Against the Grain: Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace. - September 23, 2009
George Weigel
Deification has been a difficult theological concept for mankind to accept. St. Augustine’s doctrine of original sin and the depravity of man helped spur on a deep skepticism to the idea that God’s children could become anything like God, let alone progressing to the eventual state of gods or goddesses. Latter-day Saints have often been cautious about broaching the topic of deification around most Catholics and Protestants, for fear that our Christian brethren would brand us as blasphemers and cease any further discussion about Mormonism. But the climate surrounding deification and other doctrines, such as baptism for the dead, seems to be changing in some circles—Catholic circles included. . . .
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Book Reviews
Against the Grain: Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace. September 23, 2009 - by George Weigel
Kingdom in the West: The Mormons and the American Frontier, volume 9, Doing the Works of Abraham: Mormon Polygamy, Its Origin, Practice, and Demise July 08, 2009 - by B. Carmon Hardy
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony July 07, 2009 - by Richard Bauckham

Book Notices
Images of the New Jerusalem: Latter Day Saint Faction Interpretations of Independence, Missouri April 01, 2009 - by Craig S. Campbell
Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company March 26, 2009 - by Allen C. Christensen
Forty Ways to Look at Brigham Young: A New Approach to a Remarkable Man December 11, 2008 - by Chad M. Orton, William W. Slaughter

Art Reviews
Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint April 24, 2008

Film Reviews
Fire on Ice: The Saints of Iceland July 08, 2009 - by Ethan Vincent
Happy Valley April 22, 2009 - by Ron Williams
Mormon Cinema on the Web February 03, 2009 - by Randy Astle

Music Reviews
Mack Wilberg: Requiem and Other Choral Works December 10, 2008 - by Mack Wilberg
Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions March 26, 2008 - by Guy L. Beck

New Media Reviews
BibleGateway and The New Testament Gateway: Two Biblical Websites Reviewed March 03, 2009
Mormon Cinema on the Web February 03, 2009 - by Randy Astle
Online Genealogical Research Resources April 16, 2008

Theatre Reviews

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