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,...
We Know Why – New Changes to the LDS Scripture
The Church just released the 2013 edition of the Doctrine & Covenants and Pearl of Great Price. Changes were made in the introduction as well as in a number of chapter headings (you can view the changes here). The Church hasn't made any major changes to the...
Heavenly Mother Sings
Heavenly Mother Sings < read by Melody hymns hidden in the heart melodies we hum nursing babies wind in the garden– music made of grape vines cherry blossoms. ballad of comfort in sea-swell for sailors thrown to...
The Cost of Revelation
This post is a little different than others we have done in the past. It has three parts written by three different authors. At first glance the three essays seem to have nothing to do with each other. For that reason, we thought a brief introduction would be...
What is Good for the Church is Good for Iran?
When I saw this image on the news this morning it made me chuckle. It was funny to me that here in the picture, Michelle is announcing the winner for "Best Picture". On the right hand side you can see what Iranian newspaper published. It appears Iran is concerned...
The Little Known Similarities Between Mormon Christians and the General Christian Faith
By Tom Roberts, PhD The scope of this paper is not to provide commentary on the many well known theological positions where the LDS theology intersects with that of the historic Christian faith but to provide the reader a quick synopsis and overview of our common...
Blacks and the Priesthood Revisited
I feel that this topic has by far been the most important one I have addressed in my writings to date. So in the spirit of black history month, I want to revisit it. I believe it is critical that we really know our history so we don't repeat our mistakes. Holding one...
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 explains...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18: An Historical Perspective
By Michael Barker Doctrine and Covenants Section 14 (Book of Commandments (BoC) 12 (cf. LDS D&C 14; Community of Christ (CoC) D&C 12)) Date: [1-14] June 1829 Place: Fayette, Seneca County, New York Historical Note: Most of the Book of Mormon was revealed...
The Perfect Unity of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother
This is the fifth post in our series on Mother in Heaven. Click here to link to the pevious four essays. Once upon a time, I sat in homes and cafes with Mormon women in Vienna, Austria for hours at a time, interviewing them about their lives in general, and their...
This Is My Doctrine: The Development of Mormon Theology By Charles Harrell – Book Review
Growing up in the church I was taught that revelations and doctrines build upon one another in a linear upward path, “line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little”. Not only do doctrines build upon one another, but they also don’t contradict...
No Agenda. Just Pants. At Church.
Over all February 10th was a nice Sabbath day. For me the best part was playing Sunday School Jeopardy with my class of twelve-year-old girls. At one point in the game each girl in turn shared her "first time you felt the holy ghost" experience with amazing clarity,...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 11, 12, &13: An Historical Overview
By Michael Barker Section 11 (from Book of Commandments (BoC) 10 (cf. LDS D&C 11; Community of Christ (CoC) 10) Date: May 1829 (after 25 May) Hyrum Smith arrived in Harmony, Pennsylvania, after Samuel H. Smith's baptism on 25 May 1829. Thus, section 11 was of...
The Mother I (thought I) Never Had
This is the fourth essay in our series about Mother in Heaven Click here to read the first essay in this series Click here to read the second essay in this series Click here to read the third essay in this series Finding opportunities to discuss the concept of a...
The Pope and the Mormon Hierarchy
Thomas Monson: After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the office of President of the Church. I am well aware that this calling,...
On “Smart Mormons”
This was originally posted on Leah Marie's blog. Click here to visit her blog. A week or so ago I was seeing a lot of this “Smart Mormons” article, written by one Mike Jensen on Canada Free Press. Conservative Mormons were loving it and it was popping up all over...
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
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