Category: Come Follow Me

Exploring Open Questions in Latter-day Saint Theology

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date February 9, 2022

While Latter-day Saints don’t have a formal theology, the tradition is rich with revealed truth and ongoing inquiry. Yet to Be Revealed, a special issue of BYU Studies, explores meaningful questions for which the Church has not offered definitive positions. The volume highlights how prophetic teachings have, at times, emphasized different dimensions of doctrine. In this interview, editor Eric Eliason discusses topics such as God’s progress in knowledge and the King Follett Sermon, exploring how to engage varied perspectives faithfully.

Theology

Latter-day Saint Scholars ‘Proclaim Peace’

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date December 13, 2021
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Scholars Patrick Mason and David Pulsipher talk about their new book, "Proclaim Peace."

Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer to an Age of Conflict is a new Maxwell Institute publication by Patrick Mason and David Pulsipher. The authors explain how the book came to be, theorize about the next steps in their theories, and discuss the role of peace in creating a Zion society.

Devotional

Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal on Finding Christ Through Suffering

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date November 15, 2021
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The Rev. Andrew Teal teaching scholars sitting together at the Maxwell Institute in Provo, Utah

Rev. Andrew Teal’s relationship with Jeffrey R. Holland led him to Utah as a Visiting Scholar at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies. He intended to study the life of Joseph Smith, but plans changed when he severely burned his feet. The Oxford scholar discusses his background, his friendship with Elder Holland, and the way suffering has refined his relationship with the Savior.

Book of Mormon Come Follow Me Theology

Brief Theological Introductions to Enos, Jarom, and Omni in the Book of Mormon

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date October 4, 2021
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Sharon Harris sitting at a table and talking with other religious scholars

Sharon J. Harris is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University. She is also the author of a volume in the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introductions series about Enos, Jarom, and Omni.

Latter-day Saint History Theology

Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse with Christopher Blythe

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date May 10, 2021
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A cropped book cover of Terrible Revolution by Christopher Blythe

Apocalyptic beliefs and expectations have shaped the beliefs of Latter-day Saints since the time of Joseph Smith. Key narratives of our religious history were formed using apocalyptic language, including the building of temples and conflicts with the government. Popular Latter-day Saint apocalyptic texts such as the White Horse Prophecy and Visions of Glory continue to make headlines today. In this interview, folklorist Christopher Blythe discusses topics from his new book, Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse.

Come Follow Me Devotional Latter-day Saint History

Repicturing the Restoration with Anthony Sweat Artwork

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date March 13, 2021
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Anthony Sweat is an Associate Professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU and the author of Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand Our Understanding. His art is informed by asking how we know Joseph Smith and Church history through the Joseph Smith Papers.

Bible Come Follow Me Joseph Smith

The Joseph Smith Translation: An Inspired Version of the Bible

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date November 23, 2020
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Author Kent P. Jackson sits in a library with his arms folded wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and red bowtie

Excerpts from Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible (JST) have been included as footnotes in the Latter-day Saint standard works since 1978. The translation process used by the Prophet remains a source of mystery today. Some scholars feel that Joseph Smith consulted and borrowed from Adam Clark’s commentary of the Bible. Others, like Kent P Jackson, believe there are flaws in the hypothesis.

Book of Mormon Theology

Terryl Givens and the Maxwell Institute on 2nd Nephi

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date November 10, 2020
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Scholar Terryl Givens is the author of 2nd Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction. He has also published a landmark biography of Eugene England and written about the theology of grace and works.

Come Follow Me Pearl of Great Price

Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date September 14, 2020
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Jeffrey M. Bradshaw breaks down some of today’s most important questions from the Pearl of Great Price and introduces the 2020 Interpreter Foundation conference, “Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses.” He is also the author of Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances and the lead editor of Hugh Nibley Observed.

Joseph Smith Pearl of Great Price

Joseph Smith’s Use of Hebrew in the Book of Abraham

Post author By Kurt Manwaring
Post date August 15, 2020
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Scholar Matthew Grey shares his latest research on Joseph Smith’s usage of Hebrew in the Book of Abraham. Grey published a chapter on the topic in Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity (University of Utah Press, 2020).