The site provides information that helps equip christians to logically. After a few warmup posts last month here, here, and here, its time to get serious about apologetics. These resources reflect a variety of theological andor sociological perspectives. The apologetics resource center is about the process of understanding the times and the alien philosophies opposed to gods truth, as well as understanding and effecting the antidote of both knowing gods truth and being the truth in our home, neighborhood, and culture. I have sifted through his over 11,000 words and i am dismayed that peterson completely misses the entire point of my letter to the ces director. Apr 10, 2020 the crowning event in the book of mormon is the ministry of jesus christ among the nephite people. Belief and belonging in an age of doubt 2015 is the latest entry in the new mormon apologetics field. The book of mormons slip is showing have you ever watched the history channel show pawn stars. Fair mormon is an organization dedicated to apologetics and answering. I think such a claim often only works by simplifying what the bom teaches, but it certainly is a long standing topic in mormon apologetics. Apologetics book of mormon doubt faith crisis lds mormon mormon apologetics mormon matters neoapologetics 804805.
Critics of the book of mormon often demand its advocates provide the strongest single piece of archaeological evidence or that they name. Fairmormon is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing welldocumented. Thus the lds contends that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The webs best selection of books, aids, dvds, and audios related to the. Jeff lindsay said anita, thanks for the firsthand report.
In the words of latterday saints president wilford c. Contemporary book of mormon apologetics really began with two lengthy series of articles from 1950 to 1952 by nibley on the book of mormon, published in 1952 as the book lehi in the desert and the world of the jaredites. Ricks at the 12th annual mormon apologetics conference at the south towne exposition center thursday afternoon. Fairmormon comprises volunteers who seek to answer questions submitted to its web site. In part 1 of a mormon stories podcast series on mormon apologetics, we interview the host of mormon mattersdan wotherspoon, brian d. While their position within mormon studies is debated, mormon apologetics have a tradition dating back to parley p. The following affiliates have contributed to book of mormon central by providing. Apologetics press the book of mormon and the ancient evidence. A conference, sponsored by the book of mormon studies association. Summary the mormon organization farms is producing the most widely read and seemingly scholarly defenses of the book of mormon and joseph smith available in mormonism today. The following is a blog post originally posted on the churchistrue blog in 2016 following tad callisters byu devotional talk titled the book of mormon manmade or godgiven. Jun, 2019 bad book of mormon apologetics posted by churchistrue last year, fairmormon had a big win for their organization when lds general authority kevin pearson came to speak at their conference and endorsed them. An overview of mormon apologetics and neoapologetics. Ga tad callister recently released a book titled a case for the book of mormon wherein he tries to make a defensive case for the book.
Yeah sure, just as soon as mormon apologetics admit that the book of abraham is a fraudyour getting close to doing sobut come on just come clean and admit it. The following affiliates have contributed to book of mormon central by providing access to articles, images, and various other resources to further the cause of. In the introduction of the book of mormon, smith states that it is the record of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the americas, which also contains the fullness of the everlasting. Christensen, foundations of our faith august 12, 2019 by trevor holyoak. A paper presented at the 2008 international conference, london, uk. The amount of scholarship in mormon studies increased after world war ii. Leveling the playing field with mormon apologists faith versus facts by randy jordan presented to the 8th annual ex mormon conference october 5, 2002 salt lake city, ut the book of zelph another testament of the book of mormon translated by josh anderson 2005. Blog archive 2019 4 2019 4 august 1 what to make of the mass shooting epidemic june 1 january 2 2018 10.
Fairmormon faithful answers to criticisms of the lds church. Book of mormon theology in early nineteenthcentury perspective in dialog. Because its members are somewhat isolated from mainstream scholarship, many critics feel. I was surprised at how large the crowd of attendees was, and was delighted both with the content and also the chance to meet some. Although many customers are obviously preselected and the facts are scripted ahead of time, my boys still like to watch how different quirky items claiming to be from years past get inspected to see if theyre the real deal and worth some real. This occurred after his resurrection from the dead in jerusalem. The book is a collection of essays by a variety of lds scholars giving their informed view of the development and current state of mormon apologetics. Antimormon critics, apologetics, book of mormon, fair conference, fairmormon conference, faith crisis, joseph smith, lds history, lds scriptures, podcast. Second, the critics do not deal with the issues arising from the book of abraham that latterday saints care about. James walker, witnessing to mormons with the book of.
How the mormon religion became a dominant force in politics, entertainment, and pop culture slightly imperfect stephen mansfield worthy publishing 2012. And if all that wasnt enough, after clarifying in such strong terms who the bom is about, joseph declares that it is most most correct book on earth, and says. Apologetics press the book of mormon and the ancient. Jesus established his church in the americas by appointing apostles and prophets just as he had in israel. The april 1986 general conference, in which president ezra taft benson was sustained as president of the church, was a turning point for studying and applying. I do testify that the uncut sheets of the complete first edition of the book of mormon have been reproduced in its original unchanged condition. Today was my first time attending the fairmormon conference. Bad book of mormon apologetics posted by churchistrue last year, fairmormon had a big win for their organization when lds general authority kevin pearson came to speak at their conference and endorsed them.
Sep 17, 2017 this is where the new volume perspectives on mormon theology. Apologetics and underdetermination aka how fairmormon works. Evidences which support the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Today, mormons use the book of mormon in much the same way that christians use and study the bible. How to answer jehovahs witnesses and mormons frank chacon, jim burnham on. Second, i have prepared a timeline of the book of mormon translation, which is long, but which will give some valuable insight to those who take the time to read through it. In these episodes, the panelists provide a brief history of mormon apologetics, and discuss the emergence of a new style of apologetics sometimes referred to as neoapologetics, which includes the work of richard bushman. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and deseret book company. The discovery of chiasmus in the book of mormon and the abundant scholarship around it has been one of the great chapters in book of mormon studies, and provides one of many meaningful sources of evidence for its ancient semitic origins, including examples with hebraic wordplays that are all. Jun 14, 2019 ga tad callister recently released a book titled a case for the book of mormon wherein he tries to make a defensive case for the book. Its inspiration is in the similarlytitled discourses in mormon theology. A year later in lds general conference, he gave this same presentation in shortened form. The term mormon comes from the name given to one of their scriptures, the book of mormon. Apologetics study bible, his breakout novel five sacred crossings, and his forthcoming book fearless prayer.
The book of mormon claims to be an additional revelation to jesus christ. Book of mormon apologetics and scholarship deseret news. How the mormon religion became a dominant force in politics, entertainment, and pop culture slightly imperfect stephen mansfield worthy publishing 2012 hardcover. I believe that the role of lds apologetics is to provide reasonable arguments to. Grant hardy gave a landmark presentation at the fairmormon 2016 conference titled more effective apologetics. More effective apologetics grant hardy 2016 fair mormon. Maxwell institute at byu, took advantage of the spotlight afforded to him as the concluding speaker during fridays final session of the 2012 conference of the foundation for apologetic information and research fair to announce the formation of a new resource for those interested in scholarly perspectives on the scriptures. Since its very beginning, various latterday saints have sought to utilize evidence and reason to actively promote or defend beliefs and. This is where the new volume perspectives on mormon theology. The book of mormon s most spectacular recorded event was a postresurrection appearance of jesus christ himself among the nephite people 3 nephi 11. The remnant of book of mormon peoples are the indians that now inhabit this country encyclopedia of jss teachings, deseret book, p. An immediate response from many of them is that it is a word with negative connotationsthat people are apologizing for the church.
Grant hardy fairmormon 2016 more effective apologetics lds. Van dyke and loyd ericson, both of utah valley university, apologetics is a compilation of essays that draws from the wide spectrum of latterday saint positions on apologetics. Apologists write defensively, and view their polemical responses to criticism as a battle for their faith. A zombies reflections on that mormon apologists reflections. This will be the two day 26th international book of mormon evidence conference which will have just one major stage with over 20 fantastic speakers. James walker, witnessing to mormons with the book of mormon defend apologetics conference 2017 january 5, 2017. This book is the result of a joint publishing effort by the neal a. This volume in the perspectives on mormon theology series is an exploration of mormon apologeticsor the defense of faith.
Hardy used in the presentation, and provide wider context hes given in published materials and podcast interviews. Greg kofford books just published perspectives on mormon theology. A barebones secular argument for the gospel daniel c. He published this as a book recently, and i see discussion about this quite regularly in social media lately, so its a.
Smith once called the book of mormon the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion smith, 1902, 4. It is also accepted as scripture by the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints and dozens of other lds splinter sects note 1 the other books considered to be scripture by the lds church are. Sandy, utah one way to defend the book of mormon is by a study of its proper names and origins. Grant hardy fairmormon 2016 more effective apologetics. That said, book of mormon apologetics can also be seen as an.
James walker, witnessing to mormons with the book of mormon. Bad book of mormon apologetics lds church is true blog. The book of mormon also makes a strong point for gods spiritual and eternal unity see alma 11. Approximate book of mormon translation timeline, introduction page. May 02, 2019 some have argued that the book of mormon spends a fair bit of time refuting their views. Aug 06, 2010 sandy, utah one way to defend the book of mormon is by a study of its proper names and origins. Welcome to the conference website for book of mormon studies. Kansas city, missouri office of the apologetics resource.
An overview of mormon apologetics and neoapologetics mormon stories october 12, 2017 apologetics, church history, joseph smith 32 comments. Philosophical and theological possibilities, edited by jim mclachlan and myself, which itself is the proceedings of the inaugural conference of the society for mormon philosophy and. The crowning event in the book of mormon is the ministry of jesus christ among the nephite people. Part of the book was recently published at lds living. The book of mormons most spectacular recorded event was a postresurrection appearance of jesus christ himself among the nephite people 3 nephi 11. The perspectives on mormon theology series has been an idea floating around for a few years by my series coeditor, brian birch. Anti mormon critics, apologetics, book of mormon, fair conference, fairmormon conference, faith crisis, joseph smith, lds history, lds scriptures, podcast. Peterson affectionately known as tapir dan by some for his theory that book of mormon horses could instead be deer or tapirs presented his reflections on that letter to a ces director. Fairmormon holds an annual conference where topics of current apologetic issues are presented. More specifically, the book of mormon is named after mormon, a fourthcentury prophethistorian who compiled and abridged many records of his ancestors into the book of mormon. Apologetics, published by greg kofford books, comes into play. The book of mormon people speakwrite hebrew and some form of egyptian.
I was moved by elder pearsons words at that conference as he encouraged all lds with the ability to act. To our many friends and supporters the first year subscription will be for 15 months, 3 extra months free. Aug 11, 2017 the fairmormon 2017 conference, day one today was my first time attending the fairmormon conference. Peterson, former editor of mormon studies for the neal a. See the conference details page for hotel information. The word apologist is often seen by members who are just learning about the issues found on mormonthink. Fairmormon is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing welldocumented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Nibleys method was essentially a comparative approach, ransacking ancient literature far and wide for parallels to the.
Fair conference ends as new mormon scholarly journal begins. Mormon scholars are divided on whether or not apologetics should be considered part of mormon studies. Book of mormon central collaborates with various organizations also interested in furthering research and study of the book of mormon. Tracing ancient threads in the book of moses, september 1819 donate to fairmormon save the date. Evidences which support the truthfulness of the book of abraham. Leveling the playing field with mormon apologists faith versus facts by randy jordan presented to the 8th annual exmormon conference october 5, 2002 salt lake city, ut the book of zelph another testament of the book of mormon translated by josh anderson 2005. Simon southerton during my trip behind the zion curtain i became more familiar with the dominant lines of defense in response to the dna evidence challenging the book of mormon. The book of mormon is one of four books accepted and promoted by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds the mormon church as scripture. Mormonism, also known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, claims to be the restoration of the true gospel and a revelation of the true god.
Three difficult questions for mormons catholic answers. The book of mormon gives very specific details about its characters culture, religion, politics, flora and fauna, etc. The organization focuses primarily on a defense of the book of mormon as a historical document. Mormon is a term used to describe the members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The following affiliates have contributed to book of mormon central by providing access to articles, images, and various other resources to further the cause of book of mormon research. Jan 05, 2017 james walker, witnessing to mormons with the book of mormon defend apologetics conference 2017 january 5, 2017. Posts dedicated to events or current trends in mainstream media dealing with topics about the lds church and other general announcements of interest. Apologetics conference january 610, 2020 new orleans baptist theological seminary.
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