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Naturalistic Assumptions and the Book of Mormon
Articles
Authored by: Gary Novak
Journal: 30:3
In 1966 Leonard J. Arrington claimed that “the details of Mormon history and culture can be studied in human or naturalistic terms—indeed, must be so studied—and without thus rejecting . . . the Church’s origin and work.” He explored neither the assumptions nor consequences of histories done in “naturalistic terms” though he noted that the topic “warrants a full essay.” The purpose of this essay is to subject some of the assumptions and consequences of histories produced in naturalistic terms to scrutiny. In keeping with the theme of this issue of BYU Studies, I shall limit my discussion to one aspect of Mormon history, the so-called environmental explanation of the Book of Mormon.
 
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