Comments:Renee presented a paper entitled “Dispelling the Black Myth” at the 2002 FAIR LDS Apologetics Conference (video or audio recordings of her talk are available at the FAIR website). Renee was also a “panel” participant at the 2003 Sunstone Symposium for three different presentations on the “LDS Black Experience” (audio recording available from the Sunstone website).
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Comments:M.A.s in New Testament from the Talbot School of Theology. Non-LDS but open-minded.
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Published Works: “Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing It?” Trinity Journal (1998)-- co-authored with Carl A. Mosser; FARMS Review of Books 11:2
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Comments: Screen name for Mike Ash as used on some LDS-related message boards, and as an LDS “expert” on askme.com
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Comments: Screen name for Scott Pierson who runs Zion’s Ligthouse Message Board.
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Comments: Screen name for an unknown LDS apologist who frequently posts on Zion’s Ligthouse Message Board as well as other LDS-related message boards.
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Email: lds-library@mike-parker.org
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Email: daniel_peterson@byu.edu
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Comments:Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California at Los Angeles. Instructor of Arabic at B.Y.U. Served on the Church Curriculum Gospel Doctrine Writing Committee.
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Published Works: Abraham Divided; An LDS Perspective on the Middle East (SLC: Aspen Books, 1992); Offenders for A Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attack the Latter-day Saints (SLC: Aspen Books, 1992) co-authored with Stephen D. Ricks; Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; Mormons, Scriptures, and the Ancient World; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon (all volumes) and FARMS Review of Books (all volumes); Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v1:1; BYU Studies 34:4; “‘What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem?’: Apostasy and Restoration in the Big Picture,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); “The Throne Theophany/Prophetic Call of Muhammad,” The Disciple as Scholar (Provo: FARMS, 2000); “‘Ye Are Gods’: Psalm 82 and John 19 as Witnesses to the Divine Nature of Humankind,” The Disciple as Scholar (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Ensign, March, 1988; January 1994.
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Email: pacumeni@hotmail.com
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Comments: Runs Zion’s Lighthouse Message Board
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Email: dcpyle@linkline.com
Web Page: DCP’s Gospel Research InfoNet
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books v8:2; “‘I Have Said, “Ye are Gods:”’ Concepts Conducive to the Early Christian Doctrine of Deification in Patristic Literature and the Underlying Strata of the Greek New Testament Text” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Comments: Quinn has produced a mixed bag of LDS related material. Much of his early work is very good. Some of his later work has some interesting insights. Although Quinn is an excommunicated Mormon, he considers himself to be a believer in the Mormon faith. Quinn’s writings on Joseph Smith and his early treasure digging years has some value, while most of his writings on Joseph Smith’s supposed connection to early frontier magic is often specious. Quinn’s writings on early LDS history and priesthood authority is also a mix of good and bad, while his writings on supposed “gay” relations in early LDS history is so far off the accuracy scale that it makes it difficult to trust some of his other history-related conclusions.
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Published Works: The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power (SLC: Signature, 1994); The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power (SLC: Signature, 1997)- Rebutted by Duane Boyce in FARMS Review of Books v9:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1997); Same Sex Dynamics among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996)- Rebutted by Klaus J. Hansen, George L. Mitton and Rhett S. James in FARMS Review of Books v10:1 [Mitton and James] (Provo: FARMS, 1998); Women and Authority; Early Mormonism and the Magic World View- Rebutted by Stephen D. Ricks and Daniel C. Peterson in Sunstone 12:1/38 (January 1988); Stephen E. Robinson, Benson Whittle, and William Wilson in BYU Studies v27:4.
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Email: raycraig@aol.com
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Email: walter_reade@fuse.net
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Email: mhreed@softnet.com
Web Page: Mormon A.R.M.O.R. (Answers to the Ridiculous Misconceptions of our Religion)
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Comments: An SBC (Southern Baptism Covention) employee, and formerly the director of UMI (Utah Missions, Inc.-- an anti-Mormon organization) following the retirement of John L. Smith. Recently, however, the SBC withdrew their financial support from UMS and Reynolds was relieved of his posistion (which then fell upon Dennis Wright.
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Published Works: The Evangel.
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Email: juliannreynolds@yahoo.com
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Published Works: “Lamanites, the Seed of Cain, and Polygamy,” Mormonism 201 (Redding, California: FAIR, July 2002) A review and response to
anti-Mormon charges made in Mormonism 101 (http://www.fairlds.org/apol/morm201/m20116.html); “Critics in Wonderland: Through the Liberal Looking Glass (http://www.fairlds.org/apol/misc/misc24.html)
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Published Works: The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); By Study and Also by Faith: v2; Mormons, Scriptures, and the Ancient World; Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins; Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; The Allegory of the Olive Tree; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2; Journal o f Book of Mormon Studies v5:2; BYU Studies 16:3; 20:2; 27:4; 31:3; 32:1/2; 38:2
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Comments: Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and Graduate Theological Union. Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Languages at BYU.
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Published Works: Offenders for A Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attack the Latter-day Saints (SLC: Aspen Books, 1992) co-authored with Daniel C. Peterson;
Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”; Studies in Scipture: Vol.2, The Pearl of Great Price; Studies in the Scripture: Vol. 3, The Old Testament; Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; Temples of the Ancient World; The Allegory of the Olive Tree; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v1; 2; 4; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v2:2; 5:2; 6:2; BYU Studies 23:4; 24:2; 26:4; 36:3.
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Comments: Former Latter-day Saints turned professional Anti-Mormon. Founders of Concerned Christians.
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Published Works: True Lies.
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Published Works: Are Mormons Christians? (SLC: Bookcraft, 1991); How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation-- co-authored with Craig L. Blomberg (Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity, 1997); Studies in Scripture: Vol.5, The Gospels; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v3; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7:1; BYU Studies 17:2; 27:4; 28:4; 36:2.
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Email: MattRoper@aol.com
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Published Works: “Further Evidence for Book of Mormon Names,” FARMS Update No. 131, Insights, December 1999 (co-authored with John A. Tvedtnes); Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v4; 6:1; 6:2; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; 9:1; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v2:2; 4:2; 5:1; 8:1; 9:1; “Salvation for the Dead: A Response to Luke Wilson,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Email: mschindler@shaw.ca
Web Page: Atlas of LDS (Mormon) Temples, Missions and Stakes
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Published Works: Dialogue 15:1; 17:1; 19:3; 24:4; 29:3; Sunstone 21:2;
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Published Works: The Truth About “The God Makers” (SLC: Publishers Press, 1986); BYU Studies 14:3.
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Email: jeseaich@classic.msn.com
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Published Works: Mormonism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Nag Hammadi Texts (Murray, UT: Sounds of Zion, 1980); Ancient Texts and Mormonism (Distributed by Sounds of Zion, 1983)
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Email: shirtail@ida.net
Web Page: Mormonism Researched
Comments: Director of Research for F.A.I.R.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 11:1; 12:1; “The Urim and Thummim: A Means of Revelation in Ancient Israel: Book Review,” The Journal of Mormon Apologetics Vol. 1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); “Have You Witnessed to Jim Spencer Lately?: A Review of Jim Spencer’s Have You Witnessed To A Mormon Lately?, The Journal of Mormon Apologetics Vol. 1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); “The Archaeology of God: Scholarship, History, Myths and Legends-- The Restoration of God’s Eternal Family” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999)
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Published Works: The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man; Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; The Allegory of the Olive Tree; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:1; 6:2; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v3:1; BYU Studies 26:4; 28:3; 30:1.
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Comments: Founder of UMI (Utah Missions, Inc.) an anti-Mormon organization.
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Published Works: The Evangel.
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Email: snowd@math.byu.edu
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Comments: Ph.D. in anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles. The most recognized LDS scholar on the Book of Mormon and the ancient New World.
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Published Works: An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (SLC: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1984); Pre-Columbian Contact with the Americas across the Ocean: An Annotated Bibliography-- co -authored with Martin H. Raish (Provo: Research Press, 1990); The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book (Provo: FARMS, 1992); Images of Ancient America: Visualizing the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999); Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; By Study and Also by Faith: v2; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v4; 6:1; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v1:1; 2:2; Dialogue 1:1; 2:4; 3:1; 4:2; 8:2; 9:4; 10:4; 11:2; BYU Studies 5:2; 16:3; 17:3; 30:3; 33:3.
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Published Works: “The Disappointment of B.H. Roberts: Five Questions That Forced A Mormon General Authority to Abandon the Book of Mormon”- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in FARMS Review of Books v9:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1997); Have You Witnessed to a Mormon Lately?- Rebutted by Kerry A. Shirts in The Journal of Mormon Apologetics v1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999).
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Published Works: “Errors, Distortions, and Misrepresentations in the Movie ‘The God Makers’” (November4, 1984).
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Comments: Produce numerous anti-Mormon publications. Mostly rehashes of older arguments. Current LDS scholarship handily decimates their arguments.
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Published Works: Mormonism: Shadow or Reality- Rebutted by Matthew Roper in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v4 (Provo: FARMS, 1992), Changing World of Mormonism; Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon- Rebutted by L. Ara Norwood, Matthew Roper, and John A. Tvedtnes in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v3 [Norwood], [Roper], [ and Tvedtnes] (Provo: FARMS, 1991); Tom Nibley in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v5 (Provo: FARMS, 1993); Archaeology and the Book of Mormon- Rebutted by William J. Hamblin in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v5 (Provo: FARMS, 1993); Answering Mormon Scholars: A Response to Criticism of the Book “Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon” v1- Rebutted by Matthew Roper and John Tvedtnes in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:2 [Roper] [and Tvedntes] (Provo: FARMS, 1994); Matthew Roper in FARMS Review of Books v9:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1997); “Joseph Smith’s Use of the Apocrypha”- Rebutted by John A. Tvedtnes and Matthew Roper in FARMS Review of Books v8:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1996).
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Comments: PhD (Egyptologist). Has written some material critical of the Book of Abraham. These criticisms have been answered by LDS apologists John Gee and Kerry Shirts.
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Published Works: The Best Kept Secrets in the Book of Mormon- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v3 (Provo: FARMS, 1991).
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Email: john_tvedtnes@byu.edu
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Published Works: The Church of the Old Testament (SLC: Deseret Book, 1967 & 1980); “A Study of the Hor Sensen Papyrus”, The Saga of the Book of Abraham (SLC: Deseret, 1969); “The Nephite Feast of Tabernacles,” in John W. Welch (ed.), Tinkling Cymbals: Essays in Honor of Hugh Nibley (privately published by John W. Welch, 1978); “Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon,” a book-length preliminary report (Provo, UT: FARMS TV-81, 1983); “Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon,” in Monte S. Nyman (ed.), Isaiah and the Prophets (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young Univ., in cooperation with Bookcraft, Inc., Salt Lake City, 1984); “Was Lehi a Caravaneer?” (Provo, UT: FARMS preliminary report TVE-84, 1984); “Book of Mormon Tribal Affiliation & Military Castes” (Provo, UT: FARMS Paper TVE-89, 1989); “The Timing of Christ's Appearance to the Nephites,” in John W. Welch (ed.), “When Did Jesus Appear to the Nephites in Bountiful” (Provo, UT: FARMS Paper BTW-89, 1989); “Further Evidence for Book of Mormon Names,” FARMS Update No. 131, Insights, December 1999 (co-authored with Matthew Roper); “Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book of Mormon Pattern,” Insights, February 1999 (co-authored with John Gee); “Historical Perspectives on the Kirtland Revelation Book,” The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); The Most Correct Book (SLC & Phoenix: Cornerstone, 1999); Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins; Temples of the Ancient World; By Study and Also By Faith v2; Masada and the World of the New Testament; The Allegory of the Olive Tree; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2; 4; 6:1; 6:2; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; 9:1; 9:2; 10:1; 10:2; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v3:1; 3:2; 4:2; 5:1; 5:2; 6:1; 6:2; 9:2; BYU Studies 11:1; 36:3; “Early Christian and Jewish Rituals Related to Temple Practices,” First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium Proceedings (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books (Provo: FARMS, 2000); New Era May, 1971; March, 1972; April, 1972; September,1974; May, 1975; February, 1976; May, 1976; Ensign April, 1974; June, 1974; February, 1977; October, 1981; January, 1982; April, 1982; August, 1982; April, 1983; March, 1985; September, 1986; October, 1986; September, 1992; The Friend April, 1974
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Comments: Filed (IMHO) a frivolous law suit against the LDS Church and several LDS apologists.
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Published Works: Helped update Walter Martin’s Kingdom of the Cults; Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in FARMS Review of Books v8:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1996); L. Ara Norwood in FARMS Review of Books v9:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1997).
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Published Works: Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon (SLC: Signature, 1986)- Rebutted by Kevin Christensen in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2 (Provo: FARMS, 1990); New Approaches to the Book of Mormon (SLC: Signature Books, 1993); The Word of God: Essays on Mormon Scripture (SLC: Signature, 1990)- Rebutted by Louis Midgley, and Stephen E. Robinson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v3 [Midgley] [and Robinson] (Provo: FARMS, 1991); Steven Epperson in BYU Studies v31:4; Religious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism- Rebutted by Grant Underwood in BYU Studies v30:1; Early Mormon Documents (SLC: Signature, 1996)- Rebutted by Craig L. Foster in BYU Studies v38:1.
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Published Works: The Use of the Old Testament in the Book of Mormon- Rebutted by John A. Tvedtnes, and Stephen D. Ricks, in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v4 [Tvedntes] [and Ricks] (Provo: FARMS, 1992); Inventing Mormonism; Are Mormon Scriptures Reliable? Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record- Rebutted by Richard L. Bushman in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v6:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1994); Larry C. Porter in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v 7:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1995); Paul H. Peterson, BYU Studies 35:4.
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Comments: Non-LDS. Very open minded.
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Email: ewatson@inconnect.com
Web Page: Elden Watson’s Home Page
Comments: M.A. in Physics from the University of Utah.
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Published Works: FARMS Review of Books, 12:1
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Comments: Actual identity unknown. Runs the Utah Lighthouse Ministry Message Board. Initially I was going to put this person, whom some have referred to as “Web-Nazi”, into the “Ugly” category. When some LDS apologists first began posting on his/her message board, Webguy would delete the arguments of LDS apologists just because he/she didn’t like their posts. Webguy seemed to have two sets of rules-- one for critics and one for apologists. Lately, however, Webguys seems to have softened his/her deleting of apologetic posts. Therefore, I've upgraded Webguy to the “Bad” category for now and see what happens.
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Comments: Prolific LDS scholar. Founded FARMS (Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies).
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Published Works: The Disciple as Witness (Provo: FARMS, 2000); Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple & Sermon on the Mount (Provo: FARMS, 1999); The Doctrine & Covenants by Themes (Provo: FARMS, 1997); An Epistle from the New Testament Apostles (SLC: Bookcraft, 1999); Nurturing Faith Through the Book of Mormon; Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars; King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”; By Study and Also by Faith: v1; By Study and Also by Faith: v2; Mormons, Scriptures, and the Ancient World; Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins; The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation; Temples of the Ancient World; The Allegory of the Olive Tree; Warfare in the Book of Mormon; Rediscovering the Book of Mormon; Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v1; 6:1; FARMS Review of Books v8:2; Journal of Book of Mormon Studies v1:1; 4:2; 5:1; BYU Studies 10:1; 22:3; 31:4; 33:1; 33:2; 36:1; 36:3; 37:4; 38:1; 38:2.
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Comments: One of his publications suggests that he has two PhDs (doctorate degrees). Upon investigation, however, it is found that at least one of these degrees (there seems to be no evidence for a second PhD) comes from a correspondence school which apparently doesn’t require a dissertation. Some have referred to such schools as “diploma mills”.
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Published Works: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v5 (Provo: FARMS, 1993); Behind the Mask of Mormonism- Rebutted by Daniel C. Peterson in FARMS Review of Books v8:2 (Provo: FARMS, 1996).
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Published Works: “Of Cities and Swords: The Impossible Task of Mormon Apologetics.”- Rebutted by Matthew Roper in FARMS Review of Books v9:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1997); Letters to a Mormon Elder: Eye-Opening Information for Mormons and the Christians Who Talk With Them- Rebutted by L. Ara Norwood in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1993); Russell C. McGregor and Kerry A. Shirts in FARMS Review of Books v11:1 (Provo: FARMS, 1999); Is The Mormon My Brother?- Rebutted by D. L. Barksdale in The Journal of Mormon Apologetics v1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999); What’s With the Dudes at the Door?- Rebutted by Malcolm Ross in The Journal of Mormon Apologetics v1 (Felton, CA: FAIR, 1999).
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Email: Metatron99@hotmail.com
Web Page: Latter-Day Christians
Comments: Kevin Winter’s site is largely directed towards doctrinal matters and less directed towards
apologetics.
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Comments: B.A. in Art from BYU.
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Published Works: A Challenge to the Critics (Bountiful: Horizon, 1986); Review of Books on the Book of Mormon v2; 4; FARMS Review of Books v11:1; 12:1
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Comments: Current director of UMI (Utah Missions, Inc.-- an anti-Mormon organization)..
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Published Works: The Evangel.
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Email: dougyancey@aol.com
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