Monthly Archives: February 2010

Oaks, Harvard, and "Religion"

Posted on February 26, 2010 by TT

Tonight, Elder Oaks spoke at Harvard. Just a little more than a week after a Newsweek article accused Harvard of ignoring the importance of the academic study of religion, Elder Oaks visited Harvard Law School as part of a series … Continue reading →

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Important conversation about academia

Posted on February 24, 2010 by nitsav

I know I’ve been AWOL on my OT:FTW posts, but the recent tragic shootings over being denied tenure have sparked a variety of interesting reflections on tenure, academia, publishing, stress, and so on. I thought it merited more than a … Continue reading →

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Imposed Openness

Posted on February 12, 2010 by smallaxe

How is God infinite and embodied? Are we born in the spirit world or have our spirits existed forever? What is the nature of “intelligence”? What is eternal progression? These are issues that LDSs have different views on. Leaders throughout … Continue reading →

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Discussion and Implications of the New Perspective(s) on Paul (NPP)

Posted on February 5, 2010 by theyellowdart

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is God’s power for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, as well as the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith(fullness) for … Continue reading →

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BYU-Idaho College Democrats-in-Exile

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Chris H.

I have a box of posters, signs, t-shirts, and other junk in my office in Provo that stands as a physical reminder of what was once the College Democrats at BYU-Idaho. I was the last faculty advisor for the club … Continue reading →

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Teaching and Discussing the Flood

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris H.

In this weeks Sunday School lesson we will be discussing Noah. I love this story. My second child is named Shem. It is one of the classics. The class I teach is for high school juniors and seniors. We have … Continue reading →

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