
The Lived Reality of Latter-day Saints’ Open Canon
Fixed scripture often ossifies faith. The Church of Jesus Christ solves this by perpetual revelation through recognized prophets.
Fixed scripture often ossifies faith. The Church of Jesus Christ solves this by perpetual revelation through recognized prophets.
The contrast between Protestants’ concept of salvation and Latter-day Saints’ developmental exaltation reveals a process, but an assured one.
Alma provides a striking counterpoint to passive and popular notions of faith—pointing to a faith that grows, moves, and changes us.
In our discussions of faith and knowledge, we tend to accept popular American conventions that position faith as a placeholder for knowing.
Principled inclusion can and should be a welcome part of Christian discipleship. But like all virtues, this one can be exaggerated to the point that it is no longer a virtue at all.
When we free our beliefs from the constraints and obligations of truth, we lose our greatest defense against toxic polarization.
The dwindling sense of a common pursuit of truth is contributing to a deteriorating public discourse. Maybe it’s time to stand up for the truth about truth.
Doubts about faith are everywhere. But little scrutiny goes to taken-for-granted secular assumptions that set the stage for these same doubts. Why is that?