This is part of an ongoing project to articulate and clarify the principles described in the Latter-day Saint Radical Orthodoxy manifesto. The
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What the Book of Mormon Teaches Us about Innovation
This is part of an ongoing project to articulate and clarify the principles described in the Latter-day Saint Radical Orthodoxy manifesto. Our
Continue readingThe Three Kingdoms of Laman, and the Four Tribes of Nephi
There are seven tribes of Lehi: The Nephites, the Jacobites, the Josephites, the Zoramites, the Lamanites, the Lemuelites, and the
Continue readingPharisees, the Honor Code, and Gender Complementarity in Dating
On February 19, 2020, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a new General Handbook. Among many textual
Continue readingRISE OF SKYWALKER analysis and trilogy retrospective
I have waited to write my analysis of STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER because there’s so much to say, and
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Recently I saw a comment on social media that lamented the current state of Christianity, with its focus on sexual
Continue readingDo Church Historical Events Get in the Way of Our Relationship with Christ?
Editor’s note: Since publishing Who Is Truth? Reframing Our Questions for a Richer Faith, Dr. Ed Gantt and myself (Jeffrey
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Membership in the church of Christ is like unto three men who were young, naive, and smitten with love. They
Continue readingApplying Heidegger to Religious Conviction
A number of philosophers (Martin Heidegger, Hubert Dreyfus, and others) argue that there are two basic “ways of being,” or
Continue readingSome Thoughts in Response to Terryl Givens on Doubt
Last week, Terryl Givens published an article on Faith Matters entitled, “Can Stronger Faith Emerge From The Crucible Of Doubt?”
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