[…] as a theocratic commonwealth with a prophet-king, a governing political body (“Council of Fifty”), and a grand design to establish a Mormon state within a state. In these early revelations on war Smith presaged […]
[…] councils of the preexistence, before this earth was populated, we premortal spirits were given to understand that human agency and the resulting vicissitudes of history would make it impossible for God to give all […]
[…] 1950). Curiously, the natives filled a dual role in paradise: they were both the epitome of natural human development and a practical obstacle in claiming the land and its bounties. For the religious, Indians […]
[…] terms of relevance for today, or meaning is sought only in light of the nature of today’s human relationships, the search will be deflected down a hopelessly wrong road. With respect to ancient writings, […]
[…] that it would involve diminishing my personal relationship with God, my faith in the essential goodness of humankind, and my trust in free institutions. These values I am not prepared to surrender. I should […]
[…] fact that it does not occur to us that a prophet’s canonical utterances are limited by his humanity and by the culture of which he is a part. With this pre-critical understanding of the […]
[…] and reveals to them His purpose . . . , (6) when darkness prevails . . . human beings sink into sin and evil without help of God it becomes difficult for them to […]
[…] guilty of forgetting one of the main lessons of dialogue: that there are few absolutes in the human sphere, certainly no abstract ones, and that in this case people’s feelings at a volatile time […]
[…] readers. Instead, readers following Ender Wiggin thousands of years into the future will perceive fundamental questions of human salvation and redemption as analogues to gospel principles. Ender’s Game and Speaker demonstrate Card’s mastery. Elements […]
[…] outsiders will be left to do it. But we never hear them well; we’re too defensive. It’s human nature. Lavina: Do you see DIALOGUE, then, as an expression of the loyal opposition? Jack: That’s […]