[…] partially empirical, partially existential, wholly religious knowledge I premise all that follows. I take the fact of human freedom to be so fundamental that it can tell us something about nearly every philosophical, moral, social, […]
[…] speak of women, whose full admission into any society is based on the fact that half of human intelligence, compassion, beauty—in short, the strength and potential of that society—is to be found there. I […]
[…] the LDS bureaucracy at headquarters, this multi-story building had two fine-dining restaurants for the general public. The human resources director instructed the manager of these church-owned restaurants not to hire as waiters any males […]
[…] basically fair-minded and generous people. But in a free society, there is something contradictory about the way human beings act in certain situations. When kind, generous people find themselves in an adversarial situation where […]
[…] official Mormon interpretation of the Book of Mormon and resulted in a novel and complex schema of human salvation that incorporates theological elements of both traditional Protestant Christianity and restorationism. The Early Nineteenth-Century Picture […]
[…] John Calvin built their respective theologies around an almighty, sovereign God; a depraved, helpless man; and a human predicament requiring the gracious, saving act of God. While these doctrines have persisted from the Reformation […]
[…] Bible may have generated its share of scholarly disagreement, the New Testament’s message about the need for human understanding remains clear and unambiguous. Christians may be divided on various points of doctrine, but at […]
[…] tied to the church building, but to the movable objects that are universally recognized tokens of accomplishment. Human energy and emotions are tied up in a Mormon building today. No mis taking that. But […]
[…] position of the non believer. Historians who do not believe in God or in divine involvement in human activity will not take seriously Joseph’s claim to communication with God. Furthermore, they cut themselves off […]
[…] individual will survive the death of the mortal body. In contrast, materialists through the ages have emphasized human mortality, believing that there is ultimately no difference between mind (or soul) and body. This point […]