![]() ![]() Midgley) offers this: “Since scriptures and specific revelations supply Latter-day Saints with authoritative answers to many of the traditional concerns of faith, members of the Church tend to devote little energy to theoretical, speculative, or systematic theology.” So, you might ask, why bother with theology? ![]() The lengthy gospel topics section at LDS.org doesn’t even have an entry for “theology.” The 10-paragraph theology entry in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism (authored by Louis C. LDS religious vocabulary and categories developed having little or no contact with the Christian theological tradition. LDS leaders sometimes offer doctrinal exposition but nothing systematic. There are no recognized LDS theologians or theological seminaries. Mormonism itself offers very little to get one started. Ford’s short book Theology: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 1999) is the first I’ve found to really give me some traction with this elusive subject. It’s hard for Mormons to find an accessible doorway into theology. ![]()
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