Mormonism is old enough by American standards to feel "ancient," but young enough to make the founding stories easy for Americans to understand. Joseph Smith received his revelations closer than four score years after the American founding. Any literate English speaker can read founding Mormon documents without the need for much translation or scholarly explanation, but knowledge of American history is vital. Most Americans look abroad for "holy land," but Mormons look here.
Some of my views about my religion. Note: I do not speak for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The blog is purely my responsibility and I alone, am responsible for its content.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Christian case for Mormon values
I read an interesting article today from the Washington Post. The author is a professor of philosophy for Biola. He is not LDS, but sees a lot of good things about LDS people and their values.
Hey Dan,
ReplyDeleteI see you're not in AZ anymore. I thought you used to live there.
This was a great article. I actually work for the Washington Post, so it's good when they put out some good press coverage on the Mormons!
Thanks for sharing!