Archive for April, 2008

Mormon Historical Studies vs. Mormon Theological Studies

April 15, 2008

Should I say “versus?” Mormon historical and theological studies do not necessarily need to be opposed. However, they often are. In what way? The appeal to personal experience is often weak (I’ve personally encountered several Mormon historians that have disdain for theological studies), but consider the following.

There are several Religious Studies departments with chairs in [...]

2008 Sunstone West Symposium: Mormonism and the Christian Tradition, Theology as Interfaith Dialogue, Creativity and Novelty in Mormon Studies

April 11, 2008

In my last post I mentioned my participation on the “Mormonism and Christian Theology” panel in the Sunstone West Symposium, held here at Claremont CA, March 15, 2008. I here include my remarks from that panel discussion.
 
I’m going to outline three interrelated concepts that come from my rough reflections and observations as a student in [...]

Prolegomenon

April 11, 2008

Welcome. As the title indicates, through this blog I intend to offer my rough musings on Mormon philosophy and theology. The blog title is a bit misleading, however; I also hope to blog about ethics and culture as these categories relate to Mormonism. There may even be some scriptural exegesis, but I am somwhat weak [...]