This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Mormonism (also known as the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS)), sorted by alphabetical order of titles. In September 1993, six LDS Church members known as the "

September Six The September Six were six members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the church in September 1993, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticizing church do ...

" were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the church, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticising church doctrine or leadership.

Books by title

* '' Black and Mormon'' (2004) edited by

Newell G. Bringhurst Newell G. Bringhurst (born 3 April 1942) is an American historian and author of books and essays. Most of his writings have been about Mormonism— particularly topics and figures of controversy, such as blacks and the priesthood, Fawn Brodie, po ...

and Darron T. Smith * '' The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions'' (2001), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Ron Rhodes * ''

An Insider's View of Mormon Origins ''An Insider's View of Mormon Origins'' is a 2002 book about the origins of Mormonism by Grant H. Palmer, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was a Church Educational System instructor and Institute direct ...

'' (2002) by

Grant H. Palmer Grant Hart Palmer (August 17, 1940 – September 25, 2017) was an American educator best known for his controversial work, '' An Insider's View of Mormon Origins'', which ostensibly led to his disfellowshipment in 2004 from the Church of Jesus ...

, who was disfellowshipped for its publication in 2004 * '' Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon'' (1985, 2000) by David Persuitte * ''

The Kingdom of the Cults ''The Kingdom of the Cults'', first published in 1965, is a reference book of the Christian countercult movement in the United States, written by Baptist minister and counter-cultist Walter Ralston Martin.Michael J. McManus, "Eulogy for the god ...

'' (1965), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Walter Ralston Martin * '' Latter-day Dissent: At the Crossroads of Intellectual Inquiry and Ecclesiastical Authority'' (2011) by

Philip Lindholm Philip Michael Lindholm (December 10) is an American writer, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and academic from Seattle, Washington, United States. He is best known as the author of '' Latter-day Dissent'' and for playing the lead role in the BBC' ...

* "The LDS Intellectual Community and Church Leadership: A Contemporary Chronology" in ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' (1993) by Lavina Fielding Anderson, which led to her excommunication as one of the September Six * '' The Mormon Prophet and His Harem'' (1866), a biography of Brigham Young by Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite * '' Mormonism Unvailed'' (1834) by

Eber D. Howe Eber Dudley Howe (June 9, 1798 – November 10, 1885) was the founder and editor of the ''Painesville Telegraph'', a newspaper that published in Painesville, Ohio, starting in 1822. Howe was the author of one of the first books that was critical ...

* '' Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?'' (1963) by Jerald and Sandra Tanner * '' No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith'' (1945) by

Fawn M. Brodie Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was an American biographer and one of the first female professors of history at UCLA, who is best known for ''Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History'' (1974), a work of psychobiography, ...

* '' The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons'' (1873) by T. B. H. Stenhouse * '' Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond'' (1993) by

Deborah Laake Deborah Laake (April 19, 1952 – February 6, 2000) was a columnist at the ''Dallas Morning News'' in the 1980s and later a staff writer, columnist, editing, editor, and executive at the ''Phoenix New Times''. She was famous for her 1993 book entit ...

* '' Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith'' (2003) by Jon Krakauer * '' Utah and the Mormons'' (1854) by

Benjamin G. Ferris Benjamin Gilbert Ferris (1802 – February 21, 1891) was a Secretary to the Utah Territory, Territorial Government of Utah, a lawyer, a district attorney and leader in Ithaca (town), New York. Biography Ferris was born in 1802 in Spencer, New Yo ...

* '' Wife No. 19'' (1876) by Ann Eliza Young, one of the wives of Brigham Young * ''Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism'' (1992) by Lavina Fielding Anderson and

D. Michael Quinn Dennis Michael Quinn (March 26, 1944 – April 21, 2021) was an American historian who focused on the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1976 until ...

(September Six)

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