Feminist theologians have responded to the feminist challenge to an exclusively male God by exploring the feminine attributes of God, pointing out feminine metaphors describing God, and seeking to develop a more inclusive language to speak about God. The Mormon doctrine of divine embodiment requires that Mormon theologians go further. Our teaching that God the …
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‘I Myself Serve The Law Of God But With The Flesh The Law Of Sin’: Joseph Smith Edits Paul’s Letter To The Romans, 1832-33
‘I Myself Serve The Law Of God But With The Flesh The Law Of Sin’: Joseph Smith Edits Paul’s Letter To The Romans, 1832-33 As part of his revision of the King James Bible, Joseph Smith made significant edits to Paul’s letter to the Romans. Because of the theological significance of Romans in Christian history …
Michael Servetus: Underappreciated Forerunner To The Restoration
Q.: Which religious reformer of the sixteenth century anticipated so many Latter-day-Saint doctrines that he may truly be termed a Mormon theologian avant la lettre? A.: Michael Servetus (Miguel Serveto), the learned Spaniard from Aragon burned alive by the Protestants in 1553. Latter-day-Saints honor Luther, Calvin, Wycliffe, and others as path-pavers for the Restoration, but …
A Calvinist Compares Mormonism and Calvinism
There are both striking similarities and large-scale differences between the culture and beliefs of Calvinism, a form of Evangelicalism, and Mormonism, many of which have not been adequately explored. How do these traditions view the importance of covenant in the relationship between God and his people? The importance of family? Work and holiness in Christian …
The Right to Dissent: A Moral Imperative
The Right to Dissent: A Moral Imperative
‘She Did What She Could’ – & – Sharing the Power: Some Thoughts on Inclusion and Exclusion in Christian Practice
‘She Did What She Could’ – & – Sharing the Power: Some Thoughts on Inclusion and Exclusion in Christian Practice
Unorthodox Orthodoxy: The Idea of Deification in Christian History
Unorthodox Orthodoxy: The Idea of Deification in Christian History