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  Tuesday, August 19, 2003


Jon Krakauer's Under the Banner of Heaven continues to draw media attention, most recently in a short piece highlighting Krakauer in Monday's Seattle Times ("Outdoor Writer Krakauer Examines Violence in Mormon History").  In the article, Krakauer responds to the rather pointed criticism leveled at his recent book by LDS officials and supporters, saying he "felt some of their attacks are really unfair and untrue."  Other favorable reviews have been published by the New York Times ("Thou Shalt Kill") and CNN ("New Krakauer Provocative").

Critical reviews include one in the Boston Globe ("Among the Believers," by Terryl Givens, an LDS scholar).  The semi-official Mormon response by Richard E. Turley, the Managing Director of the Family and Church History Dept. of the LDS Church, can be found at the FAIR website ("Faulty History"). 2:17:08 PM      



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