Tag: Liberation Theology

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 …

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A Prolegomenon to Liberation Theology in the Book of Mormon

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 …

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Beyond Liberalism: Mormonism and Liberation Theology

Beyond Liberalism: Mormonism and Liberation Theology Within the last 50 years or so a number of religions have developed a well-defined and specific theology which challenges many of the injustices in the world today. The term Liberation Theology refers to political activists whose activism is based on religious values. Liberation Theology is not passive, nor …

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