by Benjamin Knoll | Dec 5, 2017 | Atonement, Book Reviews, Empowerment, Featured, Goodness, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Potential, Religion, Savior |
At a recent Sacrament Meeting I heard the following message: “The world tells women to be independent, confident, and educated, but we know women are instead supposed to be chaste, virtuous, and modest.” Sunday School then featured these highlights: “We are constantly...
by Benjamin Knoll | Jul 6, 2017 | Book Reviews, Empowerment, Faith, Featured, spirituality, Theology |
Many Rational Faiths readers are likely already familiar with Marcus Borg. For those aren’t, I highly recommend getting to know him. Marcus Borg (1942-2015) was a highly-respected and renowned academic who specialized in religious studies, with a specific focus on the...
by Lalove Foser | Mar 17, 2017 | Book Reviews, Featured |
By Lalove Foster I’ve read many good books in my life, but there are a select few that stick with me, shaping a little piece of who I become. Hearts of the Fathers: A story of Heaven, Hell, and the hope of new life after life by Sheldon Lawrence is one of those...
by Lana Bean | Sep 13, 2016 | Book Reviews, Featured, Feminism, History, Reviews |
Guest Post by Lana Bean Frontier Grit by Marianne Monson Shadow Mountain Publishing, 9/6/2016 208 pages History While the etymology of the word “history” doesn’t suggest that it belongs to men, it’s perhaps appropriate that it at least sounds like “his story,” because...
by Sheldon Greaves | Jul 29, 2016 | Bible Scholarship, Book Reviews, Featured, History, Jesus, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Reviews |
Aslan, Reza. Zealot. The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Random House, 2013. Reviewed by Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D. Zealot first came to my attention when I was teaching classes on the New Testament early Christianity at Stanford University the year the book was...
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