The Book of Mormon raises questions when we examine its accounts of warfare. Where is evidence of the great mounds of weapons, the steel-smelting operations necessary for their production, and the warfare technologies described in this book? LDS...
Probably one of the hottest areas of controversy rages around the Book of Mormon”‘s teachings on polygamy. Those unfamiliar with the teachings of this book might be surprised to learn that polygamy was flatly condemned in the book of Jacob. Jacob...
On one occasion Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the LDS religion, quoted from seventeen different languages (not always accurately). At another time he claimed, “I know more than all the world put together” and went on to discuss the meaning...
Mormons are taught that abstinence from tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco is essential for entrance into the celestial kingdom. If this is true, Joseph Smith must be a candidate for the terrestrial or telestial kingdom because he repeatedly violated the Word of...
I'm preparing a series of blog posts requested by Zondervan's Academic Blog, Koinonia which will appear in about a month. I'm very honored to be writing a week's worth of posts. I am also excited to be able to give academics a fresh way of looking at Mormonism...
