Tag Archives: Daniel Peterson

Theosis: “The Mormon view is altogether different.”

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

This has been going on for far too long. BYU Professor Robert Millet, as part of his continuing apologetic for the Mormon doctrine of exaltation (i.e., faithful Mormons becoming Gods), perseveres in asserting that this doctrine did not originate with … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Early Christianity, Lorenzo Snow, Nature of Man, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

The Indefensible Book of Mormon

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Evangelical professor and author Philip Jenkins, in addition to teaching and authoring books, blogs at The Anxious Bench. He has published an interesting series of articles over the past few months that examine the Book of Mormon as a historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

How was Joseph Smith’s seer stone like a smart phone?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

I know the headline sounds like a lead-in to a joke, but in fact, Mormon apologist Daniel Peterson wrote a “Defending the Faith” column for Deseret News in which he suggested that, though “some critics of Joseph Smith mock the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Early Mormonism, LDS Church, Mormon History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Joseph Smith wasn’t arrogant or boastful?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

In a Deseret News article titled “Defending the Faith: Joseph Smith wasn’t arrogant or boastful” (9/4/14), Mormon BYU Professor Daniel Peterson addressed a common criticism used against Joseph Smith: “Some critics like to use a quotation attributed to Joseph Smith … Continue reading →

Posted in Joseph Smith, Mormon History, Nauvoo | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Testing Joseph Smith’s Integrity

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sharon Lindbloom

Brigham Young University professor Daniel Peterson recently wrote an article for the Deseret News presenting evidence for the exemplary personal character of Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith. In “Defending the Faith: 2 legal tests of Joseph Smith’s integrity” Dr. Peterson discusses … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon History, Nauvoo, Polygamy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

BYU professors Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks think you’re a prude if God having sex with Mary is a problem for you

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Aaron Shafovaloff

If you object to the teaching of Mormon leaders that God the Father had physical sex with Mary, then BYU professors Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks say you have “a Neoplatonic and gnosticizing disdain for the material cosmos, … Continue reading →

Posted in Virgin birth | Tagged , , | 114 Comments

Of Mice and … Egos

Posted on June 28, 2012 by grindael

Life is full of choices. In John Steinbeck’s classic novella from 1936 the result of one choice was George Milton putting a bullet in the back of his friend Lennie Small’s head. In the case of a recent in-house cleaning … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Culture | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Substantially Correct (part 2)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last Monday (7 February 2011) I wrote about the first half of Daniel Peterson’s article, “God’s sheep recognize his voice” in which Dr. Peterson argues for the idea that Mormons (Mormonism) do not really reject non-Mormon religious experiences and doctrines. … Continue reading →

Posted in God the Father, Nature of God | Tagged , , , | 34 Comments

“I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all substantially correct.”

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

LDS scholar Daniel Peterson wrote an article for Mormon Times, published in its Defending the Faith section, titled, “God’s sheep recognize his voice.” The main point Dr. Peterson seems to be making in this article is that Mormons (Mormonism) do … Continue reading →

Posted in LDS Church | Tagged , , | 66 Comments

Daniel Peterson isn’t sure if Muhammad was a false prophet

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Apparently for Daniel Peterson—Mormonism’s most prominent living apologist who is also the leading LDS scholar on Islam—denying that Jesus is the Lord and Savior who died on the cross and rose from the dead isn’t enough to make one a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 67 Comments