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Eve and Adam stand face to face, symbolizing divine equality and shared authority in women and the priesthood.
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Face to Face: How Hebrew Reveals Women’s Priesthood Power

Jared Lambert4 months ago011 mins

Can ancient Hebrew reshape how we see Eve? It reveals women as priestly partners standing face to face with God.

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A radiant clearing opens in a quiet plain and gentle valley, portraying reverence for the gathering at Adam-ondi-Ahman.
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The Valley Where Adam Stood with God

Jared Lambert6 months ago09 mins

Can names reveal divine truth? The Restoration revived Ahman as a sacred name linking identity to divine order.

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The God Who Ceased to Breathe: Restoring the Fire of Faith

Yohan Delton7 months ago014 mins

Why does faith feel hollow? A living, covenantal God was replaced by an impersonal, philosophical ideal.

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A divine family dressed in ancient Near Eastern robes stands above a city, evoking the historical roots of the elohim meaning.
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The Divine Echo: What the Word ‘Elohim’ Still Remembers

Jared Lambert7 months ago014 mins

Why is God called Elohim, a plural name? The word encodes a lost theology of divine union within a heavenly family.

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A scholar studies golden plates among ancient books, representing the connection between Nietzsche and Book of Mormon ideas.
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Nietzsche and The Book of Mormon: Unexpected Philosophical Parallels

Ethan McGuire12 months ago015 mins

Can Latter-day Saint theology answer Nietzschean critiques? Both emphasize agency, power, and rejecting passivity.

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A home office setting highlights the CES Letter’s impact on personal faith exploration via technology.
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Doubt in the Digital Age: How a Perfect Storm of Random Forces Inflated the CES Letter Beyond Its Merits

Brian Hales1 year ago1 year ago026 mins

What triggered the wide dissemination of the CES Letter? Examining a perfect storm of tech, naivety, and scholarly silence.

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Children playing with American flags, representing LDS faith and patriotism amid Christian Nationalism.
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Star Spangled Saints

Public Square Staff2 years ago05 mins

How do Latter-day Saints navigate the US Constitution and their faith’s history? It’s a complex picture with both gratitude and warnings.

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Parley P. Pratt studies the theology of truth and love in front of an American backdrop
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Truth and Love in Harmony: The Parley Pratt Theology

Jacob Christensen2 years ago07 mins

Early Americans saw intelligence and love in tension. But Latter-day Saint doctrine understood God’s nature differently.

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Embracing the Unthinkable: The Paradox of Sacrifice in “His Only Son”

C.D. Cunningham3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

Dive into “His Only Son,” a film that explores Abraham’s journey and sacrifice while examining research on the impact of religious devotion to the experience of sacrifice. Engaging and insightful for both believers and film enthusiasts.

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Why A Belief Crisis Need Never Be Fatal To Faith

Michael Peterson4 years ago3 years ago031 mins

Does a review of historical and scientific evidence compel faith crises today? Only if you limit your review to critical scholars, wholly ignoring the robust explanations of faithful scholars.

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Sketch of Killing of Joseph Smith | “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” A Cause of Death Case Study | Public Square Mag | Did John Taylor Kill Joseph Smith or did Brigham Young Kill Joseph Smith?
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Conspiracy as History: “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” As a Case Study

Hanna Seariac4 years ago2 years ago010 mins

Right-wing ideologues critical of the Church of Jesus Christ have again turned their attention to Joseph Smith’s martyrdom. Unsurprisingly, their ideas don’t stand up to historical muster.

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Is Latter-day Saint History More (or Less) Racist Than Other Communities’?

Public Square Staff5 years ago4 years ago08 mins

Those who claim that Latter-day Saint history is uniquely racist pay insufficient attention to the larger context surrounding early Saints, as well as the meaningful examples of positive race relations in the life of Joseph Smith.

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