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Wrestling the angel : the foundations of Mormon thought : cosmos, God, humanity / Terryl L. Givens.
Van Pelt Library BX8635.3 .G58 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Givens, Terryl, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Doctrines.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Latter Day Saint churches--Doctrines.
- Latter Day Saint churches.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 405 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- "Wrestling the Angel, Vol. I is the first in a two part study of the foundations of Mormon thought and practice, situated in the context of an overview of the Christian tradition. The book traces the essential contours of Mormon thought as it developed from Joseph Smith to the present. Terryl L. Givens, one of the nation's foremost Mormon scholars, offers a sweeping account of the history of Mormon belief, revealing that Mormonism is a tradition still very much in the process of formation."--Provided by the publisher.
- Contents:
- Frameworks. Historical prelude ; Mormonism and theology ; The meaning of restoration
- Cosmic narratives. A short primer on Mormonism
- Cosmology. Eternalism ; Monism ; Laws physical and spiritual
- The divine. The godhead ; Revealer god ; Vulnerable god ; Embodied god ; Mother god ; Adam-god ; Christology ; Holy Ghost ; Other beings
- The human. Life before birth ; The fall ; Embodiment ; Salvation ; Theosis.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-390) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199794928
- 0199794928
- 0199794995
- 9780199794997
- 0199378436
- 9780199378432
- OCLC:
- 869757526
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