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February 2011

February 07, 2011

Quotes of Note- George Q. Cannon on Doctrine from the Stand

If we hear any principle taught from the stand that we do not understand, let...

November 2010

November 09, 2010

Encultured prophets and the firmament: Peter Enns continued

In my last post (and hinted at in the one before that), I raised the...

November 02, 2010

Scripture, History and Myth: A Perfect Modern Example from NPR!

We’re way past Genesis at this point, but like the poor, the issue of non-historical...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

Balancing tradition with faith and scholarship: a Mormon application of Peter Enns

In my own struggles to balance faith and tradition with scholarship, I find it useful...

October 23, 2010

Faith and Knowledge Conference(s): Call for Papers and Past Experiences

Several years ago, a conference was organized by Richard Bushman, Terryl Givens, and several LDS...

September 2010

September 17, 2010

Responses and follow-ups to KLS on teaching sexuality (updated)

Lots of people have read Kathryn Soper's excellent article on teaching sexuality to the youth...

September 12, 2010

Jonah- the Insufficiency of the New Testament Argument

Other than tradition that Jonah is historical, there is the New Testament argument. This argument...

August 2010

August 27, 2010

Adam-ondi-Ahman in Africa

For $100, you can learn your ancestors' migratory history on the earth. National Geographic's Genographic...

August 25, 2010

Announcement #1- Dialogue, FAIR, Sunstone, etc.

Patheos has informal partnerships with several of the established brands in Mormonism as well as...

August 19, 2010

Brigham Young, Studying Evil, and Living in a Bubble

It's been five years since I posted this, and it came up in a Church...

July 2010

July 13, 2010

Gospel Doctrine Podcast 26- 1 Kings 3-11 (updated)

Lesson 26: 1 Kings 3-11 [audio:] Having technical issues with the plugin at the moment,...

June 2010

June 23, 2010

The First and Great Commandment

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" asked the Pharisees. Jesus answered, "Thou...

June 18, 2010

Gospel Doctrine Lesson 23: “The Lord Be Between Thee and Me For Ever”

One of the most famous stories of the Old Testament includes the account of David...

June 18, 2010

Mr. Blanchard Was Right – Failure is Inevitable

Science appeals to me because of its ability to identify objective truths. You can describe...

June 09, 2010

Is God Omnipotent?

Timothy Ferris concludes his book on cosmology, The Whole Shebang, with a "Contrarian Theological Afterword." ...

June 03, 2010

Podcast on Gospel Doctrine lesson 21- 1 Samuel 1-3, 8

Another one! We just keep coming. As always, if you like it, share it. Tell...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Gospel Doctrine Podcast lesson 20- Ruth!

[audio:] Hit play above, or right click here to download. I present for your intellectual...

May 21, 2010

Gospel Doctrine Podcast, Lessons 16-17

(If you're coming from LDS.org or the RSS feed, please click here for the proper...

April 2010

April 16, 2010

A problem with the LDS solution to the Problem of Evil?

There are a few problems with the Mormon solution to the problem of evil. I'm...

April 06, 2010

PH/RS Lesson 6: The Fall

I was asked to substitute teach for Priesthood recently. I feel that the boundaries and...