Social and Political Studies about the Book of Mormon

This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that explore comparisons between the American Revolution and Book of Mormon governments, Nephi’s justification of his ascent to leadership, protracted war in the Book of Mormon and in modern times, and much more.

Contents
The Book of Mormon and the American Revolution
Richard Lyman Bushman
The Political Dimension in Nephi’s Small Plates
Noel B. Reynolds
Cosmic Urban Symbolism in the Book of Mormon
Steven L. Olsen
The Gadianton Robbers and Protracted War
Ray C. Hillam
Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days
Hugh Nibley