Podcast appearances and mentions of William L Davis

Greetings on and all,Please like and subscribe to the Youtube channel to support the ongoing work here at Priesthood Dispatches.Tonight we are privileged to play host to Dr William L. Davis, Author of 'Visions In A Seer Stone; Joseph Smith and The Making Of The Book Of Mormon'. Williams treatment in the book gives great insight as to the structural compilation of The Book of Mormon in a 19th-century setting. During the show we will be exploring some of the finer details of the society and culture that influenced The Book of Mormon.The purchase a copy of the book use the link below:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visions-Seer-Stone-Joseph-Making/dp/1469655659/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=visions+in+a+seer+stone&qid=1639585121&s=instant-video&sr=1-2For more from PD visit:www.priesthooddispatches.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/priesthood-dispatches-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings on and all,Please like and subscribe to the Youtube channel to support the ongoing work here at Priesthood Dispatches.Tonight we are privileged to play host to Dr William L. Davis, Author of 'Visions In A Seer Stone; Joseph Smith and The Making Of The Book Of Mormon'. Williams treatment in the book gives great insight as to the structural compilation of The Book of Mormon in a 19th-century setting. During the show we will be exploring some of the finer details of the society and culture that influenced The Book of Mormon.The purchase a copy of the book use the link below:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visions-Seer-Stone-Joseph-Making/dp/1469655659/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=visions+in+a+seer+stone&qid=1639585121&s=instant-video&sr=1-2For more from PD visit:www.priesthooddispatches.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/priesthood-dispatches-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davis is the author of Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon published last year by the University of North Carolina Press. It is this book that William and I discuss at length in the podcast today. We try to cover some of the most interesting topics in the book, Joseph Smith's history with seer stones, his early experiences with exhorting and debate society, and aspects of 19th century sermon culture familiar to Smith that end up within the text of the Book of Mormon. Whether you believe the Book of Mormon is a translation of ancient records, or that Joseph Smith was the author, Davis' work sheds greater light on the production process. William also spends time addressing common apologetics around Joseph Smith's level of education and whether he was capable of producing a work like the Book of Mormon naturalistically. You can find the book at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Visions-Seer-Stone-Joseph-Making-ebook/dp/B07XFH7T9P

Please join me as I interview Dr. William L. Davis about his book "Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon." In this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter Day Saint movement. Positioning the text within the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion for self-improvement, Davis elucidates both the fascinating cultural contexts for the creation of the Book of Mormon and the central role of oral culture in early nineteenth-century America. Drawing on performance studies, religious studies, literary culture, and the history of early American education, Davis analyzes Smith’s process of oral composition. How did he produce a history spanning a period of 1,000 years, filled with hundreds of distinct characters and episodes, all cohesively tied together in an overarching narrative? Eyewitnesses claimed that Smith never looked at notes, manuscripts, or books—he simply spoke the words of this American religious epic into existence. Judging the truth of this process is not Davis's interest. Rather, he reveals a kaleidoscope of practices and styles that converged around Smith's creation, with an emphasis on the evangelical preaching styles popularized by the renowned George Whitefield and John Wesley. William L. Davis, an independent scholar, holds a Ph.D. in theater and performance and has published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought; John Bunyan Studies: A Journal of Reformation and Nonconformist Culture; Leviathan: A Journal of Melville Studies; Style; Text and Performance Quarterly; and Textual Cultures.

A review of William L. Davis, Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2020, 264 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $90, e-book $22.99, ISBN: 1469655675, 9781469655673.   Abstract: Within the genre of Book of Mormon studies, William L. Davis’s […] The post Theories and Assumptions: A Review of William L. Davis’s Visions in a Seer Stone first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

A review of William L. Davis, Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2020, 264 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $90, e-book $22.99, ISBN: 1469655675, 9781469655673.   Abstract: Within the genre of Book of Mormon studies, William L. Davis’s […] The post Theories and Assumptions: A Review of William L. Davis’s Visions in a Seer Stone first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

A review of William L. Davis, Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2020, 264 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $90, e-book $22.99, ISBN: 1469655675, 9781469655673.   Abstract: Within the genre of Book of Mormon studies, William L. Davis’s […] The post Theories and Assumptions: A Review of William L. Davis’s Visions in a Seer Stone first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

[Page 151]A review of William L. Davis, Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2020, 264 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $90, e-book $22.99, ISBN: 1469655675, 9781469655673.   Abstract: Within the genre of Book of Mormon studies, William L. […] The post Theories and Assumptions: A Review of William L. Davis's Visions in a Seer Stone first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.