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Arrington, Leonard J.

Adventures of a church historian / Leonard J. Arrington.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1998.

249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Adventures of a Church Historian details how Leonard J. Arrington opened up archival resources and presided, for a time, over an unprecedented era of enlightenment as he and those working under his aegis produced path-breaking works of Mormon scholarship. Arrington was the first professional historian and the first noncentral authority to serve as church historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he held from 1972 to 1982.

Arrington, Leonard J.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History.

Latter Day Saints -- Biography.

Latter Day Saint churches -- History.

Autobiographies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Standing at the gate -- How I got into Mormon history -- Counselor in Utah State University stake -- The fraternity of Mormon scholars -- Fhe founding of the LDS Church Historical Department -- Conferences with new leaders -- Our first publication: Brigham Young's letters to his sons -- Other early studies and publications -- Story of the Latter-Day Saints and building the city of God -- A new pharaoh and new directions -- The long-promised day -- The Mormon experience -- Brigham Young: American Moses -- Our move to BYU -- The ongoing process of writing Mormon and western history -- Writing Latter-Day Saint history: philosophy and testimony -- Sources -- Index.

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