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Latter-day Saint Scriptural Theology (feat. James Faulconer)
Scholars & Saints
English - February 18, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality mormon mormon studies american religions religious studies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Dr. James Faulconer, a Latter-day Saint philosopher and theologian now emeritus of Brigham Young University joins me to discuss "performative" or "scriptural" theology and how it helps illuminate Latter-day Saint scripture. In his recent book, Thinking Otherwise: Theological Explorations of Joseph Smith's Revelations, Faulconer argues that Joseph Smith's revelations addressed philosophical enigmas and dilemmas inherited from classical Christian theism, some of which dated back to the Presocratic philosopher Parmenides and his doctrine of the One.