A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART II
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART II This post will look critically at the Conspiracy Theory, The Apparent Death (Swoon) Theory, and The Mythology Theory Click here if you have not read Part I of this post When writing history,...
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART I
In anticipation of Easter, the next few posts will be looking at the various hypotheses that scholars have developed to explain the resurrection and Jesus’ post-mortem appearances. Using historical critical methods, we will then decide which hypothesis best...
Revelation Bias Fair and Balanced Part 1
Sometimes only America’s favorite family, the Simpsons, can most accurately demonstrate a point in the most simple and humorous terms. The full Simpsons’ episode that I am using to introduce my post is here if you want to watch it. If you’ve seen the episode and...
There Is No End To Light
For about four years now I have been teaching the Priest Quorum in my ward here in Oregon. It is a calling I have thoroughly enjoyed. During that time in a young man’s life, they start to really grapple with things. They no longer are willing to believe...A Brief History of the Bible, Part IV: New Testament
This is Part 4 of Jared Anderson’s Brief History of the Bible. For the timeline of the New Testament click here. New Testament Creation The New Testament as we have it did not exist for over three hundred years, though all books were written within a century of...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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