Michael Vinson
Speaker: MICHAEL VINSON
THE FIRST MORMON FEMINIST: MOTHER EVE AND THE POLITICS OF SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
This devotional draws on Eve’s story to explore the hazardous role and vital contribution of women as speakers to power and authority. Michael Vinson
Yes, Virginia, There is a Baby Jesus–and a Santa Claus, Too
MICHAEL VINSON has a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge Divinity School and is the author of SUNSTONE’S Scripture Notes column. Michael Vinson
Panel: Following Christ in a World of Anxiety
This panel will examine the ways we apply Christ’s message in our lives and implement his teachings in a modern, anxiety-riddled world. While following the example of Jesus is comforting, we also recognize that the path to discipleship is not easy and demands a deep commitment from each of us. Michael Vinson, Elizabeth Pinborough, John …
The Crisis Of Mormon Intellectuals: How To Believe When You Don’t Think You Can
This devotional explores several attributes of discipleship not normally associated with the Church, including the place of doubt in LDS testimony and the role of criticism within a faith community, relying on the example of Jesus, who criticized some within his faith community but did not withdraw from it. Nevertheless, his and your actions may …
SW10002: Wrestling With Jacob’s Angel: What this
This devotional will take the form of a narrative exegesis which will explore the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel, and what it might tell us about our own relationship with god. Michael Vinson
SL10201: Wrestling Jacob’s Angel: On Trials and Maturing Faith
The story of Jacob’s wrestling match with an angel is puzzling at best; Martin Luther famously said that all men hold this story to be the most difficult Bible passage to understand. I approach the story within the larger context of Jacob’s life and suggest that the angel may be a metaphor for trials and …
SW08002: GRAPPLING WITH THEODICY: WHY DOES AN ALL-KNOWING, ALL-LOVING, AND ALL-POWERFUL GOD PERMIT EVIL AND OTHER BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN?
GRAPPLING WITH THEODICY: WHY DOES AN ALL-KNOWING, ALL-LOVING, AND ALL-POWERFUL GOD PERMIT EVIL AND OTHER BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN? Here’s your chance to start your day by flexing your intellectual and spiritual muscles in response to one of the most vexing issues in all theological discourse: the problem of evil. Guided by the speaker, this …
Grappling with Theodicy in Mormonism: Why Does an All-Knowing, All-Loving, and All-Powerful God Permit Evil and other Bad Things to Happen?
Grappling with Theodicy in Mormonism: Why Does an All-Knowing, All-Loving, and All-Powerful God Permit Evil and other Bad Things to Happen? Come flex your intellectual and spiritual muscles in response to one of the most vexing issues in all theological discourse: the problem of evil. Guided by the presenter, this session will be based largely …
SL07101: FAITH, DOUBT, AND BELIEF: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF TESTIMONY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND TODAY
FAITH, DOUBT, AND BELIEF: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF TESTIMONY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND TODAY This devotional considers various New Testament stories to explore the nature of doubt, belief, testimony, and how we know what we think we know. MICHAEL VINSON