[…] of topics. Visions offers convincing support to the notion that Smith’s approach to translation involved a deeply human element in what he saw as a divine endeavor. With that in mind, Visions should be […]
Dialogue 35.3 (Fall 2003):127–168
DURING THE PAST FEW DECADES, a number of LDS scholars have developed various “limited geography” models of where the events of the Book of Mormon occurred. These models contrast with the traditional western hemisphere model, which is still the most familiar to Book of Mormon readers.
[…] Thus, a “fuller meaning” (sensus plenior) emanates from the scripture, intended by God, but not by the human author. In a variation on the “dual revelation” notion, Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum […]
[…] other words, this is the likelihood that chiastic structure could have appeared by chance rather than by design. Welch’s and Wunderli’s literary standards are largely irrelevant to this process. We validated our approach by […]
Dialogue 51.4 (Winter 2018): 171-174
Heavenly Mother is a cherished doctrine among many Latter-day Saints.
Her unique esthetic of feminine deity offers Latter-day Saint women a
trajectory for godhood—the ultimate goal of Mormon theology.
Dear Sirs: . . . . I borrowed the first two issues and have read each one with a great sense of gratitude. I knew it — I knew you were there somewhere, you people…
[…] scientific details, such as the fact that a banana is only 15 percent genetically different from a human. (Obviously, some of us are more banana-like than others.) We could have a website and conduct […]
[…] hope to survive our scientific knowledge. Latter-day Saints may have a unique contribution to make to a humanistic synthesis of science and religion. We believe that the Spirit of the Lord which was poured […]
Dialogue 12.3 (Fall 1979): 97–107
Of all medical ethical guidelines published by the Church, those relating to abortion are the most emphatically stated. Offenders, be they doctor, patient, or abettor, are subject to excommunication.
[…] whatever process, our bodies have borne their burden; and the public acknowledgement of the oneness of the human family. And I had known it all. Had experienced the sisterhood, had participated in a ritual […]