LDS Response
Response to the book from LDS reviewers has focused on the author’s methods of defining which source documents deserved consideration. Critics state that the author preferred second and third-hand sources over eye-witness sources, and that Smith’s own words were rarely used. Also noted is the fact that a large number of interviews relied upon in the sources occurred fifty or more years after the events described. Using the Lorenzo Saunders interview as an example, the author responds to this criticism by stating that his use of this source “was selective and limited to the most reliable parts of his testimony.”
The author, in a detailed rebuttal to the LDS reviews, acknowledges that he is presenting his own version of Joseph Smith, just as other authors have presented their versions of Smith.
Read more about this topic: Joseph Smith: The Making Of A Prophet
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