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The Mormon Church (which doesn't like being called the Mormon Church) has an official history.

Jerald and Sandra Tanner have a documented critical history of Mormonism.

Earlier Christianity Today articles on Mormonism include:

Mormon Makeover | An effective evangelical witness hinges on understanding the new face of Latter-day Saints. (Mar. 9, 2000)

A Peacemaker in Provo | How one Pentecostal pastor taught his congregation to love Mormons. (Feb. 9, 2000)

The Mormon-Evangelical Divide | Beliefs that set Mormons apart, and evangelicals' response. (Feb. 9, 2000)

Mere Mormonism | Journalist Richard Ostling explores LDS culture, theology, and fans of 'crypto-Mormon' C.S. Lewis. (Feb. 9, 2000)

Mormons, Evangelicals Tangle Over Web Site | Continuing copyright lawsuit against an evangelical ministry that counters Mormon teaching and history. (Feb. 9, 2000)

Southern Baptists Take Up the Mormon Challenge (June 15, 1998)

With a Grain of Salt | Assessing a Mormon-evangelical dialogue (Nov. 17, 1997)

Richard N. Ostling's Mormon America (written with his wife, Joan) is very informative. Ostling also wrote a Time magazine cover story on Mormonism in Salt Lake City in 1997. Newsweek and U.S. News have also done a recent cover stories on Mormonism.

Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous editions include:

Zion Haste | Does the passion of a few nineteenth-century Chicagoans still influence American policy in the Middle East? (Feb. 2, 2002)

Final Solution, Part II | The Nazis planned to obliterate Christianity, too, according to newly published Nuremberg documents. (Jan. 25, 2002)

Tell Me a Story | The most helpful church history scholarship is both broad and narrative. (Jan. 18, 2002)

State of the Fragmentation | If "society" denotes a group with mutual interests and common culture, the American Society of Church History almost doesn't qualify. (Jan. 11, 2002)

Spurgeon's Epiphany | The event he recounted more than 280 times in his sermons first occurred on January 6, 1850. (Jan. 4, 2002)

Christmas Kettles | The history behind a Yuletide institution. (Dec. 21, 2001)

O Christmas Tree | A truly "traditional" tree would be unrecognizable—and flammable. (Dec. 14, 2001)

Christmas Countdown | When does the holiday season really start? (Dec. 7, 2001)

Serving God with Mammon | John Wesley's wisdom for hard economic times: earn all you can, save all you can, and give all you can. (Nov. 30, 2001)

Eat, Drink, and Relax | Think the Pilgrims would frown on today's football-tossing, turkey-gobbling Thanksgiving festivities? Maybe not. (Nov. 21, 2001)

Where Are the Women? | The Christian tradition includes few female history-writers but plenty of female history-makers. (Nov. 20, 2001)

God Bless, More or Less | Irving Berlin's anthem captures America. (Nov. 2, 2001)

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