Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1981. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. Ostler himself, writing in sunstone, left the impression that he must be an expert in hebrew and the old testament, if not in genetics. Nov 07, 2019 as blake ostler has noted, the book of mormon is best interpreted from an understanding of the deuteronomic covenant which required obedience and pronounced resulting curses and blessing upon the land for breach or obedience to the covenant respectively deut. Ostler is a salt lake city attorney with mackey, price, thompson, and ostler. Apr 01, 2008 blake ostler is a practicing attorney specializing in educational law, employment law, and intellectual property. In volume 2 of the three volume series, exploring mormon thought. My testimony of the book of mormon is that it is authentic. Blake ostler and my good buddy paul join us today on mormon matters.
Thus, the book of mormon doctrine of the fall is labelled an expansion because the fall of adam was never linked with the human condition in preexilic works, as it is in the book of mormon ostler 82. Blake ostler and my buddy paul join us on mormon matters. The problems of theism and the love of god, blake ostler explores issues related to soteriology, or the theory of salvation. Does chiasmus appear in the book of mormon by chance. Why is 3 nephi important for understanding the godhead. 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. Nov 20, 2017 in this short volume, blake ostler departs from the more analytically rigorous approach that defined his groundbreaking exploring mormon thought series and instead offers a meditation and reflection on the deeper and more important aspects of mormon theology. Review of books on the book of mormon 19892011 article title. As blake ostler has noted, the book of mormon is best interpreted from an understanding of the deuteronomic covenant which required obedience and pronounced resulting curses and blessing upon the land for breach or obedience to the covenant respectively deut. Hes raised very important ideas such as the idea that inspired commentary was added as part of the book of mormon translation process. Join facebook to connect with blake ostler and others you may know.
Theres a podcast interview with blake ostler at mormon discussion. The possibility of the book of mormon as inspired fiction. Indeed, a number of other places in scripture articulate clearly the separate personages of the father and the son. An island setting for book of mormon account was first proposed by blake ostler in his sunstone article titled dna strands in the book of mormon. However, his model allows much more flexibility in accounting for evidence of 19th century influences, and this seems very wise to me. The wordprint analysis by wayne larson and alvin rencher questions once again the theory that sidney rigdon or solomon spaulding authored the book of mormon pp. Over the last fifteen years, work on mormonism in the general field of religious studies has exploded. Blake ostler has published widely on mormon philosophy in professional academic philosophy journals such as religious studies oxford, england, the international journal for the philosophy of religion netherlands, and element. Aug 24, 2015 theres a podcast interview with blake ostler at mormon discussion.
New mormon matters series on inoculating the saints. In volume 2 of the series, exploring mormon thought. New mormon matters series on inoculating the saints featuring kevin barney and blake ostler john dehlin august 26, 2007 mormon for those interested in the idea of inoculation with regards to lds church members and challenging church historydoctrine, please check out part 1 of our new series on inoculation. Hes not aware of the work of nick frederick and thomas wayment that have identified numerous allusions to the kjv new testament. Pdf dna strands in the book of mormon blake ostler. He argues that the commitment that god loves us and respects our dignity as persons entails that god must leave us free. Im touched that he would share some of these personal experiences and use them to help us. The book of mormon reflects the johannine emphasis upon indwelling unity in individual distinction. In the most recent issue of sunstone, a reader wrote that blake ostler, an expert in logic, had put to rest the dna and book of mormon question. Blake too sees that as proof that joseph smith translated an ancient record by the gift and power of god. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought by bwv549 mormon. The journal of the society from mormon philosophy and theology, as well as mormon scholarly publications such as dialogue. Blake ostler is a practicing attorney specializing in educational law, employment law, and intellectual property. Most traditional christian non mormon scholars today understand that the principle of creation ex nihilo was created itself out of nothing actually due to greek philosophical influences around 190 ad.
The attributes of god is a critique of classical theism regarding. Blake ostlers mormon theology book of mormon central. City, utah, and the author of the multivolume exploring mormon tho. Oct 01, 2001 in this, the first volume of a series of works on mormon thought, blake t. He is the author of many articles on mormon theology and philosophy, including the seminal, the book of mormon as a modern expansion of an ancient source dialogue. In this, the first volume of a planned series of works on mormon thought, blake t. Ostler concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation, education law, special education, employment law, construction law, intellectual property litigation, and real property law. Occasionally, an lds author puts out a slender little book that displays a profound depth and insight that belies its size. Facsimile 2 demetrios alexander on tribe of manasseh native american dna robert oldale on archeological evidence of.
I was wondering if any catholic philosophers or apologists have taken the time to address any of his arguments. I want to focus on a concept in the mormon scriptures that is rarely discussed the concept of divinityassuch. Ostler is the author of exploring mormon thought 3. Blake ostler is an attorney with fox, edwards, gardiner, and brown in salt lake city. Blake thomas ostler born 1957 is an american philosopher, theologian, and lawyer. Mar 16, 20 according to many of my mormon friends, blake ostler is the best apologist the mormon faith currently has, and in their words nobody has been able to refute his arguments. The book does not use trite, insubstantial, and oftanswered arguments in building. As a fan of blakes work i wanted to discuss his answer a little here, recognising that it was not a fully formulated or prepared response. Ostler explores christian and mormon notions about god. In yet another skirmish in the continuing debate over dna and the book of mormon, the signature books website recently posted a ron priddis response to blake ostlers reply here and here to tom murphys article lamanite genesis, genealogy, and genetics, chaper 3 in american apocrypha 2002, signature. The difficulty with ostlers approach is that it is not clear when the claims in. Get the latest updates on book of mormon topics and research for free. Revisioning the mormon concept of god, by blake ostler.
Blake begins to formulate for the first time ever a systematic mormon christology, david paulsen, foreword in exploring mormon thought, vol. Blake ostler has published widely on mormon philosophy in professional academic philosophical journals such as religious studies, international journal for the philosophy of religion, and element. The ethic prominent throughout the book of mormon is that. Apr 25, 2018 blake ostler has published widely on mormon philosophy in professional academic philosophical journals such as religious studies, international journal for the philosophy of religion, and element. In a sunstone presentation entitled a return to logic, which discusses blake ostlers work, he was asked about the heavenly mother. Catholic responses to blake ostler mormon apologist. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon. Hes raised very important ideas such as the idea that inspired commentary was added as part of the book of mormon.
Yet blake ostler s heavy book exploring mormon thought. The theology of the book of mormon is very much 19th century theology, and it reads like a 19th century understanding of. Ostler asserts that the book of mormon events must have taken place on an island as was claimed by jacob after arriving in the promised land. Chiasmus and the book of mormon utah lighthouse ministry. He has written numerous articles on the topics of mormon theology, philosophy, and thought. Ostler s monumental systematic work, exploring mormon thought, continues to be a major event in the development of mormon philosophical theology. The attributes of god is a critique of classical theism regarding some of the central concepts that have. Ostlers monumental systematic work, exploring mormon thought, continues to be a major event in the development of mormon philosophical theology. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought richard bushman, wellknown mormon historian, recently stated. There is no final, once and for all, statement of the truth.
Hes unaware of richard bushmans concessions to modern protestant material in the book of mormon. My father blake ostler is a wellknown mormon theologian and scholar in a addition to being a fulltime attorney over the years he has written several articles for scholarly mormon publications such as dialogue, farms, sunstone mag, element, and others. I was wondering if any catholic philosophers or apologists have. I havent studied his theory out completely to see how far he takes it, so i cant say how much i agree or disagree.
The book of mormon and other latterday saint scriptures could contain phrases, words. This concept has been obscured in mormon thought in part because of. Bad book of mormon apologetics lds church is true blog. Oct 20, 2016 indeed, a number of other places in scripture articulate clearly the separate personages of the father and the son.
Apr 17, 2015 blake ostlers expansionist theory argues that the book of mormon is a modern expansion of an ancient source. Ostler, a mormon, is a practicing attorney specializing in educational law, employment law and intellectual property. The author presents a thorough and evenhanded survey of christian intellectual conceptions of the nature of god and the. The attributes of god is a positive contribution to christian intellectuals and students of comparative religion. The topics for discussion are the lds churchs position on financial nondisclosure and a recent lds church press release entitled approaching mormon history. The attributes of god is a critique of classical theism. Today we sit down with lds philosopher blake ostler.
Written for both mormons and nonmormons interested in the relationship between mormonism and classical theism, his pathbreaking exploring mormon thought. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought by bwv549. Indeed, many would take exception with using the term antimormon in relation to the book. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Most traditional christian nonmormon scholars today understand that the principle of creation ex nihilo was created itself out of nothing actually due to greek philosophical influences around 190. Blake ostlers talk, spiritual experiences as the basis for belief and commitment, resonates deeply with some of my personal experiences. Aug 26, 2007 new mormon matters series on inoculating the saints featuring kevin barney and blake ostler john dehlin august 26, 2007 mormon for those interested in the idea of inoculation with regards to lds church members and challenging church historydoctrine, please check out part 1 of our new series on inoculation. His theory about the book of mormon is that the lamanite. The journal of the society for mormon philosophy and theology, as well as in the mormon scholarly publications dialogue. However, im very intrigued by blake ostlers theory about it being a partial modern expansion of an ancient source.
According to many of my mormon friends, blake ostler is the best apologist the mormon faith currently has, and in their words nobody has been able to refute his arguments. In this short volume, blake ostler departs from the more analytically rigorous approach that defined his groundbreaking exploring mormon thought series and instead offers a meditation and reflection on the deeper and more important aspects of mormon theology. In this, the first volume of a series of works on mormon thought, blake t. His is the author of many books including his newest fire on the horizon blake ostler has published widely on mormon philosophy in professional academic philosophy journals such as religious studies oxford, england, international journal for the philosophy of religion netherlands, and element. He argues that the commitment that god loves us and respects our dignity as. Blake ostler wrote a great article on ex nihilo creation. Blake ostler on personal spiritual experiences mormanity. This was exactly my reaction to a recent article which maintains that the book of mormon is not actually the straightforward translation joseph smith said it was, but is rather a modern expansion of an ancient document see ostler, the book of mormon as a modern expansion of an ancient source. Book 1 of 3 in the exploring mormon thought series. The book of mormon as a modern expansion of an ancient source. Ostler lists the scriptural references of his proposed chiasms only, without pointing out the chiastic structure itself. He has published widely on mormon philosophy in journals such as religious studies, international journal for the philosophy of religion, dialogue. A meditation on the endowment and love of atonement. Blake ostler archives mormon discussions podcasts full.
Blake ostlers expansionist theory argues that the book of mormon is a modern expansion of an ancient source. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. An earlier version of murphys paper is available online here. Zondervan, 2002 is, by many accounts, a different type of antimormon book. Ostler accepts the book of mormon as an actual historical account, but as edited and expanded in light of joseph smiths vocabulary and capacity.
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