Though used by millions as a guide for how to live one’s life, the Book of Mormon’s links with contemporary ethics remain largely unexamined. Courtney S. Campbell and Kelly Sorensen edit essays that spotlight and encourage further thought on these connections.

Contributors in the first section discuss foundational issues such as the Book of Mormon’s moral psychology, its minimalist and covenantal moralities, the nature of the good and how the good is known, the question of whether value depends on a certain kind of future, the Book of Mormon's strategy for moral persuasion, and God’s participation in human choices. In the second section, the essayists turn to everyday ethical questions concerning resistance to forced cultural assimilation, clothing and dress, authority, and memory. The final chapter further explores practical moral visions.

A rich and thought-provoking analysis, Moral Visions examines the Book of Mormon through a variety of methods while aiming to deepen understanding of both the text’s messages and its potential place in future discussions of ethics. Contributors: Daniel Becerra, Courtney S. Campbell, Ryan Davis, Michael D. K. Ing, Ariel Bybee Laughton, Kimberly Matheson, Rachel Esplin Odell, Kelly Sorensen, Joseph M. Spencer

Courtney Campbell is Hundere Professor in Religion and Culture at Oregon State University. He is the author of Mormonism, Medicine, and Bioethics and Bearing Witness: Religious Meanings in Bioethics. Kelly Sorensen is a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Ursinus College and the coeditor of Kant and the Faculty of Feeling.

“Moral Visions reveals the Book of Mormon—America’s signature contribution to world scripture—to be not just a repository of doctrine or work of literature but also a complex guide to living an ethical life. Highly recommended.” —Patrick Mason, author of The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South