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Explaining Away the Book of Mormon Witnesses, Richard Lloyd Anderson, Mesa, Arizona: The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, 2004, WMV.

One of the common accusations among many modern critics is the claim that the Book of Mormon Witnesses didnÆt really see metal plates—but saw them only in a vision. Anderson demolishes such claims and notes that in order to accept such a position, one is forced to ignore 95% of the historical information on the topic. Anderson gives the real story regarding the Book of Mormon Witnesses.

Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. from the University of California (Berkeley) and is Professor Emeritus of Ancient Scripture at BYU. He is senior research fellow at the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History at BYU, where he taught New Testament and Church history for four decades. With doctorates in both law and history, he is a respected specialist on the lives of Joseph Smith and of the Book of Mormon witnesses.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph Smith: Defending the Faith, David L. Paulsen, Mesa, Arizona: The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, 2004, WMV.

As a young man, David Paulsen had experiences that provided him "confidence that faith challenged could be defeneded." Since then, apologetics has been a life long passion. He shares the answers he provided recently to five questions Modern Reformation magazine posed. He also explores the work of philosopher William James, open theists, and their relation to LDS thought.

David L. Paulsen has his J.D. from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He is a Professor of Philosophy at BYU and has published widely on issues in the philosophy of religion in both international and national venues, including The International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, Analysis, The Harvard Theological Review, Faith and Philosophy, and the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. At BYU, he has held the Richard L. Evans Professorship for Religious Understanding. He is well known for his work on the LDS view of the nature of God.

Dr. Paulsen's research interests include philosophical theology and the religious philosophy of Joseph Smith, Soren Kierkegaard, and William James. Recent publications include "Augustine and the Corporeality of God" (Harvard Theological Review, 2002) and "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and (William) James" (Journal of Speculative Philosophy, 1999).

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