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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... Sacred narrative and ritual can best be understood through the lens of a sacral world view . In interpreting any sacred communication , we must understand that it will remain largely meaningless to us unless we can put aside for a time ...
... Sacred narrative and ritual can best be understood through the lens of a sacral world view . In interpreting any sacred communication , we must understand that it will remain largely meaningless to us unless we can put aside for a time ...
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... sacred , which tran- scends this world but manifests itself in the world , thereby sanctifying it and making it real . He further believes that life has a sacred origin and that human existence realizes all of its potentialities in ...
... sacred , which tran- scends this world but manifests itself in the world , thereby sanctifying it and making it real . He further believes that life has a sacred origin and that human existence realizes all of its potentialities in ...
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... sacred acting as counterweights to each other . However , since our present society is predominantly secu- lar , our argument here is that we need an infusion of the sacred in or- der for us to experience the reality of the spiritual ...
... sacred acting as counterweights to each other . However , since our present society is predominantly secu- lar , our argument here is that we need an infusion of the sacred in or- der for us to experience the reality of the spiritual ...
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Keystones | 14 |
Holiness to the Lord | 29 |
The Divine Mother | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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