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Levi S. Peterson

Author of The Backslider

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About the Author

Levi S. Peterson is a professor emeritus of English at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah He is the author of two collections of short stories, The Canyons of Grace (1982) and Night Soil (1990); two novels, The Backslider (1986) and Aspen Marooney (1995); and the autobiography A Rascal by show more Nature, A Christian by Teaming (University of Utah Press, 2006). show less

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Works by Levi S. Peterson

The Backslider (1986) 39 copies, 1 review
Juanita Brooks, Mormon Woman Historian (1988) 29 copies
Night Soil: New Stories (1990) 11 copies
Canyons of Grace: Stories (1982) 7 copies
Aspen Marooney (1995) 6 copies
A Rascal by Nature, A Christian by Yearning: A Mormon Autobiography (2006) 6 copies
Greening Wheat: Fifteen Mormon Short Stories (1983) — Editor; Introduction; Contributor — 5 copies
Dialogue - A Journal of Mormon Thought (Vol. 40, No. 2, Summer 2007) (2007) — Editor — 3 copies
Dialogue, a Journal of Mormon Thought (Vol.40, no. 1) (2007) — Editor — 3 copies
Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought Vol. 38 No. 3 Fall 2005 (2005) — Editor — 2 copies
Dialogue - Volume 41, No. 4 (Winter 2008) (2008) — Editor — 2 copies
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 37, Number 3 (Fall 2004) (2004) — Editor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 37, Number 4 (Winter 2004) (2004) — Editor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 38, Number 1 (Spring 2005) (2005) — Editor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 38, Number 2 (Summer 2005) (2005) — Editor — 1 copy
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Multiply and Replenish: Mormon Essays on Sex and Family (Essays on Mormonism Series) (1994) — Contributor — 21 copies
Utah History Encyclopedia (1994) — Contributor — 20 copies
Mormon Mavericks: Essays on Dissenters (2002) — Contributor — 17 copies
The Wilderness of Faith: Essays on Contemporary Mormon Thought (1991) — Contributor — 16 copies
Leaving the Fold: Candid Conversations With Inactive Mormons (1999) — Contributor — 14 copies
Latter-Gay Saints: An Anthology of Gay Mormon Fiction (2013) — Contributor — 10 copies
Tending the Garden: Essays on Mormon Literature (Essays on Mormonism Series) (1996) — Contributor — 10 copies
Dispensation: Latter-Day Fiction (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies, 1 review
Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies
Directions for Mormon Studies in the Twenty-First Century (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Word from Weber County. A Centennial Anthology of our Best Writers (1996) — Contributor; Preface — 6 copies
Proving Contraries (2005) — Contributor — 6 copies
Bright Angels & Familiars: Contemporary Mormon Stories (1992) — Contributor — 5 copies
In Our Lovely Deseret: Mormon Fictions (1998) — Contributor — 4 copies
Honoring Juanita Brooks: A Compilation of 30 Annual Presentations from the Juanita Brooks Lecture Series, Dixie State University (2014) — Contributor — 3 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 51, No. 3, Summer 1983 - Small Towns and Back Roads (1983) — Contributor — 3 copies
Conversations with Mormon Authors (2006) — Contributor — 3 copies
Journal of Mormon History - Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2006 (2006) — Contributor — 3 copies
Restoration Studies III: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1986) — Contributor — 3 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly: Images of Utah (Winter 1980 / Vol. 48 / No. 1) (1980) — Contributor — 2 copies
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 1986 (1986) — Contributor — 2 copies
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 24, Number 3, Fall 1991 (1991) — Contributor — 2 copies
Journal of Mormon History - Volume 3 (1976) (1976) — Contributor — 2 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter 1970 - Women in Utah (1970) — Contributor — 2 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Summer 1964) (1964) — Contributor — 2 copies
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Summer 1985) (1985) — Contributor — 2 copies
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 20, Number 4, Winter 1987 (1987) — Contributor — 2 copies
Sunstone - Vol. 10:5, May 1985 (1985) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Issue 161, December 2010 (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 16:8, Issue 94, February 1994 (1994) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 21.3, Issue 111, August 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Issue 123, July 2002 (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 43, Number 3 (Fall 2010) (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Issue 127, May 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 10:12, November 1986 (1986) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 51, Number 1 (Spring 2018) (2018) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Issue 164, October 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 1 copy
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 1975 - Educational Beginnings (1975) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 47, Number 4 (Winter 2014) (2014) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 52, Number 2 (Summer 2019) (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy
Irreantum: Exploring Mormon Literature - Vol. 1:3 (September 1999) (1999) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 15:6, Issue 86, December 1991 (1991) — Contributor — 1 copy
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 40, No. 2, Spring 1972 (1972) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 16:6, Issue 92, November 1993 (1993) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 6:5, September/October 1981 (1981) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 14:4, Issue 78, August 1990 (1990) — Contributor — 1 copy
Irreantum: Exploring Mormon Literature - Vol. 4:2 (Summer 2002) (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 20, Number 1 (Spring 1987) (1987) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 33, Number 3 (Fall 2000) (2000) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 49, Number 2 (Summer 2016) (2016) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 45, Number 4 (Winter 2012) (2012) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 44, Number 1 (Spring 2011) (2011) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 43, Number 1 (Spring 2010) (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 36, Number 2 (Summer 2003) (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 35, Number 1 (Spring 2002) (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 11, Number 4 (Winter 1978) (1978) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 29, Number 4 (Winter 1996) (1996) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 25, Number 3 (Fall 1992) (1992) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 23, Number 4 (Winter 1990) (1990) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 23, Number 2 (Summer 1990) (1990) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 13:5, Issue 73, October 1989 (1989) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 22, Number 1 (Spring 1989) (1989) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 21, Number 2 (Summer 1988) (1988) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 17, Number 4 (Winter 1984) (1984) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 15, Number 2 (Summer 1982) (1982) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 22:2, Issue 114, June 1999 (1999) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 4:1, January/February 1979 (1979) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 4:5-6, December 1979 (1979) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 7:3, May-June 1982 (1982) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 8:1-2, January/April 1983 (1983) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 10:3, March 1985 (1985) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 11:4, Issue 60, July 1987 (1987) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 12:5, Issue 67, September 1988 (1988) — Contributor — 1 copy
Sunstone - Vol. 21:4, Issue 112, December 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Backslider, The by Levi S. Peterson
Pretty good LDS novel which gets into guilt and redemption, etc. Made me uncomfortable which is probably good.
Dec 8, 2022 (Edited)

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