SF05013, LDS writers addressing the challenges of modern science, ranging from evolution and cosmology to Book of Mormon historicity, have frequently resorted to arguments derived from either the creationist or the postmodern science studies communities. The literature of these two groups, while poles apart on most intellectual and social issues, exhibits characteristics of poor scholarship, …
Speaker: David H. Bailey
PANEL. IN QUIET DESPERATION
Over the past several decades, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the Church itself have struggled with the complex dimensions of homosexuality. The evolving dialogue about the religious, moral, political, and social issues surrounding homosexuality has included many voices. In Quiet Desperation adds to the dialogue the voices …
CREATIONISM, POSTMODERNISM, AND MORMONISM
LDS writers addressing the challenges of modern science, ranging from evolution and cosmology to Book of Mormon historicity, have frequently resorted to arguments derived from either the creationist or the postmodern science studies communities. The literature of these two groups, while poles apart on most intellectual and social issues, exhibits characteristics of poor scholarship, including …
PANEL. IN QUIET DESPERATION
Over the past several decades, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the Church itself have struggled with the complex dimensions of homosexuality. The evolving dialogue about the religious, moral, political, and social issues surrounding homosexuality has included many voices. In Quiet Desperation adds to the dialogue the voices …
Evolution, Intelligent Design, And The Church
Eighty years after the Scopes trial, the teaching of evolution in public classrooms has once more taken center stage. Unfortunately, rational discussion on the matter has often taken a back seat to half-truths, hype, and hysteria. This panel is designed to give attendees the background in science needed to distinguish truth from hype and to …
God Is Not A Great Deceiver: What’s Wrong With Intelligent Design
Recently the Intelligent Design creationism movement has promoted its agenda to public schools across the U.S. and now has targeted Utah as well. What is this movement really up to, and what are the theological difficulties with this philosophy? David H. Bailey, Clifton Sanders
101 REASONS TO AVOID THE OMNIS
Christian theology pays significant obeisance to the idea of God as omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omnific. Some Mormon thinkers have begun to endorse this idea, but there are many important reasons to avoid inconsistencies in these claims. David H. Bailey, Kim McCall
New Creationism
New Creationism A new band of creationists now uses sophisticated arguments for an ‘Intelligent Designer” as the author of creation. This paper argues that (1) creationism is thinly disguised evangelical biblical literalism; (2) the “new” creationism is the old one in “designer clothes”; (3) the new creationism is less scientific than the old; and (4) …
Mormonism and The Idea of Progress: Some Late Night Thoughts While Listening To Bach’s B Minor Mass
Mormonism and The Idea of Progress: Some Late Night Thoughts While Listening To Bach’s B Minor Mass David H. Bailey
Mormon Liberal: Friends Or Foes?
Mormon Liberal: Friends Or Foes? David H. Bailey