{"id":42578,"date":"2017-06-04T00:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T06:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=42578"},"modified":"2017-06-04T00:19:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T06:19:28","slug":"exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Exploring Mormon Thought: &#8216;The Attributes of God&#8217; and &#8216;The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42579\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2017\/06\/Aerial_shots-Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Guatemala-sunset_clouds_6849855264.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42579\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-42579\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2017\/06\/Aerial_shots-Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Guatemala-sunset_clouds_6849855264-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wikimedia CC photo of clouds\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glorious scene, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairmormon.org\/testimonies\/scholars\/james-m-mclachlan\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">James McLachlan<\/a> reviews two important works by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairmormon.org\/testimonies\/scholars\/blake-t-ostler\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blake Ostler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-and-problems-theism-and-love-god\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-and-problems-theism-and-love-god<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware that the two paragraphs that will appear when you click on the link don\u2019t represent the entirety of Professor McLachlan\u2019s review. \u00a0Note the free \u201cDownload PDF\u201d button in the upper right of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: \u00a0 https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-and-problems-theism-and-love-god \u00a0 Please be aware that the two paragraphs that will appear when you click on the link don\u2019t represent the entirety of Professor McLachlan\u2019s review. \u00a0Note the free \u201cDownload PDF\u201d button in the upper right of the screen. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Exploring Mormon Thought: &#039;The Attributes of God&#039; and &#039;The Problems of Theism and the Love of God&#039;&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Exploring Mormon Thought: &#039;The Attributes of God&#039; and &#039;The Problems of Theism and the Love of God&#039;&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sic et Non\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/files\/2017\/06\/Aerial_shots-Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Guatemala-sunset_clouds_6849855264-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dan Peterson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dan Peterson\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html\",\"name\":\"\\\"Exploring Mormon Thought: 'The Attributes of God' and 'The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'\\\"\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/77113e9b09701bd1599fa272c4f65045\"},\"description\":\"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8220;Exploring Mormon Thought: &#8216;The Attributes of God&#8217; and &#8216;The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/\",\"name\":\"Sic et Non\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/77113e9b09701bd1599fa272c4f65045\",\"name\":\"Dan Peterson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ed1a72d26805e35a503e3167599df7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ed1a72d26805e35a503e3167599df7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dan Peterson\"},\"description\":\"\\\"Life was very unsatisfying until I discovered Dan's blog, which gave me a reason to live.\\\" (gemli, 7 November 2019)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/author\/danpeterson\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"Exploring Mormon Thought: 'The Attributes of God' and 'The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'\"","description":"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"Exploring Mormon Thought: 'The Attributes of God' and 'The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'\"","og_description":"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html","og_site_name":"Sic et Non","article_published_time":"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/files\/2017\/06\/Aerial_shots-Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Guatemala-sunset_clouds_6849855264-1024x683.jpg"}],"author":"Dan Peterson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dan Peterson"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html","name":"\"Exploring Mormon Thought: 'The Attributes of God' and 'The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'\"","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00","dateModified":"2017-06-04T06:19:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/77113e9b09701bd1599fa272c4f65045"},"description":"&nbsp; &nbsp; James McLachlan reviews two important works by Blake Ostler: &nbsp;","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/06\/exploring-mormon-thought-attributes-god-problems-theism-love-god.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8220;Exploring Mormon Thought: &#8216;The Attributes of God&#8217; and &#8216;The Problems of Theism and the Love of God'&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/","name":"Sic et Non","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/77113e9b09701bd1599fa272c4f65045","name":"Dan Peterson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ed1a72d26805e35a503e3167599df7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ed1a72d26805e35a503e3167599df7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dan Peterson"},"description":"\"Life was very unsatisfying until I discovered Dan's blog, which gave me a reason to live.\" (gemli, 7 November 2019)","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/author\/danpeterson"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}