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Exploring Mormon Thought: Of God and Gods (Exploring Mormon Thought) | 
 enlarge | Author: Blake T. Ostler
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books Inc
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 72243
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 483
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 2
ISBN: 1589581075
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9781589581074
ASIN: 1589581075
Publication Date: April 2008
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Condition: Volume 3 of the three volume series, Exploring Mormon Thought: The Problems of Theism and the Love of God, Blake Ostler explores issues related to soteriology, or the theory of salvation. He argues that the commitment that God loves us and respects our dignity as persons entails that God must leave us free to choose whether to have a saving relationship with him. He explores the ?logic of love? and argues that the LDS doctrine of a ?war in heaven? embodies the commitment that God leaves us free to choose whether to enter into relationship with God. He explores the nature of inter-personal prayer and the contributions of LDS beliefs to a robust prayer dialogue. He offers a view consistent with LDS commitments that makes sense out of asking God to assist others, to alter the natural environment and to grow in relationship with God. Ostler also argues that in LDS thought ethical principals are not simply commands or grounded in God?s immutable nature. He rejects the traditional view that
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Book Description
Blake Ostler's anticipated third volume of his award-winning Exploring Mormon Thought series.
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Fascinating look at the Mormon view of the Gods July 12, 2008
This is the third book in Ostler's series Exploring Mormon Thought. In this volume he reconstructs the Hebrew view of a council of gods that is presided over by the Most High God. On that council are several Sons of God including Yahweh who was appointed to oversee us. Ostler then goes into a series of discussions on the ancient view of the gods looking at pre-Hebrew, Hebrew, second temple Judaism, and finally New Testament beliefs and how they fit in with the concept of a council of Gods.
In the next section Ostler takes a look at the Latin Trinity and compares it with the scriptures and logic. He follows with a look at the Orthodox Social Trinitarianism pointing out some if its strengths and weaknesses.
In the following section he takes a thorough look at the Godhead in Mormon thought and discusses and answers challenges to this view. In the last section he explores the Mormon doctrine of deification and compares it with Latin and Orthodox thought. He finishes with a look at the scriptural basis for deification.
I found his logic and discussion to be powerful. He truly thinks things through in a unique way and I found myself looking at things like I have never looked at them before. I really enjoyed his discussion supporting his views from the scriptures. I am in a Bible study group of non-LDS people and was able to help them understand the Mormon concept of the Godhead much better from the scriptures than I was able to before I read this book. The other thing that has helped me with my study group is that Ostler's familiarity and use of theological and philosophical terms has helped me immensely in the correct understanding of terminology that is not commonly used by Mormons.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Mormon concept of the Godhead. Both Mormons and non-Mormons would benefit from reading this.
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