The new Mormon challenge : responding to the latest defenses of a fast-growing movement /
The new Mormon challenge : responding to the latest defenses of a fast-growing movement /
Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, Paul Owen, general editors.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2002.
- 535 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-506) and indexes.
Part I: Mormonism's appeal, growth, and challenges. 1. The apologetic impulse in early Mormonism / Craig J. Hazen. 2. And the saints go marching on / Carl Mosser. -- Part II: The Mormon worldview. 3. Craftsman or creator? / Paul Copan and William Lane Craig. 4. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Joseph Smith? / Jim W. Adams. 5. A tale of two theisms / Stephen E. Parrish (with Carl Mosser). 6. Moral law, the Mormon universe, and the nature of the right we ought to choose / Francis J. Beckwith. 7. The absurdities of Mormon Materialism / J.P. Moreland. -- Part III: Mormonism and Christianity. 8. Monotheism, Mormonism, and the New Testament witness / Paul Owen. 9. Is Mormonism Christian? / Craig L. Blomberg. -- Part IV: The Book of Mormon. 10. Does the Book of Mormon reflect an ancient Near Eastern background? / Thomas J. Finley. 11. Rendering fiction / David J. Shepherd. -- Final conclusions / Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen.
0310231949 (Hardcover : alk. paper)
2001006899
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Doctrines.
BX 8635.3 / .N49 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-506) and indexes.
Part I: Mormonism's appeal, growth, and challenges. 1. The apologetic impulse in early Mormonism / Craig J. Hazen. 2. And the saints go marching on / Carl Mosser. -- Part II: The Mormon worldview. 3. Craftsman or creator? / Paul Copan and William Lane Craig. 4. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Joseph Smith? / Jim W. Adams. 5. A tale of two theisms / Stephen E. Parrish (with Carl Mosser). 6. Moral law, the Mormon universe, and the nature of the right we ought to choose / Francis J. Beckwith. 7. The absurdities of Mormon Materialism / J.P. Moreland. -- Part III: Mormonism and Christianity. 8. Monotheism, Mormonism, and the New Testament witness / Paul Owen. 9. Is Mormonism Christian? / Craig L. Blomberg. -- Part IV: The Book of Mormon. 10. Does the Book of Mormon reflect an ancient Near Eastern background? / Thomas J. Finley. 11. Rendering fiction / David J. Shepherd. -- Final conclusions / Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen.
0310231949 (Hardcover : alk. paper)
2001006899
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Doctrines.
BX 8635.3 / .N49 2002