See more of this title: The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today

Three decades after leaving the Mormon faith, Latayne Colvett Scott looks back to her original journey out of Mormonism and the reasons why she left. Revised and updated, this third edition of The Mormon Mirage presents both a fascinating inside look at Mormonism and new and formidable evidence against its claims and teachings.

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 InternetMore 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.