Monthly Archives: January 2008

Priesthood, Temple, and Semantics

Posted on January 26, 2008 by nitsav

Most people know that in our current arrangement, young men tend to receive the priesthood at age 12, when they are ordained to the office of Deacon in the Aaronic priesthood. This has been the case only since the 1880′s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Doctrine, Marginalia | 17 Comments

Mormonism and the State

Posted on January 25, 2008 by TT

Many skeptics of Mitt Romney on both the right and the left are concerned that he would impose his Mormonism on the State, constituting a dangerous mixing of religion and political power. I am confident that there is no basis … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics | 4 Comments

Abhortion

Posted on January 23, 2008 by TT

Why shouldn’t those who publicly teach that one must be politically pro-life in order to be a good Mormon be excommunicated for teaching false doctrine?

Posted in Doctrine | 17 Comments

What’s Missing From the Three-Fold Mission?

Posted on January 21, 2008 by smallaxe

I don’t really know much about the history of the Three-Fold Mission of the Church: To Perfect the Saints, Proclaim the Gospel, and Redeem the Dead (Perhaps someone can refer something to read) I do know, however, that the Three-Fold … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 25 Comments

Why No Social Gospel?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by TT

Much of 20th century Christianity has emerged out of the Social Gospel movements. The Social Gospel movements see Christianity primarily about the alleviation of suffering for the poor and oppressed. These movements became increasingly influential in the Great Depression. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Philosophy, Speculation | 28 Comments

Do we really believe the Book of Mormon?

Posted on January 15, 2008 by TT

Sitting in Sunday School this week and rereading 1 Ne 1-7, I couldn’t help but wonder if we as Mormons really believed the central theological message of the Book of Mormon that the righteous will prosper in the land, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon | 29 Comments

Armaund Mauss Interview

Posted on January 12, 2008 by nitsav

No, not here. Over here.  Good stuff, go read it. (T&S had a similar interview in 2004, part one, part two.) “For Mormons, living in a certain way is more important than believing in a certain way. We can infer … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, LDS Church History, Mormon Studies | 7 Comments

Interpretation and Revelation

Posted on January 7, 2008 by smallaxe

I’ve been thinking lately about the question of revelation; not necessarily in a definitional sense (in terms of this post we can talk about revelation as knowledge revealed from God to his prophet(s)), but in a material sense–is revelation an … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine | 17 Comments