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Strangers in Paradox
Margaret Merrill Toscano
Paul James Toscano
Paul Toscano
其他書名
Explorations in Mormon Theology
出版
Signature Books
, 1990
主題
Religion / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Religion / Christian Theology / General
Religion / Christianity / Denominations
ISBN
0941214982
9780941214988
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=y4PZAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Exploring a wide range of theological issues, Strangers in Paradox examines the paradoxical nature of Mormonism. The authors consider the nature of God, gender roles, religious authority, and symbolism on the assumption that the more one evaluates one's beliefs, myths, and rituals, the more vital and meaningful they may become.For example, they illustrate that for every assertion about God being a human-like man with a physical body, with a literal, physical son, accompanied by a third, spirit personage, there is a correspondingly definitive pronouncement from church leaders and scripture asserting the opposite: that the godhead includes a woman, that God is a spirit, that there is only one God, and that the Holy Spirit has a resurrected body. The Book of Mormon is trinitarian, the Doctrine and Covenants is not. The Toscanos propose that God might be visualized equally well as an androgenous being.Similarly, in discussing LDS temple worship, the authors attempt to infuse rote phrases with some theological meaning. Reminiscent of Hans Kung or C. S. Lewis, they are provocative but faith-affirming.