Richard Bushman spoke at the 2010 Church History Symposium on “Joseph Smith and the Routinization of Charisma”. Blair Hodges recorded his notes at “Life on Gold Plates” (http://www.lifeongoldplates.com/2010/03/bushman-joseph-smith-and-routinization.html). It is a fascinating speech, and rather than excerpt parts now (when I simply don’t have time), I wanted to post the link and suggest everyone read it at Blair’s blog, excerpt interesting parts and discuss them here.