Climate change and other environmental issues are threatening the long-term survival of our planet. It is a moral issue for all Christians, yet in the United States and many of the rest of the world’s governmental bodies seem incapable of coming up with solutions, mostly because there is money that can be made by exploiting …
Speaker: Christian Anderson
Why I Don T Need Heavenly Mother
The Mormon theology of a Heavenly Mother has been widely discussed as a transcendent and empowering doctrine, especially among Mormon feminists. While we recognize this can be a valuable paradigm for many, this panel will discuss some of its implications. For example, what does a heterosexual god-couple imply for same-gender couples? Would feminizing some attributes …
The Environment A Moral Issue For The Saints
Climate change and other environmental issues are threatening the long-term survival of our planet. It is a moral issue for all Christians, yet in the United States and many of the rest of the world’s governmental bodies seem incapable of coming up with solutions, mostly because there is money that can be made by exploiting …
CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND MORMON ECOTHEOLOGY
As an LDS Church member, just how should I feel about the earth? In this session, I explore that question from the perspective of ecotheology, studies that address the extent to which Church doctrine influences members’ perception and practices relative to the earth and its creatures. I suggest that LDS leaders provide limited guidance concerning …
PARADIGM DEBATES IN MORMON STUDIES: A BRIEF GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED
I will examine the limits of falsification and verification in light of Thomas Kuhn’s famous book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I argue for an open-ended approach to LDS scripture that recognizes a substantial “cause to believe” in support of faith and also recognizes what Kuhn calls the “essential tension” necessary for working on unresolved …
Devotional: Faith-Promoting Experiences Doing What God Doesn’t Want
My mission was difficult from the very beginning. While praying in the MTC, I received a definite answer that I should not go on this mission, but I disregarded the message and continued into the field. While in Texas, I struggled with the work and my decision until my final twenty-four hours. And only then …
Children Of The Purge
Children Of The Purge Elizabeth Bradley, Angela Toscano, Christian Anderson, Nephi Allred