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- “A Voice of Warning”
Abstract: The Restoration of the Gospel began in an atmosphere of ardent and urgent expectations of the Second Coming of Christ. We are, after all, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Those expectations were shared far beyond the … Continue reading →
The post “A Voice of Warning” first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.14 min - Why God Placed Adam and Eve Under Paradoxical Injunctions: A View of the Garden Scene through the Optics of Communication Theory
Abstract: This paper investigates the pragmatic aspect of communication between God and our first parents while in the Garden of Eden—the psychological impact of placing them under contradictory injunctions that result in a situation of “damned if you do and … Continue reading →
The post Why God Placed Adam and Eve Under Paradoxical Injunctions: A View of the Garden Scene through the Optics of Communication Theory first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.18 min - “Get Thou Up into the Temple”: Receiving Revelation and Becoming Holy in the House of the Lord
Abstract: Psalms 15:1–5, 24:2–3, and 48:1 [MT 2], as temple hymns of the Jerusalem Temple, are consistent with other texts such as Isaiah 2:2–3 and Genesis 22:14, which envision the holy temple as the “mountain of the Lord” into which … Continue reading →
The post “Get Thou Up into the Temple”: Receiving Revelation and Becoming Holy in the House of the Lord first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.55 min - Easter as Threshold: Trauma, Transformation, and God’s Presence in Liminal Spaces
Abstract: Using the context of Easter, this personal essay explores perceptions of God’s presence and absence during human suffering. There is a theological thread that ties Christ’s suffering for our griefs and sorrows during his Atonement directly to his ability … Continue reading →
The post Easter as Threshold: Trauma, Transformation, and God’s Presence in Liminal Spaces first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.31 min - Prepping for the Last Battle
Abstract: Intellectually acute, deeply learned, brilliantly imaginative, yet popular and easily accessible, C. S. Lewis was arguably the greatest Christian apologist of at least the past century. I believe that Latter-day Saints can benefit greatly from reading him and re-reading … Continue reading →
The post Prepping for the Last Battle first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.21 min - It Helps to Have a Village
Abstract: In preparing the next generation, it really is helpful when parents don’t stand alone and they have the help of others outside the family. This is one of the reasons why the seemingly growing gulf between gospel values and … Continue reading →
The post It Helps to Have a Village first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.17 min - Who Holds the Keys?
Abstract: While, for understandable reasons, Protestant Christendom tends to downplay the question, the more ancient Christian churches have historically placed considerable weight on what is often termed “apostolic succession.” The Catholic church, for instance, strongly affirms the “primacy of Peter” … Continue reading →
The post Who Holds the Keys? first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.27 min - Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Abstract: There is no more important message than that of the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s life-transforming and world-transforming. It is also the most joyous news imaginable. What Jesus did on our behalf leaves us forever in his … Continue reading →
The post Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.24 min - Premortal Life and Mortal Life: A Fearful Symmetry
Abstract: Bodily weakness, along with the varied circumstances into which we were born, provide the essential initial and ongoing conditions that shape the challenges and opportunities of our mortal probation. In life, we are not expected merely to preserve our … Continue reading →
The post Premortal Life and Mortal Life: A Fearful Symmetry first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.23 min - A Long and Winding Road
Abstract: Publishing an article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Faith and Scholarship involves a process of which many people are not aware. I’m sure it is obvious to all that articles don’t just spring from the mind of an … Continue reading →
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