I will examine the limits of falsification and verification in light of Thomas Kuhn’s famous book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I argue for an open-ended approach to LDS scripture that recognizes a substantial “cause to believe” in support of faith and also recognizes what Kuhn calls the “essential tension” necessary for working on unresolved …
Speaker: Kevin Christensen
Old Testament Studies: The Deuteronomist De-Christianizing of the Old Testament; Isaiah as a Lens to the Other Books of the Old Testament
The Deuteronomist De-Christianizing of the Old Testament KEVIN CHRISTENSEN, B.A., English, San Jose State University. In a 1980 Sunstone article, Melodie Moench Charles described “The Mormon Christianizing of the Old Testament,” citing several “distinguishing features of the Old Testament theology” that are “relatively consistent and are irreconcilable with Mormon commentary on the Old Testament.” Following …
Paradigms Regained: the Scholarship of Margaret Barker and its Significance for Mormon Studies
Paradigms Regained: the Scholarship of Margaret Barker and its Significance for Mormon Studies Kevin Christensen
Understanding Mormonism’s Sealed Book: Digging in Cumorah: Reclaiming Book of Mormon Narratives
Understanding Mormonism’s Sealed Book: Digging in Cumorah: Reclaiming Book of Mormon Narratives Stemming from the passion that led to his acceptance at the University of Chicago’s divinity school in 1977, Mark Thomas spent years researching and writing his newly published book, Digging in Cumorah. Following the respected methods of 20th century biblical scholarship, Thomas applies …