re: #120 DistantThunder

Here is a much more dispassionate look at the LDS faith by a (non-LDS) Sociology professor at Baylor, Rodney Stark. “The Rise of Mormonism.” (Columbia University Press)

Rodney Stark is University Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. He is the author of more than twenty books, including For the Glory of God and Exploring the Religious Life. (Co-author)Reid L. Neilson is the author and editor of several books on Mormonism. He is currently a doctoral candidate in religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.