Professor Richard Lyman Bushman
Richard Lyman Bushman is Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and the author of many books, including Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling and Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. He has received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Charles Warren Center, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Huntington Library, the Shelby Cullom Davis Center, and the American Antiquarian Society. He co...See more
Richard Lyman Bushman is Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and the author of many books, including Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling and Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. He has received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Charles Warren Center, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Huntington Library, the Shelby Cullom Davis Center, and the American Antiquarian Society. He co-founded and is chairman of the Board of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts. See less
Professor Richard Lyman Bushman's Featured Books
Professor Richard Lyman Bushman book reviews
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
This is a very well written and well researched account of the life of Joseph Smith. I can recommend it to anyone interested in the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Read More
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
by allred, Feb 17, 2009
A scholarly work. As unbiased as a book like this can be. Interesting read. Read More
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Well written, Hardly Objective
by ghmus7, Jun 12, 2008
Although this book is touted as 'balanced and informed', this work, although quite beautifully written, it is hardly objective in any sense. Most of the serious objections and historical refutations ... Read More