A New Age of Miracles

Joseph Smith would grow to become one of the most influential and controversial figures in American religious history, a person who millions would come to call a prophet of God. Yet, he was once just a young teenager in a large family of poor farmers and laborers, a barefoot boy seeking his own personal salvation. The story he got caught up in--one that claims angels, seer stones, new scripture, religious contention, treasure digging, visions, and a magical, spiritual world striving to emerge in 19th century America--is a tale that strains credulity while it inspires the spiritual imagination. Could so much have really happened in a world that was striving towards modernity? This novel takes the supernatural and spiritual dimensions of the Mormon story seriously and works with the thesis that such events truly transpired. However, it doesn't paint a sanitized, Sunday school version of its historical figures, but meets them in their all too human faults and controversies, recognizing that they were complex and compelling human beings.