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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources
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Source Analysis, Sorted by Page Number
All page numbers are currently from the hardback edition of One Nation under Gods (New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002).
| Page | Person Cited | Source Cited | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| xv | Boyd K. Packer | BYU Studies 21:264-265 | Historical Suppression in the Church |
| xv | Allen Roberts | Private Eye Weekly | Calling All Mormon Scholars |
| xvi | John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius | Cultures in Conflict | An Example of Biased Histories |
| xviii | Fred Esplin | Utah Holiday | The Mormon Quest for Power |
| xx | Fred Esplin | Utah Holiday | Perception and Reality |
| xx | Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses 11:249 | Christ Setting up a Theocracy in Missouri |
| xxi | Joseph Smith, Jr. | History of the Church | Destroying Governments and Religions |
| 53 | Richard Abanes | --- | Seeing the Plates |
| 55 | John A. Wilson | Letter to Martin Cowan | Reformed Egyptian |
| 64 | Lucy Mack Smith | Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations | Tall Tales |
| 72 | Dan Vogel | Early Mormon Documents | Prophetic Autobiography |
| 95 | Albert Chandler | Early Mormon Documents | Those Power-Hungry Mormons |
| 171 | Joseph Smith, Jr. | History of the Church | Joseph Smith's Narcissism |
| 175 | Levi Edgar Young | Letter to Sandra Tanner | Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report |
| 177 | Joseph Smith, Jr. | History of the Church | Joseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance" |
| 178 | Joseph Smith, Jr. | History of the Church | The Wrestling Prophet |
| 179 | Joseph Smith, Jr. | History of the Church | America's Fighting Prophet |
| 220 | Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses 14:205 | Brigham, the Dictator |
| 222 | Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses 2:310 | Brigham and the Kingdom of God |
| 222 | Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses 2:317 | Ruling Over the Earth |
| 236-237 | Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses 2:311 | Brigham Says to "Cut Their Throats" |
| 245 | Brigham Young | Personal letter (1857) | Orders to Starve Gentiles |
| 289 | Eugene England | Dialogue (Winter 1987) | LDS "Birth Machines" |
| 389 | Gordon B. Hinckley | General Conference (1997) | Gordon B. Hinckley Understands Doctrine |
| 408 | Hugh Nibley | Personal letter (1966) | Advertising for the Tanners |
| 414 | Ezra Taft Benson | Conference Report (October 1987) | The LDS as Mindless Followers |
| 475 | Joseph Smith, Jr. | The Articles of Faith | The Anti-Mormon Articles of Faith |
Source Analysis, Sorted by Source
All page numbers are from One Nation under Gods (New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002)
| Source cited | Person Cited | Page | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Richard Abanes | 53 | Seeing the Plates |
| The Articles of Faith | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 475 | The Anti-Mormon Articles of Faith |
| Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations | Lucy Mack Smith | 64 | Tall Tales |
| BYU Studies 21:264-265 | Boyd K. Packer | xv | Historical Suppression in the Church |
| Conference Report (October 1987) | Ezra Taft Benson | 414 | The LDS as Mindless Followers |
| Cultures in Conflict | John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius | xvi | An Example of Biased Histories |
| Dialogue (Winter 1987) | Eugene England | 289 | LDS "Birth Machines" |
| Early Mormon Documents | Albert Chandler | 95 | Those Power-Hungry Mormons |
| Early Mormon Documents | Dan Vogel | 72 | Prophetic Autobiography |
| General Conference (1997) | Gordon B. Hinckley | 389 | Gordon B. Hinckley Understands Doctrine |
| History of the Church | Joseph Smith, Jr. | xxi | Destroying Governments and Religions |
| History of the Church | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 171 | Joseph Smith's Narcissism |
| History of the Church | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 177 | Joseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance" |
| History of the Church | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 178 | The Wrestling Prophet |
| History of the Church | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 179 | America's Fighting Prophet |
| Journal of Discourses 2:310 | Brigham Young | 222 | Brigham and the Kingdom of God |
| Journal of Discourses 2:311 | Brigham Young | 245 | Brigham Says to "Cut Their Throats" |
| Journal of Discourses 2:317 | Brigham Young | 222 | Ruling Over the Earth |
| Journal of Discourses 11:249 | Brigham Young | xx | Christ Setting up a Theocracy in Missouri |
| Journal of Discourses 14:205 | Brigham Young | 220 | Brigham, the Dictator |
| Letter to Martin Cowan | John A. Wilson | 55 | Reformed Egyptian |
| Letter to Sandra Tanner | Levi Edgar Young | 175 | Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report |
| Personal letter (1857) | Brigham Young | 245 | Orders to Starve Gentiles |
| Personal letter (1966) | Hugh Nibley | 408 | Advertising for the Tanners |
| Private Eye Weekly | Allen Roberts | xv | Calling All Mormon Scholars |
| Utah Holiday | Fred Esplin | xviii | The Mormon Quest for Power |
| Utah Holiday | Fred Esplin | xx | Perception and Reality |
Source Analysis, Sorted by Person
All page numbers are from One Nation under Gods (New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002)
| Person cited | Source Cited | Page | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abanes, Richard | --- | 53 | Seeing the Plates |
| Benson, Ezra Taft | Conference Report (October 1987) | 414 | The LDS as Mindless Followers |
| Chandler, Albert | Early Mormon Documents | 95 | Those Power-Hungry Mormons |
| England, Eugene | Dialogue (Winter 1987) | 289 | LDS "Birth Machines" |
| Esplin, Fred | Utah Holiday | xviii | The Mormon Quest for Power |
| Esplin, Fred | Utah Holiday | xx | Perception and Reality |
| Hallwas, John E. | Cultures in Conflict | xvi | An Example of Biased Histories |
| Hinckley, Gordon B. | General Conference (1997) | 389 | Gordon B. Hinckley Understands Doctrine |
| Launius, Roger D. | Cultures in Conflict | xvi | An Example of Biased Histories |
| Nibley, Hugh | Personal letter (1966) | 408 | Advertising for the Tanners |
| Packer, Boyd K. | BYU Studies 21:264-265 | xv | Historical Suppression in the Church |
| Roberts, Allen | Private Eye Weekly | xv | Calling All Mormon Scholars |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | The Articles of Faith | 475 | The Anti-Mormon Articles of Faith |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | History of the Church | xxi | Destroying Governments and Religions |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | History of the Church | 171 | Joseph Smith's Narcissism |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | History of the Church | 177 | Joseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance" |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | History of the Church | 178 | The Wrestling Prophet |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. | History of the Church | 179 | America's Fighting Prophet |
| Smith, Lucy Mack | Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations | 64 | Tall Tales |
| Vogel, Dan | Early Mormon Documents | 72 | Prophetic Autobiography |
| Wilson, John A. | Letter to Martin Cowan | 55 | Reformed Egyptian |
| Young, Brigham | Journal of Discourses 2:310 | 222 | Brigham and the Kingdom of God |
| Young, Brigham | Journal of Discourses 2:311 | 245 | Brigham Says to "Cut Their Throats" |
| Young, Brigham | Journal of Discourses 2:317 | 222 | Ruling Over the Earth |
| Young, Brigham | Journal of Discourses 11:249 | xx | Christ Setting up a Theocracy in Missouri |
| Young, Brigham | Journal of Discourses 14:205 | 220 | Brigham, the Dictator |
| Young, Brigham | Personal letter (1857) | 245 | Orders to Starve Gentiles |
| Young, Levi Edgar | Letter to Sandra Tanner | 175 | Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report |