This exciting volume uses closeup looks at nineteen Mormon dissenters to focus on the variety of religious sentiment within the Mormon church and to explore how it has encouraged divergent ideas from the early 1800s through modern times.
"An absolute necessity for anyone interested in the history/direction of the Latter Day Saint Movement." -- Gerald John Kloss, Latter Day Saint History
"Well done. . . . Respectful and professional." -- Lynn D. Wardle, BYU Studies
"Makes a valuable contribution to our improved understanding of the rich heritage and faith of Mormonism." -- Milan D. Smith Jr., Sunstone
"An important and thought-provoking book." -- Lola Van Wagenen, Utah Historical Quarterly
"A splendid collection. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested even slightly in the Restoration movement." -- Paul Shupe, The John Whitmer Historical Association Journal

Foreword by: Leonard J. Arrington
Contributions by: Roger D. Launius, Linda Thatcher, Leonard J. Arrington, Ronald E Romig, Kenneth H Winn, Richard Howard, Richard L Saunders, Dan Vogel, Paul M Edwards, Danny L Jorgensen, M Guy Bishop, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, John S McCormick, John R Sillito, Kenneth M Godfrey, Martha Sonntag Bradley, Newell G. Bringhurst, Jessie L Embry, William D Russell, Lawrence Foster, Alice Allred Pottmyer