10 must-read history books like The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism by Sara M. Patterson

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The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

By: Sara M. Patterson

4.39

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In the single month of September 1993, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicat…

If you liked the history plot in The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism by Sara M. Patterson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide

By: Grant Hardy

2.50

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Mark Twain once derided the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print." Long and complicated, written … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism

2. Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics

By: Basil Mahon , None

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of two brilliant nineteenth-century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, … read more

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3. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

By: Richard Rohr

4.23

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"The ego hates losing – even to God."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

4. David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism

By: Gregory A. Prince , None

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of… read more

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5. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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6. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more

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  • nonfiction
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

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7. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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8. Both Things Are True

By: Kate Holbrook

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Joseph Smith’s observation that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” has become a belove… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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9. The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

By: Sara M. Patterson

4.39

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In the single month of September 1993, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicat… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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10. When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times

By: Leah Sottile

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

WHEN THE MOON TURNS TO BLOOD examines the culture of end times paranoia and a trail of mysterious d… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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11. Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Compared to the Puritans, Mormons have rarely gotten their due, often treated as fringe cultists or… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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12. Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon

By: Adam S. Miller

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Book of Mormon bears witness of Christ’s divinity and atonement. On nearly every page, the core… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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13. Mosiah: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #5)

By: James E. Faulconer

4.19

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

"Whosoever should believe that Christ should come . . . might receive remission of their sins, and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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14. Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

We are part of a complex Church community―full of people who think differently than we do, behave i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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15. Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath

By: Richard E. Turley

4.39

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the groundbreaking Massacre at Mountain Meadows Published in 2008, M… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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16. If the Tide Turns

By: Rachel Rueckert

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set during the Golden Age of Pirates and the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, this vivi… read more

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17. The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care

By: Rina Raphael

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Rina Raphael looks at the explosion of the wellness how it stems from legitimate compla… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide

By: Christian Kimball

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

"Chris has managed to write a great primer for Latter-day Saints who desperately need a new way to … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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19. Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.50

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Eugene England (1933-2001)—one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals in modern Mo… read more

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  • religion
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  • mormonism
Cover of Alma 30–63: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #7) by Mark A. Wrathall

20. Alma 30–63: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #7)

By: Mark A. Wrathall

4.45

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

"Now is the time and the day of your salvation . . ." Alma the Younger is forever changed by an … read more

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  • mormonism
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21. Alma 1–29: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #6)

By: Kylie Nielson Turley

4.56

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

". . . that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth." Alma is an idolatrou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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22. Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.97

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth … read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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23. Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality

By: Matthew L. Harris

4.91

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

An in-depth account--grounded in new archival discoveries--of the most consequential development in… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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24. East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

By: Rachel Rueckert

4.37

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

"An engrossing exploration of a hard but ultimately exhilarating trek toward love and commitment." … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
"Sometimes I'm grateful to find out that I'm wrong."

-Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

"Healthy relationships, I was beginning to accept, could weather the occasional spat."

-Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

"Forgetting, I would learn, could be just as useful as remembering in a long-term partnership."

-Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

"I wanted to please everyone-an impossibility. The noise of everyone else's expectations and concerns drowned out whispers of my own inclinations."

-Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

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25. Lowell L. Bennion: A Mormon Educator (Introductions to Mormon Thought)

By: George B. Handley

4.80

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The intellectual and ethical achievements of the Latter-day Saint theologian Known in his lifetime … read more

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26. Mormon Women at the Crossroads: Global Narratives and the Power of Connectedness

By: Caroline Kline

4.86

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Mormon History Association Best International Book Award The Church of Jesus Christ o… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. Joseph White Musser: A Mormon Fundamentalist (Introductions to Mormon Thought)

By: Cristina M. Rosetti

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In 1921, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicated Joseph White Musser for his… read more

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  • religion
Cover of Bruce R. McConkie: Apostle and Polemicist, 1915–1985 by Devery S. Anderson

28. Bruce R. McConkie: Apostle and Polemicist, 1915–1985

By: Devery S. Anderson

4.33

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Although he served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for only twelve… read more

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29. Helaman: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #8)

By: Kimberly Matheson Berkey

4.48

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

"Now is the time and the day of your salvation . . ." Alma the Younger is forever changed by an… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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30. Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction

By: Blaire Ostler

4.21

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

As I read this book, two words kept coming to my “prayers” and “words.” From the late 1840s until … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • mormonism
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31. Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American Culture

By: Janiece Johnson

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

On September 11, 1857, a small band of Mormons led by John D. Lee massacred an emigrant train of me… read more

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  • history

23 Best religion books like The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism by Sara M. Patterson

Transform Your Habits

Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide

Grant Hardy

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Richard Rohr

4.23

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

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Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

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The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

Sara M. Patterson

4.39

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Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

Terryl L. Givens

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