Teaching: Understanding Mormonism, Central Baptist Church, Honolulu, Hawaii, 4/4/2014

Robert Millet’s presentation on the 11/27 episode of Faith Under Fire was truly an excellent example of the “modern” Mormon viewpoint that is actively seeking to shift the emphasis that had existed in Mormon theology from the last days of Joseph Smith all the way through Joseph Fielding Smith and Bruce R. McConkie. Those familiar with the sermons and teachings

I was recently referred to a blog article by a young Mormon writer and scholar, Daniel McClellan. He seems like a bright, intelligent young man, though, sadly, he has clearly been influenced by the less-than-mature behavioral ticks of his mentors at BYU, men like Daniel C. Peterson and William Hamblin. We will note how this mars his otherwise interesting article

The following was first published around 1989 in tract form. The single greatest explanation of the nature and existence of God from the mouth of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, is to be found in his comments at the funeral of one “King Follett”in April of 1844. This discourse was published first in the Times and Seasons of August 15,1844.

I will be joining Paul Edwards tomorrow evening (from your perspective back there—for me, it will be 8am on Friday morning) on his talk show in Detroit (5:05pm) to discuss the brouhaha currently raging over Mormonism. Listen in!

   I had never met a Mormon scholar before with an earring, to be honest, but Dr. Dennis Potter broke new ground for me. Dr. Potter is a graduate from Notre Dame, and we debated about four years ago at the University of Utah. The discussion is focused primarily upon the nature of the gospel, God’s grace, etc. Note the last

I do not just do debates with Roman Catholics. In fact, we have done a number of debates in Salt Lake City. Here is the cross-examination period from a debate on the effect of Adam’s fall with Dr. Gilbert Scharffs, the author of the LDS response to the “GodMakers” film, a long time professor and LDS theologian. I had more