Important publications include (with his wife Sandra):

Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?, Fifth edition, (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1987) Published in 1963 as Mormonism (A Study of Mormon History and Doctrine) by Jerald Tanner

The Changing World of Mormonism, revised edition, (Chicago: Moody Press, 1981)

Major Problems of Mormonism (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1989)

Evolution of the Mormon Temple Ceremony: 1842-1990 (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1990)

Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1990)