The essential Nibley : excerpts from the writings of Hugh Nibley

Drawing from the very best of Hugh Nibley, this collection of excerpts feels more like a guided tour through a brilliant mind than a quote book. Arranged thematically, it covers the highlights of Nibley's best thinking and writing on everything from the Creation, through ancient people, times, and documents, to modern-day prophets and righteous living today. Two features give great insight into the man and his life's work: a very personal life sketch about Hugh Nibley written by his grandson, and an introduction about Nibley's contribution to LDS literature and scholarship, his unique dynamic within the Church, and his abiding testimony. With highlights drawn from nearly 10,000 pages of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, __The Essential Nibley__ shows how Nibley continues to give thinkers something to believe in and believers something to think about, even today. Life sketch of Hugh W. Nibley : a gentle man and a scholar The creation The history and meaning of the temple Ancient documents Enoch : a rediscovered prophet Abraham Great are the words of Isaiah The Book of Mormon : an ancient record The Jaredite epic The childhood of Jesus of Nazareth The Atonement of Christ The forty days following Christ's resurrection Doctrines and ordinances for the dead The apostasy from the early Christian Church The prophet Joseph Smith Righteous and spiritual living Approaching Zion and the Lord's coming Scholarship, science, and knowledge Nibley : critic and gadfly The Nibley wit.