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Previous Posts
The meanings of Zion
This is the third post on Richard L. Bushman's Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008). [See Part 1 and Part 2.] In Chapter Three, Bushman reviews the several meanings of the term "Zion" in LDS doctrine and thinking.
The Mormon sense of Zion has no real parallels in Protestant though
posted 11:00:37pm Jul. 29, 2009 |
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A statistical portrait of Mormons
The Pew Forum recently issued a detailed summary of survey information about Mormons gathered as part of a much larger survey of religious life in the United States. It is a very readable summary, noting that Mormons comprise 1.7% of adults in the US; 35% of Mormon adults live in Utah and 13% live i
posted 12:33:08pm Jul. 29, 2009 |
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July 24th: Pioneer Day in Utah
July 24th is a state holiday in Utah, designated Pioneer Day. It commemorates the entry of the first wagon train of Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847. They came down Emigration Canyon, somewhat north of the present I-80 corridor which comes down Parley's Canyon. Brigham Young w
posted 5:38:50pm Jul. 23, 2009 |
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Finding heretics in strange places
A very interesting post at Mormon Matters, reviewing a 1989 book titled "Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up?" The book was written by an attorney who grew up a Jehovah's Witness, then became an Evangelical Christian. That lasted until he conducted a thorough reading the original writings of the
posted 6:27:09pm Jul. 22, 2009 |
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Reason and revelation in Mormonism
This is a second piece on Bushman's Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008). [See Part 1.] Every faith and denomination has an approach for balancing faith and reason. In Chapter Two of the book, Bushman briefly outlines the LDS approach.
The context, of course, is how a faith or den
posted 12:46:47am Jul. 17, 2009 |
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posted December 30, 2008 at 6:40 am
Please explain to me how the Mormons justify using literature apart from the Holy Bible, the concept that God has a “wife” and adherence to Joseph Smith, none of these tennants are Biblical and therefore renegade concepts. I’m not sure what you stance is on Jesus Christ when you do not believe that he is God and am I right in saying that you believe that he is an angel? Michael the Archangel? Again not Biblical.
posted December 30, 2008 at 11:24 am
Pat, please justify the unbiblical doctrine of a closed canon and rejection of the concept of living prophets.
posted December 30, 2008 at 3:58 pm
There is a paradigm in our society that basically says that everything must be supported by the bible. In essence, most Churches do not really worship God but worship the bible. This may be because deep down they do not really believe in a living God. Throughout history, civilizations have adored dead prophets. They lift them to a status greater than a man. The Lord said that a prophet is not without honor except in his own country and household. May I also add in his own time. Due to an incorrect understanding of how God opperates, many cannot accept a live prophet so they prefer to change the live ones to dead ones also.
posted December 31, 2008 at 11:34 am
PK,
A living prophet makes God a little too real and a little too close for comfort for some people.