This episode we finish our discussion of the LDS Gospel Topics Essay Mother in Heaven Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist kicks off the episode with a question about why the doctrine of a Mother in Heaven is considered authoritative doctrine when the direct support for it amounts to hearsay that Joseph Smith taught it along with the fact that it made it into an LDS Hymn He notes that the doctrine that Adam was God has been declared to be heresy by subsequent LDS leaders even though Brigham Young taught it and claimed that Joseph Smith taught it We hope that [... more]

Michael swung by Outer Brightness to discuss the LDS Gospel Topics Essay on the LDS doctrine of a Mother in Heaven In this first part of the conversation they discuss how they viewed thsi doctrine when they were LDS and whether or not they felt an affinity for the doctrine Finally they discuss each of the passages from LDS canon that are cited in the essay as supportive of the doctrine [... more]

In this episode Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist and the Apostate Paul read and respond to the LDS Gospel Topics Essay titled Are Mormons Christian Covered here in Part are the other two main sections of the article Latter-day Saints Believe in a Restored Christianity and Latter-day Saints Believe in an Open Canon as well as the Conclusion We hope you enjoy this conversation [... more]

In the final episode of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Margaret M Toscano on Joseph Smith's Teachings on Priesthood Temple and Women from the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Toscano ' [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series A Scholarly Engagement Signature Books titled Plural Marriage after The entire series along with other articles covering the Gospel Topics Essays printed between - are located at mrm org gospel-topics-essays where you can get a fuller report [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series A Scholarly Engagement Signature Books titled Plural Marriage after The entire series along with other articles covering the Gospel Topics Essays printed between - are located at mrm org gospel-topics-essays where you can get a fuller report [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series A Scholarly Engagement Signature Books titled Plural Marriage after The entire series along with other articles covering the Gospel Topics Essays printed between - are located at mrm org gospel-topics-essays where you can get a fuller report [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series A Scholarly Engagement Signature Books titled Plural Marriage after The entire series along with other articles covering the Gospel Topics Essays printed between - are located at mrm org gospel-topics-essays where you can get a fuller report [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series A Scholarly Engagement Signature Books titled Plural Marriage after The entire series along with other articles covering the Gospel Topics Essays printed between - are located at mrm org gospel-topics-essays where you can get a Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Bringhurst Part ' [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In our ongoing series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this week we consider chapter the Cultural Work of the 'First Vision Accounts' Essay written by David J Howlett and take a closer look at the First Vision [... more]

In our ongoing series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this week we consider chapter the Cultural Work of the 'First Vision Accounts' Essay written by David J Howlett and take a closer look at the First Vision [... more]

In our ongoing series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this week we consider chapter the Cultural Work of the 'First Vision Accounts' Essay written by David J Howlett and take a closer look at the First Vision [... more]

In our ongoing series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this week we consider chapter the Cultural Work of the 'First Vision Accounts' Essay written by David J Howlett and take a closer look at the First Vision [... more]

In our ongoing series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this week we consider chapter the Cultural Work of the 'First Vision Accounts' Essay and take a closer look at the First Vision [... more]

We continue the review of The LDS Gospel Topics Series published in by Signature Books as we look this week at chapter written by John-Charles Duffy titled The Book of Mormon Translation Essay in Historical Context We hope you are enjoying this series of cutting edge issues [... more]

We continue the review of The LDS Gospel Topics Series published in by Signature Books as we look this week at chapter written by John-Charles Duffy titled The Book of Mormon Translation Essay in Historical Context We hope you are enjoying this series of cutting edge issues [... more]

We continue the review of The LDS Gospel Topics Series published in by Signature Books as we look this week at chapter written by John-Charles Duffy titled The Book of Mormon Translation Essay in Historical Context We hope you are enjoying this series of cutting edge issues [... more]

We continue the review of The LDS Gospel Topics Series published in by Signature Books as we look this week at chapter written by John-Charles Duffy titled The Book of Mormon Translation Essay in Historical Context We hope you are enjoying this series of cutting edge issues [... more]

We continue the review of The LDS Gospel Topics Series published in by Signature Books as we look this week at chapter written by John-Charles Duffy titled The Book of Mormon Translation Essay in Historical Context We hope you are enjoying this series of cutting edge issues [... more]

This week Bill and Eric cover chapters and of the book Gospel Topics Series These are important essays and it's interesting to see how these are looked upon by a variety of different scholars from different backgrounds [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter Are Mormons Christian in a book titled The LDS Gospel Topics Series a book published by Signature Books Craig Blomberg an evangelical New Testament professor from Denver Seminary wrote this first chapter and there were some issues we found that needed to Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Blomberg Part ' [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter Are Mormons Christian in a book titled The LDS Gospel Topics Series a book published by Signature Books Craig Blomberg an evangelical New Testament professor from Denver Seminary wrote this first chapter and there were some issues we found that needed to Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Blomberg Part ' [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter Are Mormons Christian in a book titled The LDS Gospel Topics Series a book published by Signature Books Craig Blomberg an evangelical New Testament professor from Denver Seminary wrote this first chapter and there were some issues we found that needed to Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Blomberg Part ' [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter Are Mormons Christian in a book titled The LDS Gospel Topics Series a book published by Signature Books Craig Blomberg an evangelical New Testament professor from Denver Seminary wrote this first chapter and there were some issues we found that needed to Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Blomberg Part ' [... more]

This week Bill and Eric take a closer look at chapter Are Mormons Christian in a book titled The LDS Gospel Topics Series a book published by Signature Books Craig Blomberg an evangelical New Testament professor from Denver Seminary wrote this first chapter and there were some issues we found that needed to Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Blomberg Part ' [... more]

This week we introduce a book review that we will do for the next three months as each of the original essays are covered in a book put out by Signature For more on the Gospel Topics Essays we invite you to visit www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

This week we introduce a book review that we will do for the next three months as each of the original essays are covered in a book put out by Signature For more on the Gospel Topics Essays we invite you to visit www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]