Hemidakota Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Here is awesome book where it is filled with variety of writers. EXCERPT: Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks (Editors), Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research & Mormon Studies (FARMS), 2002, 6.5x9" hardbound, 800+ pages.The distinguished career of Truman G. Madsen has earned him wide respect in and outside of LDS circles as an outstanding teacher, scholar, researcher, speaker, university administrator, church leader, and religious ambassador. With the publication of Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, the Institute pays tribute to this remarkable man whose many accomplishments include helping to advance Book of Mormon scholarship and related interests of the Institute.Edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks (each of whom also author a chapter), the 800-plus-page volume contains contributions by 31 scholars, 10 of whom are not Latter-day Saints, reflecting the wide appeal of Madsen's academic work and influence. The non-LDS contributors include the noted biblical scholars David Noel Freedman, James H. Charlesworth, and Jacob Milgrom. The book is organized into five sections: "Philosophy and Theology," "LDS Scripture and Theology," "Joseph Smith and LDS Church History," "Judaism," and "The Temple."Chapters include:PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY:1. William James on Religion and God: An Introduction to The Varieties of Religious Experience, Gerald Bradford2. Jesus Research and the Appearance of Psychobiography, James Charlesworth3. Room to Talk: Reason's Need for Faith, James Faulconer4. The Mind's Road to Fulfillment, Self-Realization, and Experiential Knowledge: Some Tagorean Views, Guttorm Floistad5. The Utility of Faith Reconsidered, Louis Midgley6. The Spirituality of Love: Kierkegaard on Faith's Transforming Power, Terry WarnerLDS SCRIPTURE AND THEOLOGY:7. "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee": Understanding the Christ of the Restoration and the Reformation, Gary Gillum8. Sin, Suffering, and Soul-Making: Joseph Smith on the Problem of Evil, David L. Paulsen and Blake Ostler9. On the Motif of the Weeping God in Moses 7, Daniel Peterson10. Ancient Views of Creation and the Doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo, Stephen Ricks11. Genesis 15 in Light of the Restoration, David Seely12. Joseph Smith Vindicated Again: Enoch, Moses 7:48, and Apocryphal Sources, Andrew Skinner13. The Higher and Lesser Laws, John TvedtnesJOSEPH SMITH AND LDS CHURCH HISTORY:14. Mormon Catechisms, Davis Bitton15. The Theology of Councils, Richard Bushman16. The Refractory Abner Cole, Andrew Hedges17. The Martyrdom: Joseph and Hyrum Smith as Testators, Daniel McKinlay18. Placing the Keystone: George Q. Cannon's Mission of Translating and Printing the Book of Mormon in the Hawaiian Language, David WhittakerJUDAISM19. The Mystical Denial of Language, Joseph Dan20. The Book of Job as a Biblical "Guide of the Perplexed," Raphael Jospe21. Salvation and Redemption in the Judaic Tradition, David Rosen22. A Simhat Torah Practice and the Ephraimite Tradition, Seth WardTHE TEMPLE23. The Temple in Luke and Acts, S. Kent Brown24. The Dome of the Rock, David Freedman and Rebecca Frey25. Fundamentals of Temple Ideology from Eastern Traditions, John Lundquist26. "His Hand Is Stretched Out Still": The Lord's Eternal Covenant of Mercy, Ann Madsen27. Rationales Are Theology in the Holiness Code, Jacob Milgrom28. Who Shall Ascend into the Mountain of the Lord?: Three Biblical Temple Entrance Hymns, Donald W. Parry29. Temple and Temples: Some Linguistic Reflections, R.J. WerblowskyLINK: FAIR LDS Bookstore - Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen Edited July 12, 2010 by Hemidakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tefor Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Bro. Madsen was AWESOME!! We've been watching his DVD set "The Eternal Christ", and it is amazing--a real gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCGrant Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thanks for the reminder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Currently, the book is sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tefor Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 You can find it online here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted July 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Awesome find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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