Talks on the Proclamation on the Family Lds

My LDS Pages

Mormanity

My new LDS weblog dealing with Volume of Mormon problems and other LDS matters.

Jeff's LDS Intro Page

Introduction to the Book of Mormon

Evidences for the Book of Mormon

The information included also provides links to other pages of mine, such every bit pages on The Volume of Mormon and metal plates; chiasmus; the controversial outcome of Dna and the Book of Mormon (or, should modern Native Americans accept Jewish Dna?); Mesoamerican fortifications; alleged Book of Mormon problems; questions nigh plants and animals in the Volume of Mormon; metals and weapons in the Volume of Mormon, a response to the Smithsonian Institution'due south Argument Regarding the Volume of Mormon, a word of ii Nephi 12 and the Septuagint, and more.

Mormon Answers: LDS FAQ

Ofttimes asked questions about Latter-day Saint beliefs. This is based on my email correspondence with numerous inquirers (and critics). Many pages are offered covering Book of Mormon questions, common attacks on the Church, the issue of prophets and apostles, the LDS view of the Bible, baptism and baptism for the dead, the Book of Abraham, questions about First Vision accounts, fulfilled prophecies of Joseph Smith, the eternal potential of human beings, the fuzzy definitions used to label the states equally a cult, etc.

Adam, the Fall, and the Messiah

My paper on basic doctrines pertaining to the Fall, our salvation, and our gratuitous agency. Did Adam really destroy God's original plan for us as some claim?

Love, Dating, Marriage, and Morality

A new LDSFAQ folio answering common questions about dating, marrying in or out of the Church, morality, then along. These topics have resulted in many questions recently - oft from non-LDS people dating Mormons. I hope this page will assistance. Expect many more answers to be added before long.

Official LDS Proclamation on the Family and Family Practices

A monumental, official annunciation by the First Presidency.

"Was the Book of Mormon Plagiarized from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass?"

This piece of work shows that an impossible source - published 25 years afterwards the Book of Mormon - provides much better "bear witness" of Volume of Mormon plagiarism than what the critics have been able to pulsate up past poring over the works of Ethan Smith, Spaulding, James Adair, Shakespeare, the Apocrypha, or other sources.

Ane Twenty-four hour period in the Life of Joseph Smith, Translator Extraordinaire of the Volume of Mormon

My satirical script for a skit dealing with allegations that Joseph Smith plagiarized from numerous sources in preparing the Book of Mormon.

Faith, Grace, and Works

The text of a rather heavy theological discourse I gave to a congregation in Dark-green Bay, Wisconsin in 1995. Includes a link to a dissever folio listing key scriptures for written report on this topic.

Questions nigh the Dead

Do they live as spirit beings or are they simply unconscious or nonexistent? (Raymond Woodworth answers these questions.)

Revisiting the Country of Jerusalem in Alma vii:x

Mormons and Militias?

My response to recent misinformation linking the Church to militia groups.

Constancy in the Midst of Change (A Thermodynamic/Scriptural Perspective)

This is the text of a talk I gave in 1994 to a Latter-twenty-four hour period Saint congregation in Wisconsin. It'southward non every mean solar day that someone mingles the laws of thermodynamics with scripture. False doctrine? You be the approximate.

Latter-day Saints in Early Wisconsin

A give-and-take of the role that LDS people played in the early days of my state, Wisconsin. The folio is based on piece of work by Dr. David Fifty. Clark at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Is the Volume of Mormon a fraud?

Some brief passages from the works of Hugh Nibley.

The Word of Wisdom - The LDS Health Code

Text of the 1833 revelation to Joseph Smith forbidding the use of tobacco, alcohol, tea, and coffee, and providing nutritional guidelines with an emphasis on grains. Also a news report on the health of LDS people.

Religious Implications of the Placebo Effect

Considers the placebo event and the related Hawthorne consequence in terms of personal and organizational religious behavior.

Mental Health in the Church: Suggestions for Leaders

My thoughts, taken from a postal service I did one my Mormanity weblog.

CultMaster 2000 Software

All the power you need to prove that you're the only real Christian effectually. Use the tools and tactics of reputable anti-Mormon authors to testify that anyone who disagrees with any of your views belongs to a non-Christian cult. Makes a perfect Christmas gift. (Not recommended for the comically impaired.)

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From the Rest of the LDS World

Wide LDS Resources and Full general Starting Points

The Official LDS Dwelling house Page

A large and growing site with basic information and some official doctrine.

The Ensign

The Church'south official magazine for adults and families (in English). A wonderful monthly publication that you can view online for gratuitous. Nope, you don't fifty-fifty have to pay tithing to access this for gratis.

Church Music Tesources

The music section of ChurchofJesusChrist.org provides instructional materials, and also provides an interactive player to let y'all play the music and sympathize the parts for Latter-day Saint hymns and songs in the Children'due south Songbook. Or y'all can download MP3 files for the songs every bit music only or music and voice. And if yous're a composer, you can submit new music for the Church's consideration, and look at past submissions that have been accepted.

The Come Unto Christ section of the Church's website

"Come up Unto Christ" is a section of the Church building website to aid you lot take steps to come more fully unto Christ. You tin request to meet with missionaries or order a free Book of Mormon (available for many countries and in many langauges).

Locations and Schedules

Discover out where Church meetings are held wherever you are in the earth.

Provident Living.

A Church site to assistance members with the concrete realities of life - welfare needs, employment, living wisely, etc. Not bad resources!

Church Newsroom

The Church's Newsroom provides recent news from the Church, including responses to some attacks in the media.

Mormon Times (the Faith section at the Deseret News)

The Mormon Times service of the Deseret News offers daily news about Mormons and Mormon topics.

Mormons and China: New Church Website

An important new resource to help members who are Chinese nationals and their leaders, anywhere in the world, with of import information well-nigh the Church and China.

Chinese resources: yesu-jidu.org.

The 100 Hours Board at BYU

An unusual forum for BYU students to pose and answer questions.

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute (Mormon Studies and More!)

Formerly known equally FARMS (the Foundation for Aboriginal Research and Mormon Studies), the Maxwell Plant has a rich tradition of scholarly publications and serious studies related to the Book of Mormon, ancient Christianity, and ancient organized religion in general, with relevance to LDS issues. I am just thrilled with the quality and scholarship of most FARMS materials, peculiarly the works of Hugh Nibley, John Welch, John Tvedtnes, Daniel Peterson, and John Sorensen.

Interpreter: A Periodical of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Formed in 2011 to maintain the scholarly traditions of FARMS and the Maxwell Institute in defending the religion, Interpreter brings together many leading LDS scholars to provide rich insights into the LDS scriptures and to strengthen the organized religion of those examining LDS religion.

FairMormon

FairMormon (formerly known as The Foundation for Atoning Data and Inquiry) is a new group defended to providing an intelligent defense of the truth. Many serious and well written papers can be accessed at their site. 1 of many examples is in that location set of first-class reviews on The New Mormon Claiming, dealing with issues such as cosmos ex nihilo (out of aught) versus the LDS view on creation. They too offer a useful and legal online version of the volume, The Truth most "The God Makers" past Gilbert W. Scharffs. Scharffs' volume provides point-past-point refutations of a pop only deceptive anti-Mormon book.

The 4-volume Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

Outstanding modern resource filled with first-class, carefully written articles from many LDS experts.

Periodical of Mormon History

A treasure trove of scholarship on LDS history from many perspectives. Each of the many volumes can exist downloaded as PDF files. A remarkable resource! Courtesy of the Mormon History Clan.

The Joseph Smith Papers

A vast project collectiing and analyzing all the documents from Joseph Smith.

LDS-Index.org: An alphabetically listed LDS index

Dorothy Peterson'southward valuable site catalogues a huge array of LDS works on the Web.

Latter-twenty-four hour period Saint scriptures online

Information technology'south all there! You can also receive a free re-create of the Volume of Mormon at that place or by calling 1-877-537-0003.

Deseret Book

Pop LDS bookstore.

Russell Anderson'southward Response Page"

A collection of resources and discussion of common anti-Mormon attacks. There is also some fascinating information on some of the most famous professional anti-Mormons. Russell too offers some excellent resources on the Volume of Mormon and on chiasmus.

Elden Watson's LDS pages

Information on the First Vision, plus a Volume of Mormon timeline.

David Bowie'southward LDS pages and links (archived at Annal.org)

Gone but preserved via Annal.org, this fantabulous site includes the gem "Disputed Mormon Texts."

Kurt Neumiller's Latter-day Saint Seminar

Collection of many scholarly insights on the scriptures, arranged past capacity. Neat resources for Gospel Doctrine preparation or personal report.

Religion: By Ted Meikle

An interesting LDS site. One interesting commodity, for case, is "Out of the Darkness: The Chiastic Structure of Christ's Introduction in three Nephi 9:xiii-22."

Allen Leigh's LDS Site

A novel site including many original writings of Allen Leigh. In addition to a diverseness of practiced essays, there is a valuable online book explaining much well-nigh LDS teachings. For example, you lot can read well-nigh the doctrine of our premortal existence.

Listen to Music and the Spoken World Online

A service of BYU-Idaho radio. Music and the Spoken Word is a popular Sunday forenoon radio program from the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, but information technology'southward very hard to find online. This is the merely identify I take found so far.

Latter-mean solar day Saint Scripture, Doctrine, and Briefing Talks

Volume of Mormon Online

Online text, and sophisticated search tools for the Book of Mormon.

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Sometimes controversial only often interesting.

Full general Briefing Reports

The Church building's website offers complete proceedings of General Conference since 1997.

Gospel Principles

A volume published by the Church to teach nuts of LDS belief and practice, available free online at the LDS Spider web site.

Latter-day Saint Christianity: Ten Basic Issues - an splendid online booklet that deals with some common questions and controversies about Latter-24-hour interval Saint beliefs (also see the version at Archive.org).

GospelDoctrine.com

A Web site by Bryan Richards aimed at teachers of Gospel Doctrine classes, currently providing helpful commentary on Book of Mormon passages. Subject to all the normal disclaimers of Spider web sites by private parties (no guarantee that the doctrine is correct - same as with my pages). The material can exist very helpful.

The James E. Neumann Institute (www.neumanninstitute.org via secure TinyURL link)

Offer LDS Sunday School Lessons - a useful resource to help teachers prepare.

Official LDS Proclamation on the Family

A awe-inspiring, official announcement past the First Presidency.

Intellectual Issues: Prove, Criticism, Idea

The Maxwell Plant

Keen source of many outstanding books and article on ancient organized religion, LDS scripture, evidences, etc. One example of a free resources in that location is Judging and Prejudging the Volume of Abraham. And don't miss the Nibley classics, "Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift" and "No, Ma'am, That's Not History."

SHIELDS

A site dealing with historical and intellectual problems, including good answers to some mutual anti-Mormon questions.

BYU Scriptures Resource

Powerful tools to examine and search not but the scriptures but as well LDS talks and sermons from General Conference and the Journal of Discourses.

Who Holds the Keys? (Pope or Prophet)"

A highly intellectual and civil debate betwixt Barry Bickmore and Steve Clifford, a Catholic.

Come to Zarahemla

ComeToZarahemla.org is a site with many Book of Mormon insights and some evidences likewise. Good resource.

The Volume of Abraham Project

A great resource on the validity of the Book of Abraham. Also run across Refutation of Criticisms on the Book of Abraham.

Historicity and the Latter-mean solar day Saint Scriptures

Free online book at BYU.edu. The book is Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Eye, Brigham Young Academy, 2001), which includes many capacity from diverse contributors, such as John Gee and Stephen D. Ricks, "Historical Plausibility: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Report" (pp. 63–98).

Kevin Christensen's Commentaries Based on Margaret Barker's Works

Non-LDS scholar Margaret Barker has provided a rich vein of insights into ancient Judaism and the original temple that Kevin Christensen has expertly mined. There are some very powerful evidences for the aboriginal authenticity of the Volume of Mormon and the restored LDS Temple concept. Remarkable.

Too Skilful To Be True: Questionable Archaeology and the Book of Mormon by Brant Gardner

Good rebuttal of a couple recent works relying on fraudulent artifacts to support particular theories for Volume of Mormon geography (e.yard., a geography based in Due north America).

BlackLDS.org (via secure TinyURL link)

A site dedicated to Black Members of the Church. Contains data about history, testimonies, etc.

Evidences for the Book of Mormon

The information included also provides links to other pages of mine, such as pages on The Book of Mormon and metallic plates and chiasmus.

LDS FAQ (Mormon Answers)

Frequently asked questions virtually Latter-twenty-four hours Saint behavior. Pages are offered roofing mutual challenges to the Book of Mormon, attacks on the Church, the issue of prophets and apostles, baptism and baptism for the dead, the Book of Abraham, etc.

Ask Gramps

AskGramps.org is a friendly resource for asking questions about our religion. Many answers on far-reaching topics from people who know their faith well.

Mormonism and Early Christianity

An excellent site by Barry R. Bickmore with many essays showing that LDS theology is much closer to early Christianity than the mainstream Christianity of the 24-hour interval. Much in the original Gospel of Jesus Christ has been lost over the centuries, making a divine Restoration necessary. An example of Barry'southward essays is Mormonism and Early on Christianity: The Nature of the Spirit World.

Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early on Christianity

Barry Bickmore's monumental volume, archived version. Buy the updated one from Amazon.com. Worth studying. Also see a non-LDS review of the book that has many positive comments merely some criticisms.

J.Fifty. Carroll on Temples

Intelligent contributions on temples and their aboriginal roots.

The Discussion of Wisdom - The LDS Health Code

Text of the prophetic 1833 revelation to Joseph Smith. Agrees well with findings of modern science.

Reviews of "The God Makers"

Russ Anderson's page. Christian and Jewish leaders have spoken out against the vile techniques of this extreme anti-Mormon trash. Sadly, many continue to be deceived past its manipulative deceitfulness.

The 1996 Smithsonain Statement on the Book of Mormon

Ane of my Mormon Answers pages that examines the charges against the Book of Mormon fabricated in their 1996 argument, which has since been discarded though still widely circulated by anti-Mormons.

LDS Blogs and Forums

Mormanity

My LDS blog dealing with Book of Mormon issues and other LDS matters.

Ploni Almoni Mormon

Stephen Smoot'south LDS web log. Many excellent articles related to LDS scriptures and the aboriginal world. He also has a great collection of serious articles he has written.

The Interpreter Foundation Blog

Smashing posts from a leading source of scholarly data supporting the LDS scriptures, examining central issues in our faith, exploring electric current events related to the Church, and giving insights into our theology and history.

Times and Seasons

Scriptural Mormonism

History

The Prophet Joseph Smith's Testimony

The official words of Joseph Smith nigh his work and the First Vision. (Likewise see my LDSFAQ page for Questions About Commencement Vision Accounts.)

The Mormon History Association

The Mormon Battalion

A corking new Spider web resources almost the history of the Mormon Battalion.

Times and Seasons

Online archives of an important early LDS publication (shortcut is to the CenterPlace.org site).

Historical Exhibit: "Into the Western State"

This virtual showroom from BYU's Harold B. Lee Library commemorates the Sesquicentennial of the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Valley of the Great Common salt Lake. It contains over 200 scanned images including descriptions, transcriptions, and full texts of original manuscripts and printed works produced between 1845 and 1863. It is provided by the Special Collections and Manuscripts Section of the library.

Latter-day Saints in Early Wisconsin

A give-and-take of the role that LDS people played in the early days of my state, Wisconsin. The page is based on work by Dr. David L. Clark at the Academy of Wisconsin - Madison.

Mormon Studies Resources: A BYU Portal

Rich drove of resources. Includes links to journals, biographies, doctrinal sources, the arts, etc. From BYU.

The Joseph Smith Papers Projects

Monumental endeavor to collect and document all the papers available from Joseph Smith.

Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith in HTML and PDF formats.

Interesting and sometimes deep lectures and teachings.

The 26-volume Journal of Discourses in HTML and PDF formats.

Rich source of early talks, sermons, and other content. At that place'due south occasionally some very strange stuff in this, and some of information technology one really has to wonder what was really said or meant.

The Joseph Smith chronology

A resource from BYU.

The Improvement Era, at Archive.org

A collection of quondam Improvement Era magazines that you can now view online. In that location is search adequacy, but it's hard to use. If yous know the specific volume and result y'all are looking for, you'll notice it and be able to read it here.

The Millennial Star

An of import era LDS publication.

Archived LDS Publications at Archive.org

This collection includes the Improvement Era and the Millennial Star mentioned in a higher place, plus The Instructor, The Juvenile Teacher, and The Contributor.

Abel Páez'south The Third Convention Brings Near Margarito Bautista'due south "New Jerusalem"

Fascinating LDS history from Mexico, 1936 to 1946, from Mormons in Mexico: Leadership, Nationalism, and the Case of the Third Convention by F. Lamond Tullis and Elizabeth Hernandez c. 1987, provided at OrsonPrattBrown.com.

Other Useful Sites and Pages

FamilySearch.org

Online genealogy information - one of the greatest resources on the Web, sponsored by the Church building of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Women (MormonWoman.org)

Understand Mormon beliefs and life through the insights of Mormon women. This site too includes the valuable Enquire a Mormon Adult female section where you can enquire your questions of the bloggers and friends at this rubber site.

Real Intent

An LDS weblog with multiple authors.

Mormonism Unveiled

A pro-LDS weblog showing some of the differences betwixt myths and reality when it comes to Mormons.

Kerry A. Shirts' "Mormonism Researched" Pages

Just came dorsum online in July 2001. 1 of my favorite LDS writers is back online, featuring loads of groovy research on the LDS scriptures and related topics. Run across, for case, his keystone page on Book of Mormon bear witness or his pages on the Volume of Abraham. Way to go, Kerry!

LDS Church News

The Church News is a weekly publication from the Church with Church-related news from all over the world. Peachy resource!

The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

A big source with extensive information on LDS history, perspectives, issues, the arts, etc.

BYU Journeys: Virtual Tours of LDS Historical Sites

The Nauvoo Times

Orson Scott Card'south online LDS magazine supported by a mix of LDS writers, including yours truly.

LDS Apologetics in Portuguese

Poems of Susan Noyes Anderson

Susan is a respected poet and author with many books, articles, and poems that include many LDS perspectives. She shares many of her beautiful poems on her website. Cheers, Susan!

Nauvoo.com

Forums for Latter-day Saints. Seems like a pretty pop site.

LDSFriends.com

A site to attain other LDS people around the world. Also offers some great articles and thoughts.

LDSTeach.com

Once known as Kim Siever'due south Home & Visiting Pedagogy Page, this resource provides lots of not bad tools and information to help LDS teachers in many roles.

Famous Mormons at FamousMormons.net.

Early on Christians in Disarray

A scholarly examination of the early days of the Apostasy, including changes in scripture and doctrine that will interest LDS folks.

Of-Worth.com - for LDS women

A site with information, tips, and sense of humour for LDS women and others.

The Betrayment: Function i

Describes the betrayment, Greek ideas, the changing definitions of God, etc. Function ii describes the changes in baptism as an example of apostasy. Fantabulous document.

Book of Mormon Witnesses

By Richard L. Anderson. See what historical scholarship reveals about the reliability of their eyewitness

Brant Gardner's Multidimensional Commentary (archived) on the Volume of Mormon

A tremendous resource by a serious student of the Book of Mormon, providing commentary and groundwork for every affiliate. Archived. For best results, but the actual half dozen-book book!

Dead Sea Scrolls -- Intro

(This is not an LDS page, merely the Expressionless Sea Scrolls in general are of tremendous interest to students of the Book of Mormon, for they cast new low-cal on some of the attitudes, practices and beliefs presented in the Book of Mormon for a Semitic people prior to the coming of Christ.) Also see "The Expressionless Body of water Scrolls and Latter-twenty-four hour period Truth" by Andrew C. Skinner.

The Legacy of the Brass Plates of Laban: A Comparison of Biblical and Book of Mormon Isaiah Texts

A book past H. Clay Gorton that shows the details of differences between the Book of Mormon and related passages quoted from the Bible. Good resources for study of textual differences.

Studia Antiqua

A BYU journal from students and faculty on topics related to the ancient globe. Many interesting things relevant to the Bible and Book of Mormon.

For the Forcefulness of the Youth

A PDF file of a popular Church booklet given to immature people to teach them basic values. There is as well an HTML version.

Gledhill.com

A pop site by Mike Gledhill, a Latter-twenty-four hour period Saint offering abundant information virtually Gledhill genealogy and lore.

DutyToGod.com

Defended to the promotion of the new Duty to God programme for young men in the Church building.

LDS Employment Center

A service of ProvidentLiving.org.

Polynesian Cultural Centre (linked to BYU-Hawaii)

Sure hope I tin visit this place someday. A wonderful attraction.

Tuacahn

Prepare against stunning cherry bluffs of Navajo sandstone, Tuacahn in southern Utah offers one of the most spectacular outdoor settings for art and theatre that I have ever seen. I must strongly recommend the musical production "Utah!". Apart from a great plot, swell acting, and fine singing, the special effects solitary are worth seeing. (A wink overflowing is actually produced before your eyes on the outdoor stage.)

Utah's Dixie

One of the well-nigh interesting places on world. My ancestors helped settle and build St. George and surrounding areas, and my grandfather taught at Dixie College in St. George. Dearest to visit!

Genealogy Resource - a page by Bequeathed Quest

Cyndi'due south List of Family unit History Centers - all-encompassing!

LDS resources in Chinese!

LDS Freedom Portal

A drove of resources for LDS people and others on the event of libery and freedom.

Lincoln Hoppe

A talented LDS actor who appears to have an outstanding career ahead of him.

Community of Christ

A church with historical ties to the Latter-twenty-four hours Saints that parted ways with us later on the death of Joseph Smith. Headquartered in Independence, Missouri, it has lots of keen people in it and many who treasure the divine souvenir of scripture in the Book of Mormon.

ForgottenBooks.org

A huge library of books, including many historical gems, that can exist downloaded for free or purchased equally inexpensive paperbacks.

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Resources for Better Ministering and Coping with Challenges in Life

Disabilities

Resource from the Church.

Mental Health

Church building resources and guidance related to mental health.

"Myths virtually Mental Illness," by Alexander B. Morrison, Ensign, October. 2005, p. 31.

Mental Health Resource from BYU'due south Counseling and Psychological Services.

Living Essentials - BYU TV

A TV series with helpful information related to mental health and other issues.

Facing Addiction: Y'all Tin can Do This

Resource from the Mackay School of Educational activity at BYU to help those dealing with addictions.

The P0rnography Monster

A talk given by Dr. Rick Moody at BYU in 2003.

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Some of My Favorite LDS Books

The writings of Hugh Nibley, though too numerous to even begin listing, must be mentioned first. Radical, challenging, informative, and always entertaining, he's worth reading again and again. Some more recent writings by others volition be mentioned specifically:

Volume of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Show for Aboriginal Origins, edited by Noel B. Reynolds, Foundation for Ancient Inquiry and Mormon Studies, Provo, Utah, 1997. 574 pages, $nineteen.95. Costless online! This is one of the two or three all-time books on Book of Mormon evidences and scholarship that I've seen. This upward-to-engagement, carefully documented volume of works past significant scholars covers some of the nigh important and interesting problems about Volume of Mormon authorship. These are problems that LDS people ought to empathise and issues that critics cannot honestly continue to ignore: Lehi's journey through the Arabian Peninsula and the extremely powerful evidence of authenticity that it provides; the testimony of the witnesses; internal and external evidences for how the translation occurred; the significance of chiasmus; the latest in wordprint analysis; the Volume of Mormon as a Mesomaerican record; the significance of alleged anachronisms; and and so forth. I strongly recommend this book.

Are Mormons Christians? by Stephen E. Robinson, Bookcraft, Salt Lake City, 1991.133 pages, $viii.95. Latter-day Saints are usually shocked or dismayed when they first earn that some ministers tell their congregations that "Mormons" don't believe in Christ. To us who believe in Christ, worship Christ, and look to Him for salvation, it's amazing to hear others try to tell us what nosotros believe and to fence that we aren't Christian. Robinson thoroughly explains the various angles of attack that critics accept when attempting to deny our organized religion in Christ or in trying to scare others into thinking that we reject Christ. For each of these attacks, he advisedly shows the inconsistency of the critic'due south position - typically demonstrating that the especially created definitions of "Christian" used past critics to exclude us also would exclude Christ, the Apostles, and early mainstream Christians as well, along with some modern, indisputable Christians similar C.S. Lewis. Robinson'south documentation on the development of the mail service-Biblical doctrine of the Trinity, for example, is well worth the toll of the volume, as is the documentation he provides on early Christian behavior such as an understanding of the divine potential of faithful sons and daughters of God. He also considers carefully what the definition of "Christian" must be, based on the teachings of the Bible, for instance. Excellent scholarship, arable documentation, careful thinking and clear writing make this a useful tool in agreement where critics are coming from and how unfair many of their arguments are. (Afterwards all, if Christ was a "non-Christian cultist," as He would be according to the twisted definitions used by many of our critics, so I guess I desire to be one too!)

FARMS Reviews of Books and originally, Review of Books on the Volume of Mormon. These publications, now archived at ScholarsArchive.BYU.edu (search for items or utilize the drib-downwards box to select specific volumes), offer some of the best resource for intellectually refuting the arguments of many popular anti-Mormon publications. Each effect features numerous reviews of LDS by outstanding writers. No longer published, that torch is now carried past The Interpreter Foundation.

An Ancient American Setting for the Volume of Mormon, by John L. Sorenson, Deseret Book Comp., Common salt Lake City, UT, 1985. Shows that a plausible setting for the Volume of Mormon exists with the "narrow neck of land" being the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (southern Mexico/Guatemala expanse). Fascinating confirmations are considered in terms of climate, geography, the existence of written language, cultural issues, secret societies, the utilize of metal, etc. One of the almost powerful intellectual works on the Book of Mormon, past a reputable anthropologist who uses solid scholarly methods. Provides detailed maps of likely locations for cities, rivers, valleys, lakes, etc., mentioned in the Book of Mormon. The fact that such a affair is possible is overwhelming evidence for authenticity, given that almost goose egg was known nigh the area in Joseph Smith's 24-hour interval.

Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John Welch, Deseret Book Comp., Salt Lake City, UT, 1992. Short and powerful summaries of new research over the by decade or then on the Book of Mormon. This book is a compilation of "FARMS Updates" from the Maxwell Plant (formerly the Foundation for Ancient Inquiry and Mormon Studies).

Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne, Deseret Book Comp., Salt Lake City, UT, 1991. Xx-three chapters by various authors exploring unlike aspects of the Volume of Mormon, including the topics of language (especially chiasmus and Hebraisms); society, politics, and war; original authors and their sources; and unifying themes.

In the Footsteps of Lehi past Warren P. Aston and Michael Chiliad. Aston, Deseret Book Comp., Salt Lake City, UT, 1994. This book provides compelling, solid evidence for Book of Mormon authenticity based on recent discoveries in the Arabian peninsula. Likely candidates for Nahom and Bountiful take been located in the right places and with the right characteristics, making the account of one Nephi in the Volume of Mormon right on the money in means that would have been impossible to fabricate in 1830. Encounter my review on the Book of Mormon Evidences Page.

Offenders for a Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Give-and-take Games to Attack the Latter-day Saints (also available via Archive.org, with improve formatting) by Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks, Aspen Books, Table salt Lake City, UT, 1992. Complimentary online! A thorough and scholarly discussion of the many attacks used by critics to fence the Latter-day Saints aren't Christian. Extremely well researched and documented, this resource is often offers surprising and unexpected insights into Christianity, the New Testament, the apostasy, and the ancient religious world.

Environmentalism and the Gospel by Gale Lyle Pooley, Analytica, P.O. Box 2513, Sun Valley, ID 83353, 1995. Softbound, 162 pages. A careful, scholarly, merely highly readable discussion of the philosophical and theological underpinnings backside various branches of environmentalism, including an incisive discussion of the coercive anti-population movement. Discusses the relationship between the Gospel and environmentalism. Excellent analysis of population and scarcity. Well documented. Useful in dealing with misinformation about the overhyped overpopulation crisis. The writing is first-class and thought-provoking. Fifty-fifty if you think you'll disagree, this piece of work warrants attending.

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