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