Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess

Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess is a 1994 biography of the early Latter Day Saint leader Sidney Rigdon written by Richard S. Van Wagoner. It is published by Signature Books.

Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess
AuthorRichard S. Van Wagoner
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSignature Books
Publication date
December 1994
Pages640
ISBN978-1-56085-030-4

The biography was recognized in reviews as the most comprehensive biography of Rigdon produced.[1][2] The book won awards from the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association[3][4] but was criticized by Mormon apologists as "defective"[1] and one that "still leaves more to be desired".[2]

Notes
  1. David P. Harper, Howard K. Harper, and Steven C. Harper, "Van Wagoner's Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Biographical Excess", FARMS Review 14(1):261–274 (2002).
  2. John W. Welch, "Book Review: Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess", Church History 66: 150–152 (1997).
  3. "Utah, LDS historian won acclaim", Salt Lake Tribune, 2010-10-12.
  4. Michael DeGroote, "Richard Van Wagoner, historian, dies at 64", Deseret News, 2010-10-12.
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