Entries Categorized as 'Mormonism'

ETS 5- James Beverley on Ravi Zacharias, Robert Millet, and the New Dialogue

Date November 28, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

James Beverley presented on “The New Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue: The Zacharias Case and the Views of Robert Millet.” He began by providing the context of the debate, which he described in 12 acts (as in acts of a play). (Please note: This is a summary of the paper, not how I view what’s happened) 1)      The [...]

Witnessing at the Temple

Date August 14, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

A few weeks ago I blogged on the suppression of the Gospel by Mariners Church during the open house of the Mormon’s Newport Beach Temple. Since I recently moved, I didn’t have a chance to go down to the temple until today. First, my roommate, Brian, and I took the temple tour. It begins in [...]

The Parking Lot Gospel

Date July 28, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

Our method of evangelism, I believe, is directly related to our view of the Gospel and how it relates to the people who need it. Typically we are concerned with how best to communicate the truths of the Gospel in way that is understandable to our audience. There is often a line drawn between two [...]

Book Review: A Different Jesus? By Robert Millet

Date June 6, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

During a meeting with some representatives of the Southern Baptist Convention Robert Millet and his LDS colleagues were asked, “’Why don’t you people just admit it: You worship a different Jesus!’ My LDS colleagues and I spent the next half hour or so trying to convince them of our acceptance of Jesus of Nazareth, as [...]

The Words of Joseph Smith, and a Little More Mouw

Date May 10, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

Last weekend the Library of Congress hosted a conference sponsored by BYU entitled “The Words of Joseph Smith.” “Recognizing Joseph Smith's bicentennial, the conference examined his historical, religious, social, and theological contributions.” Participating in the conference were a good number of the most prominent Mormon and non-Mormon scholars. LDS.org will be posting the audio and [...]

Another Response from Richard Mouw

Date May 8, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

“One more try:   You say: “Dr. Mouw is baptizing Robert Millet's LDS understanding of Jesus as salvific.” But that is not my intention. My point is a simple one. I believe that Bob Millet has a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. But, as I make clear, I believe that the only theology that can [...]

A Response from Richard Mouw

Date May 6, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

I received the following this morning from Richard Mouw. I'm assuming since he's asking me to provide context he has no problem with me posting this: “If you are going to quote my line about Bob Millet's faith in Jesus, at least provide the context. I certainly do not “baptise” Mormon theology as Christian: “At [...]

Of Visions and Stories: The Distinctive Problems with Joseph Smith’s First Vision

Date April 15, 2005Posted by Roger Overton

I’ve finally gotten around to posting my research paper on Joseph Smith’s First Vision. The LDS Church teaches that in 1820 Joseph was praying to God, enquiring as to which religion is true. God and Jesus then appeared to Smith, told him all the religions were false, that his sins were for forgiven, and that [...]