In 1908 scientist, educator, and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Mormon Church John A. Widtsoe sketched briefly the relation of "Mormonism" to some features of modern scientific philosophy, and showed that not only do "Mormonism" and science harmonize, "Mormonism" also is abreast and in some cases ahead of the established views of science.

Excerpt from Joseph Smith as Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy Some readers may urge that the testimony of the Spirit, which has been the final refuge of so many Chris tians, has received little consideration in the following chapters. This is due to the avowed purpose of the work to harmonize science and religion, on the basis of accepted science. Mormonism is deeply and rationally spiritual; the discussion in this volume is confined to one phase of Gospel philosophy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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In the life of every person, who receives a higher education, in or out of schools, there is a time when there seems to be opposition between science and religion; between man-made and God-made knowledge. The struggle for reconciliation between the contending forces is not an easy one. It cuts deep into the soul and usually leaves scars that ache while life endures. There are thousands of young people in the Church to-day, and hundreds of thousands throughout the world, who are struggling to set themselves right with the God above and the world about them. It is for these young people, primarily, that the following chapters have been written.

John Andreas Widtsoe (1872–1952) was a Norwegian-born educator, scientist, and Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Together with James E. Talmage and B.H. Roberts, Widtsoe was representative of the “liberal” branch of early 20th Century LDS theology.Joseph Smith as Scientist originated as a series of articles Widtsoe penned for the Improvement Era. In it, Widtsoe compares the teachings of Mormonisms founding prophet with the science of his day. While Widtsoe's analysis has been marred by the last century of advances in physics, it remains a fascinating effort to bring together the theological and scientific approaches to knowledge.