[…] the Life, in which he proposed an “old earth” creation scenario and the possibility of “pre Adamic” human life. Shortly thereafter, apostle Joseph Fielding Smith denounced evolutionary biology and geology in a church magazine, […]
[…] God.” Needham uses this experience to launch an investigation into whether belief can be considered a universal human experience. Surveying the concept across cultures, he quickly discovers two things: 1) There is a “bewildering […]
[…] viewed as the word of God, but Joseph Smith, in this construct, would be the book’s inspired human author rather than its inspired translator.” Clearly, such a view provokes ultimate questions about the Book […]
[…] believe that book . . . .1 should be willing to bear, all the sins of the human family, beyond the grave—if these things, are not so!” At another conference in Orange Township, Ohio, […]
[…] Will and Infallible Fore knowledge,” where Ostler discusses the consequences of this concept of foreknowledge for both human and di vine freedom. For example, “Simple foreknowledge thus has the strange consequence of binding God […]
[…] offers a useful description of formal authority, contrasted with informal influence that often grows in response to human needs unmet by the formalized efficiency of bureaucracy. Informal influence, the sphere in which women have […]
[…] about home and family life, the nature of the kingdom of God, and the proper relationship of human beings to Jesus Christ and God the Father. These songs demonstrate a general sentimentalization of home […]
[…] not be considered offensive or heterodox by traditionalists. This essay is therefore a little exercise in religion -making. It is my hope that I will be able to express my mediating thoughts in a […]
[…] 53–84</i><br> This essay explores conflicting messages within LDS teaching on LGBT rights, when it both opposed same -sex marriage and in the wake of Prop 8 also came out in support of other LGBT […]
[…] response to Elijah’s petition affirms that Israel’s god is a god of life, a god who champions human systems of justice and equity that encourage and support flourishing for all and utterly and completely […]