Reid L. Neilson is Assistant Church Historian and Recorder/Managing Director in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Matthew J. Grow is the Director of Publications in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• General Introduction by Richard Lyman Bushman ; Part 1: The American Religious Landscape ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 1. Alan Taylor, "The Free Seekers: Religious Culture in Upstate New York, 1790-1835" ; 2. Richard H. Brodhead, "Prophets in America ca. 1830: Emerson, Nat Turner, Joseph Smith" ; 3. Stephen J. Stein, "Historical Reflections on Mormon Futures" ; 4. Catherine A. Brekus, "Mormon Women and the Problem of Historical Agency" ; 5. Leigh Schmidt, "Mormons, Freethinkers, and the Limits of Toleration" ; Part 2: The Creation of Mormon Identities ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 6. Charles L. Cohen, "The Construction of the Mormon People" ; 7. Elliott West, "Becoming Mormon" ; 8. Randall Balmer, "'Faith in the Religion of Their Fathers': Passing Mormonism from One Generation to the Next" ; Part 3: The Study of Western Histories ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 9. Dell Upton, "What the Mormon Cultural Landscape Can Teach Us" ; 10. William Deverell, "Thoughts from the Farther West: Mormons, California, and the Civil War" ; 11. Walter Nugent, "The Mormons and America's Empires" ; 12. George A. Miles, "Mormon Stories: A Librarian's Perspective" ; Part 4. The Study of Global Religions ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 13. David B. Marshall, "The Latter-day Saints, the Doughnut, and Post-Christian Canada" ; 14. Philip Jenkins, "Letting Go: Understanding Mormon Growth in Africa" ; 15. Jehu J. Hanciles, "'Would That All God's People Were Prophets': Mormonism and the New Shape of Global Christianity" ; Index

From the Outside Looking In is an accurate title that will open windows for historically minded non-LDS readers.

Reid L. Neilson is Assistant Church Historian and Recorder/Managing Director in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Matthew J. Grow is the Director of Publications in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• General Introduction by Richard Lyman Bushman ; Part 1: The American Religious Landscape ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 1. Alan Taylor, "The Free Seekers: Religious Culture in Upstate New York, 1790-1835" ; 2. Richard H. Brodhead, "Prophets in America ca. 1830: Emerson, Nat Turner, Joseph Smith" ; 3. Stephen J. Stein, "Historical Reflections on Mormon Futures" ; 4. Catherine A. Brekus, "Mormon Women and the Problem of Historical Agency" ; 5. Leigh Schmidt, "Mormons, Freethinkers, and the Limits of Toleration" ; Part 2: The Creation of Mormon Identities ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 6. Charles L. Cohen, "The Construction of the Mormon People" ; 7. Elliott West, "Becoming Mormon" ; 8. Randall Balmer, "'Faith in the Religion of Their Fathers': Passing Mormonism from One Generation to the Next" ; Part 3: The Study of Western Histories ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 9. Dell Upton, "What the Mormon Cultural Landscape Can Teach Us" ; 10. William Deverell, "Thoughts from the Farther West: Mormons, California, and the Civil War" ; 11. Walter Nugent, "The Mormons and America's Empires" ; 12. George A. Miles, "Mormon Stories: A Librarian's Perspective" ; Part 4. The Study of Global Religions ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 13. David B. Marshall, "The Latter-day Saints, the Doughnut, and Post-Christian Canada" ; 14. Philip Jenkins, "Letting Go: Understanding Mormon Growth in Africa" ; 15. Jehu J. Hanciles, "'Would That All God's People Were Prophets': Mormonism and the New Shape of Global Christianity" ; Index

From the Outside Looking In is an accurate title that will open windows for historically minded non-LDS readers.

Reid L. Neilson is Assistant Church Historian and Recorder/Managing Director in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Matthew J. Grow is the Director of Publications in the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• General Introduction by Richard Lyman Bushman ; Part 1: The American Religious Landscape ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 1. Alan Taylor, "The Free Seekers: Religious Culture in Upstate New York, 1790-1835" ; 2. Richard H. Brodhead, "Prophets in America ca. 1830: Emerson, Nat Turner, Joseph Smith" ; 3. Stephen J. Stein, "Historical Reflections on Mormon Futures" ; 4. Catherine A. Brekus, "Mormon Women and the Problem of Historical Agency" ; 5. Leigh Schmidt, "Mormons, Freethinkers, and the Limits of Toleration" ; Part 2: The Creation of Mormon Identities ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 6. Charles L. Cohen, "The Construction of the Mormon People" ; 7. Elliott West, "Becoming Mormon" ; 8. Randall Balmer, "'Faith in the Religion of Their Fathers': Passing Mormonism from One Generation to the Next" ; Part 3: The Study of Western Histories ; Introduction by Matthew J. Grow ; 9. Dell Upton, "What the Mormon Cultural Landscape Can Teach Us" ; 10. William Deverell, "Thoughts from the Farther West: Mormons, California, and the Civil War" ; 11. Walter Nugent, "The Mormons and America's Empires" ; 12. George A. Miles, "Mormon Stories: A Librarian's Perspective" ; Part 4. The Study of Global Religions ; Introduction by Reid L. Neilson ; 13. David B. Marshall, "The Latter-day Saints, the Doughnut, and Post-Christian Canada" ; 14. Philip Jenkins, "Letting Go: Understanding Mormon Growth in Africa" ; 15. Jehu J. Hanciles, "'Would That All God's People Were Prophets': Mormonism and the New Shape of Global Christianity" ; Index

From the Outside Looking In is an accurate title that will open windows for historically minded non-LDS readers.