{"product_id":"charisma-under-pressure-joseph-smith-american-prophet-1831-1839-9781560854609","title":"Charisma Under Pressure: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1831-1839","description":"When Joseph Smith entered Kirtland, Ohio, for the first time, he had only the year before established a church and brought forth a new book of scripture, the Book of Mormon. After moving the church and most of its members from western New York and establishing its headquarters at Kirtland--while simultaneously establishing his Zion in communities in Missouri--he oversaw a decade of both peace and prosperity and chaos and conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But just who was Joseph Smith? What motivated him? In examining Smith's life during his Ohio and Missouri sojourns, Vogel seeks to answer those questions. But, Vogel is quick to note, \"There are, in fact, many possible constructions of Joseph Smith, and depending on how one assesses the evidence for his truth-claims, a completely different Joseph Smith emerges. But this is probably as Smith wanted it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During this period, Smith established a temple, printing presses, additional scripture, expanded church offices, and built a bank--all indicating a sense of permanence and strength for his young church at one level while causing its near collapse at another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Vogel is the author of \u003ci\u003eBook of Abraham Apologetics: A Review and Critique\u003c\/i\u003e and J\u003ci\u003eoseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Best Book Award from the Mormon History Association. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eIndian Origins and the Book of Mormon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReligious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of the six-volume \u003ci\u003eThe Wilford Woodruff Journals\u003c\/i\u003e, the eight-volume \u003ci\u003eHistory of Joseph Smith and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A Source- and Text-Critical Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and the award-winning five-volume, \u003ci\u003eEarly Mormon Documents\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673954980114,"sku":"9781560854609","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6962800c-fddf-4185-8d9c-2b2c272add39.jpg?v=1733849012","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charisma-under-pressure-joseph-smith-american-prophet-1831-1839-9781560854609","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}