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November 2018

November 07, 2018

“Absolutist” Revelation and Creation Accounts in Moses, Abraham, and the Temple

I presented a short paper at the Joseph Smith Papers conference a few weeks ago,...

May 2018

May 03, 2018

What Prophets Know: A Short Follow-up

I've had a bad bug for a week, but I'll have some Gospel Doctrine updates...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

An essay on the nature of prophetic knowledge, with a side helping of evolution

Regardless of what you think about evolution, it poses a problem. In the past, the issue...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

“That which is Demonstrated, We Accept with Joy”: Mormons, Scripture, and Evolution

You might have noticed an op-ed on Mormonism and evolution in the Salt Lake Tribune...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Old Testament Resources Part 1: The Short List and Elder Ballard

Through November 26, Amazon is offering $5 off any physical order of books of $20....

November 02, 2017

D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42: Some important background and resources on OD2

This, I think, is important enough for a post. Lesson 42 on Continuing Revelation highlights Official...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

Kenton Sparks on Genre

In the LDS Perspectives podcast, I alluded to this passage from Kenton Sparks' section in Genesis: History,...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Mormon Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It?

Occasionally, one hears Mormons (usually laypeople) critiquing Protestants for slavish and uncritical interpretation of the...

November 2016

November 02, 2016

A Vague Post on Joseph Fielding Smith, Evolution, and Other Sides of His Story

People are multi-faceted and complex. It's very easy to develop an attitude of putting either...

August 2016

August 03, 2016

David O. McKay, Genesis, and Evolution: Part 2.

In a previous post, I detailed President McKay's explicit, published, written approval of a very...

July 2016

July 23, 2016

A Note on Pioneer Day Talks, Sweetwater, and Tradition

I didn't grow up in Utah, and never heard of Pioneer Day until I was...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Joseph F. Smith on Evolution and Teaching in Church Schools

The general thrust of my research over the next few years will be science, religion,...