In the first edition of The Mormon Mirage, Latayne C. Scott shared her remarkable journey out of Mormonism as she uncovered shocking inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions in the faith she had loved and lived. Thirty years later, Mormonism and Mormon scholarship have evolved with the times. In this third, revised and updated edition of her well-known book, Scott keeps pace with changes and advances in Mormonism, and reveals formidable new challenges to its claims and teachings. The Mormon Mirage provides fascinating, carefully documented insights into * DNA research's withering implications for the Book of Mormon * the impact of new 'revelations' on Latter-day Saint (LDS) race relations * new findings about Mormon history * increasing publicity about LDS splinter groups, particularly polygamous ones * recent disavowals of long-held doctrines by church leadership * the rise of Mormon apologetics on the Internet More than a riveting, insider's scrutiny of the Mormon faith, this book is a testimony to the trustworthiness of Scripture and the grace of Jesus Christ.
What do I write? Well, depends on what day it is.
I'm my literary agent's quandry, because I write in just about every genre there is -- book length fiction and nonfiction, children's books, magazine articles, poetry, blogs, radio plays, song lyrics, a dissertation, you name it. And I've published in all those genres!
My first book, The Mormon Mirage, has stayed in print almost continuously for over 30 years. I have over a dozen other published books.
My kids say I'm not funny, but I hold up the check I won for a national humor writing contest. Somebody thinks I'm funny. At least in print.
Except for a book I'm working on right now (about the discovery of the ancient Biblical city of Sodom), I'm concentrating mostly on fiction.
Here are some of my recent projects:
A novel about the woman who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews in the Bible.
A modern version of Hamlet -- in an Amish village.
A Civil War historical series about religious pacifists.
I blog at Latayne.com and with the super-talented ladies at NovelMatters.com.
