Smith claims to have had the blessing of the divine power to guide him to a location of golden plates, which entails scriptures of ancient American prophets, and they became the foundation for his publication, the Book of Mormon. ... Marty's judgment: Martin Marty dedicates numerous pages on Joseph Smith in order to prevail the influential ties that Smith has with Mormonism, as well as other aspects of religious history. ... My judgment: Being that many religious denominations were being formed at this point in history, I can understand why Joseph Smith acquired both believers and followe...

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During his study of capitalism, Marx introduced the idea that the economic sphere dominates all other sociological institutions and systems. ... As quoted in Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. ... Using the idea of materialism, Marx traced class conflict through the different stages of history in order to explain the rise of modern industrial capitalism. ... As discussed in the quote from the Manifesto of the Communist Party, classes existed in opposition to each other throughout history. Marx atte...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate