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“Under the Banner of Heaven” Redux

April 2, 2022 by Trevor Holyoak

(Updated 4/28/2022 – Please see our new post at https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2022/04/28/under-the-banner-of-heaven-fact-vs-fiction)

“Under the Banner of Heaven” is not only a slap in the face of modern Latter-day Saints but also a misrepresentation of religion in general. – Robert L. Millet

This book is not history, and Krakauer is no historian. He is a storyteller who cuts corners to make the story sound good. – Mike Otterson

Although the book may appeal to gullible persons who rise to such bait like trout to a fly hook, serious readers who want to understand Latter-day Saints and their history need not waste their time on it. – Richard E. Turley Jr.

[H]is obvious biases against both religion in general and the Church of Jesus Christ in particular have made the book nothing more than a flawed, sensationalistic work… – Craig L. Foster 

A book called Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer was published in 2003. It has now been made into a miniseries that will be available for streaming from Hulu later this month. Here are some resources available regarding the claims made in the book:

  • FAIR Response to Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
  • Church Response to Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven
  • The Krakauer Journal by Allen Wyatt
  • Faulty History: A Review of Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Richard E. Turley
  • Reflections on Mountain Meadows by Richard E. Turley, given at the 2007 FAIR Conference

The Deseret News now has an article on the series:

  • Perspective: Under the Banner of Hollywood

Have a question? Contact us here.

Filed Under: Anti-Mormon critics, Book reviews, LDS History, News stories, Polygamy, Questions, Temples

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  1. JoJean Loflin says

    April 25, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    After this book was published, I never trusted another word by Krakauer.

  2. N. Anderson says

    May 14, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Grossly inaccurate. Obviously the author felt some need to twist the story to make it fanciful. Shameful to Brenda’s story and the church she loved.

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