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Originally Posted by Archaea
I find him to be a thorough researcher but haven't seen anything to denote him as a brilliant scholar. He presents interesting evidence, but on some of his pet projects he lets his imagination get the better of him.
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I'm not sure which projects you mean, but I understand people have different interests and tastes. I love Quinn, though, but I haven't read everything he's done.
Quinn pioneered the "New Mormon History" which, in my mind, is a very innovative movement, the effects of which have dramatically altered the landscape of LDS teachings and discourse by both member and non-member.
I think
Magic World View forever changed scholarship on Joseph Smith and The two-volume
Mormon Hierarchy is very erudite, although you have to mine a little for the really good nuggets. I especially like "Extensions of Power."
His essay "On Being a Mormon Historian" is especially dear to me for obvious reasons.
Same Sex Dynamics was a little boring for me, I'll admit.