what if one surprisingly cohesive doctrine could explain the many examples of inequality Mormon feminists talk about? Presiding, overemphasis on motherhood, anti-gay policies, polygamy, women’s absence from leadership, hierarchical temple covenants, obsessive modesty rhetoric, etc.? what if that doctrine comes from Mormonism’s sacred liturgy and ritual and we have collectively avoided examining that doctrine closely? …
Tag: Exaltation
SL10265: The Will to Power and Exaltation: An Exploration of Mormon and Nietzschean Conceptions of Power
In the modern world, humans are often conceived of as biological automatons, or in religious contexts as dependent, derivative, contingent beings utterly dependent on a necessary God. Both Nietzsche and Mormonism have strong replies to these limitations and exalt the potential for human growth. By comparing and contrasting Nietzsche’s concept of the will to power …
What Are the Requirements for Exaltation in Latter-day Saint Teachings?
What Are the Requirements for Exaltation in Latter-day Saint Teachings? In this session, I review the views on requirements for exaltation in the celestial kingdom from the days of Joseph Smith Jr. to the present. Some surprises emerge from this history. For example, what are the criteria to obtain the second level of glory in …
GAYS IN THE CHURCH: Why It Can’t Happen; and STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES: The Inclusion of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Trans-and Dual-Gendered Peoples in the LDS Plan of Salvation and Exaltation
GAYS IN THE CHURCH: Why It Can’t Happen; and STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES: The Inclusion of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Trans-and Dual-Gendered Peoples in the LDS Plan of Salvation and Exaltation John-Charles Duffy, Duane Jennings