The Inside Of Mormonism
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Author | : Isaiah Bennett |
Publisher | : Catholic Answers |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2000-04-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781888992069 |
Inside Mormonism: What Mormons Really Believe offers an unprecedented look at the Mormon religion. It is the first book offering an in-depth and objective critique of Mormonism from a Catholic perspective. Isaiah Bennett conducts a thorough, frank, and charitable investigation of Mormonism, its history and the doctrines its leaders don't want told to the public. He highlights the religion's contradictory doctrines and explains how it "packages" itself to appear Christian. Isaiah Bennett is a former Catholic priest who converted to Mormonism and then reconverted to Catholicism once he discovered the errors and contradictions in Mormonism. Now he is dedicated to defending the Catholic faith and explaining the truth about Mormonism so other Catholics won't make the mistake he made.
Author | : United States. District Court (Utah) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Church and state |
ISBN | : |
Includes abstracts of testimonies of witnesses, excerpts from published materials, opinions and decisions of the court.
Author | : Judy Robertson |
Publisher | : Bethany House |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2011-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0764209019 |
How one woman's soul-searching journey led her to the Mormon church and how her discovery of Jesus, helped her leave despite horrific persecution.
Author | : Greg Trimble |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2017-11-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692943489 |
Over the last few years, I've had the blessing and the curse of watching my blog go viral. During that time, I've had experiences with hundreds and thousands of people online and offline that lead me to believe that there's a coming revolution that will be taking place inside of Mormonism. This revolution will not be against the prophets and apostles. It won't be against history or doctrine. And it won't undermine the foundational principles upon which this church was initially built upon. No, this revolution will be against culture--and everything that entails. This revolution will be against those who judge, those who hate, and those who refuse to see past their narrow, regurgitated, clichE points of view. This revolution will be a revolution of love. Do you remember what was happening in Israel around the time that Christ came on to the scene? Israel had started to live by their own set of oral laws and traditions, or what we might refer to today as "culture." The "culture" in Israel when Christ showed up was one of the most judgmental and hypocritical cultures the world had ever seen. It was a very isolated and unaccepting culture. But Christ showed up and cast a net over all types of people. The Greeks, the Romans, the Samaritans, and every other nation across the globe. His net covered even the worst of repentant sinners. The only people that were excluded or damned were the unrepentant elite, the "scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites" who "strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel" (Matthew 23:23-24). Christ brought with Him a revolution of love, empathy, and compassion. He built a culture that was geared toward the lowly of heart and revolted against those who spent their lives pointing out the flaws in others. "For ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness" (Matthew 23:27). The bulk of Israel was living according to their culture and their superstition instead of their religion. This has been the bane of each and every covenant society, which caused Joseph Smith to say, "What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down." The doctrine of this church doesn't lose people. It's the culture and superstition that causes unnecessary strife. I can imagine a time not too far off when a gay man, a straight man, a biker with full body tats, a woman who smokes, a man who reeks of liquor, a recently married couple who is having trouble with tithing, an excommunicated and recently re-baptized member, a man with a full beard and jeans, and a returned missionary who is addicted to porn, all sitting in the same congregation together, who make it through all three hours of church without some- one dressing them down with their eyes or their words. It'll be a time when the stalwart multi-generational Mormon honors the saying on each of the signs that represent our Church: "Visitors Welcome." Not the sinless visitor, because Jesus said that the "whole need not a physician" (Matthew 5:31), but the visitor who comes with every last bit of weakness that they have. It'll be a time when the families in that congregation recognize how hard it is for people to set foot inside a church when they feel like they've strayed too far.
Author | : Jan Shipps |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780252014178 |
Mormonism is one of the fastest growing, most misunderstood, and most debated religions of recent times. Even the simple act of defining WHAT Mormonism is (or should be) has been filled with controversy. The author reconstructs the signal events of early Mormonism as perceived from INSIDE the faith.
Author | : Richard Abanes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Mormon Church |
ISBN | : 9780736919685 |
Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Richard Abanes takes a comprehensive look at the Mormon doctrines that undergird the teachings and beliefs of today's Latter-day Saints. Making use of cutting-edge LDS resources and the author's recent interactions with Mormon scholars-this detailed, accurate resource covers such topics as... The Mormon God and Jesus, and the potential godhood of humankind Prophetic revelationsa how and why they have changed What might surprise Christians about today's Mormon church Mormons' latest arguments for their faith How Christians can respond to the changing face of Mormonism Clarifying a sometimes confusing faith to non-Mormons, Abanes authoritatively demonstrates what evangelicals need to know about the ever-changing claims of Mormonism. Rerelease of Becoming Gods,
Author | : Janis Hutchinson |
Publisher | : Kregel Publications |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780825428869 |
A presentation of the various techniques and strategies used by Mormon missionaries. Based on the author's firsthand experience in Mormonism.
Author | : Robert D. Starling |
Publisher | : Brentwood Christian Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-07-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781595817938 |
Can a Mormon be a Christian? How does that work? That's the idea behind this personal book by Robert Starling, a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who grew up in the heart of the Bible Belt. Some folks there (and elsewhere) believe Mormons are members of a non-Christian "cult." The purpose of the book is to give his reasons to dispel that belief. As a child of converts to Mormonism whose uncle is a retired Methodist pastor, Robert has a unique perspective to share with Mormons and non-Mormons alike. He attended a Baptist vacation Bible school as a child and his best friend in college at Georgia Tech was the president of the Catholic student Newman Club. Having resided in Utah for twenty years where he worked as a media producer for the LDS Church at its worldwide headquarters, Robert has lived "really inside Mormonism" for decades. While Robert is not an official spokesman for the LDS Church, he has been active in defending his faith from critics and sh
Author | : Robert D. Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
A troubled childhood. A difficult adolescence. How might these have affected the adult character of church founder Joseph Smith? Psychiatrist Robert D. Anderson explores the impact on young Joseph of his family's ten moves in sixteen years, their dire poverty, especially after his father's Chinese export venture failed, and his father's drinking. It is equally significant, writes Anderson, that Joseph's mother suffered bouts of depression. For instance, "for months" she "did not feel as though life was worth seeking" after two sisters died of tuberculosis and later when she buried two sons, Ephraim and Alvin. A typhoid epidemic nearly claimed her daughter Sophronia, and the same affliction left Joseph with a crippled leg, after which he was sent to live on the coast with an uncle. Such factors and others produced emotional wounds that emerged later in the prophet's life and writings, in particular, according to Anderson, in the Book of Mormon.
Author | : Greg Trimble |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2018-02-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692066188 |
There's a cultural evolution taking place inside of Mormonism. The evolution of church culture has been something that has needed to happen for a long time. Culture, traditions, oral laws, and the status quo can be a good thing... but it can also be a bad thing. Do you remember what was happening in Israel around the time that Christ came on to the scene? Israel started to live by their own set of oral laws and traditions, or what we might refer to today as "culture." The "culture" in Israel when Christ showed up was one of the most judgmental and hypocritical cultures the world had ever seen. It was a very isolated and unaccepting culture. But Christ showed up and cast a net over all types of people. The Greeks, the Romans, the Samaritans, and every other nation across the globe. His net covered even the worst of repentant sinners. The only people that were excluded or "damned" were the unrepentant elite, the "scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites" who "strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel" (Matthew 23:23-24). Christ took the existing covenants and commandments and simplified them. He brought an evolution of love, empathy, and compassion. He built a culture that was geared toward the lowly of heart and revolted against those who spent their lives pointing out the flaws in others. "For ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness" (Matthew 23:27). The bulk of Israel was living according to their culture and their superstition instead of their religion. This has been the bane of each and every covenant society, which caused Joseph Smith to say, "What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down." The doctrine of the LDS church doesn't lose people. It's the culture and superstition that causes unnecessary strife. This book, The Cultural Evolution Inside of Mormonism addresses the changing culture, the unprecedented changes that are taking place in the church, and the historical transparency. The Table of Contents explains where this book will take you: 1. More Extended Hands 2. Fewer Wrecking Balls 3. The Cultural Evolution 4. Not Customizing Christ 5. The Three Types of Mormons 6. A Place Where Doubters Are Welcome 7. The Kindness of Christ 8. Embracing Intellectuals and Scholars 9. Change in The Church Comes Slowly For A Reason 10. The Humble Few 11. Millennial Mormons 12. Making Rash Decisions 13. Giving Volunteers A Break 14. Logical Evidence For The Church Is Mounting 15. From Which All Others Are Derived 16. Temple Workers Galore 17. No Other Religion Provides A Better Hope 18. People Throwing The Book of Mormon Out The Window 19. The Bible That Needed To Be Rescued 20. Looking For Just One Reason To Believe 21. Liberal Conservatives 22. Pageantry In The Church 23. Peeling Back Polygamy 24. Looking At Tithing A Little Differently 25. Not Judging Others Sabbath Day Worship 26. The Place For Gays Inside The Church 27. What I Really Believe 28. Why I Love The Church