Strangers in Paradox: Explorations in Mormon TheologySignature Books, 1990 - 301 Seiten Exploring a wide range of theological issues, Strangers in Paradox examines the paradoxical nature of Mormonism. The authors consider the nature of God, gender roles, religious authority, and symbolism on the assumption that the more one evaluates one's beliefs, myths, and rituals, the more vital and meaningful they may become.For example, they illustrate that for every assertion about God being a human-like man with a physical body, with a literal, physical son, accompanied by a third, spirit personage, there is a correspondingly definitive pronouncement from church leaders and scripture asserting the opposite: that the godhead includes a woman, that God is a spirit, that there is only one God, and that the Holy Spirit has a resurrected body. The Book of Mormon is trinitarian, the Doctrine and Covenants is not. The Toscanos propose that God might be visualized equally well as an androgenous being.Similarly, in discussing LDS temple worship, the authors attempt to infuse rote phrases with some theological meaning. Reminiscent of Hans Kung or C. S. Lewis, they are provocative but faith-affirming. |
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... lives go on living and those who lose their lives go on dying . As for the meek , the lyrics of a song cynically remind us that it is not the earth they inherit but “ the dirt . ” And when the meek do inherit any- thing , they either ...
... lives go on living and those who lose their lives go on dying . As for the meek , the lyrics of a song cynically remind us that it is not the earth they inherit but “ the dirt . ” And when the meek do inherit any- thing , they either ...
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... lives . In a sense we are each like Joseph Smith praying in the grove . He realized he must approach God for himself , since the teachers of religion “ under- stood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all con ...
... lives . In a sense we are each like Joseph Smith praying in the grove . He realized he must approach God for himself , since the teachers of religion “ under- stood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all con ...
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... lives " ( D & C 132 : 19 ) . This means that God lives our lives . God not only lives an independent life , but being present in us in spirit , the divine mind also simultaneously lives in each of us . In other words God is pregnant ...
... lives " ( D & C 132 : 19 ) . This means that God lives our lives . God not only lives an independent life , but being present in us in spirit , the divine mind also simultaneously lives in each of us . In other words God is pregnant ...
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Keystones | 14 |
Holiness to the Lord | 29 |
The Divine Mother | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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