cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board - View Single Post - Which historians thought/think Joseph Smith was a knowing fraud?

MikeWaters · 01-31-2009, 04:19 PM

I believe Brodie argued this.

Bushman does not.

What about other historians?

And when I say "knowing fraud", I mean was he a charlatan who knew he was making things up for his personal gain VERSUS was he someone who actually believed he had a unique connection with God, etc.

01-31-2009, 04:19 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Which historians thought/think Joseph Smith was a knowing fraud? I believe Brodie argued this. Bushman does not. What about other historians? And when I say "knowing fraud", I mean was he a charlatan who knew he was making things up for his personal gain VERSUS was he someone who actually believed he had a unique connection with God, etc.