Knowing When to Say Goodbye: Mormonism and Medical Decision-making at the End of Life This session will describe the history of LDS perspectives on medical care at the end of life and then move into open discussions about a variety of pressing issues related to quality and quantity of life, withholding life support therapies, and …
Speaker: Richard Sherlock
BOOK PANEL: MORMONISM IN DIALOGUE WITH CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIES
BOOK PANEL: MORMONISM IN DIALOGUE WITH CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIES Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies, edited by David L. Paulsen and Donald W. Musser (forthcoming, Mercer University Press) represents an important moment in the history and development of Mormon theology. It brings some of the most important voices in contemporary Christian theology including David …
Author-Meets-Critics: Exploring Mormon Thought: The Problems Of Theism And The Love Of God
Author-Meets-Critics: Exploring Mormon Thought: The Problems Of Theism And The Love Of God Panelists in this session will engage author Blake T. Ostler in a vigorous discussion of the views of salvation he offers in the second of three volumes in his Exploring Mormon Thought series. What is God’s grace? To whom is it offered? …
TEACHING MORMONISM IN THE CATHOLIC CLASSROOM
While the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been an important part of America’s religious and civic life, it is still frequently polemically labeled as a “cult,” distinct and separate from the Christian tradition. This presentation explores issues elicited by teaching about Mormonism as part of a course entitled “Modern Religious Movements” at …
THE BEST IDEA IN MORMONISM
Thought experiment: Imagine Mormonism without any concern for the concept of being “the one and only true church,” without any worries about how this or that doctrine might “play” in the mission field or among those with whom the Church is forging coalitions to cooperate on moral issues. That imaginary position is the starting point …
Panel. Has ‘Mormon Studies’ Begun to Arrive? Vision, Plans, Challenges, Impact
SL03091, This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the March on Washington, at which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and the thirty-fifth anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. It also marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the revelation reversing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ policy of …
Politics of Zion
Politics of Zion Mormon scriptures contain several accounts of the perfectly just or righteous city. The City of Enoch and the Nephite civilization after the appearance of the Savior come readily to mind. My paper will analyze these Mormon accounts in the context of the ancients’ philosophic discussion of the just city, particularly in Plato. …
A GENERIC SPIRITUAL CREATION
A GENERIC SPIRITUAL CREATION A generic spiritual creation provides a solution to the conflict between predestination and free agency, yet it preserves the individual as the distinct entity that coexisted with God in the pre-mortal life. A generic spirit is not intended for any specific organism, but it can be placed in any one of …
Person, Creativity, Freedom, and God: Some Mormon Thoughts About Process Thought
Person, Creativity, Freedom, and God: Some Mormon Thoughts About Process Thought James McLachlan, Richard Sherlock
THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF STERLING MCMURRIN
THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF STERLING MCMURRIN Blake Ostler, Kent E. Robson, Richard Sherlock