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A Few Thoughts on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason

August 8, 2017March 13, 2014

Elder John A. Widtsoe (1872–1952). Elder Widtsoe, an Apostle and a scientist, is a personal hero of mine for his example of one who could commingle faith and reason in a remarkable way. [I wrote this paper for my history class as part of having recently read Milton Steinberg’s excellent novel As a Driven Leaf. … Read more

Richard Bushman on Mormon Reason

August 8, 2017February 3, 2014

Richard Lyman Bushman (b. 1931). Craig A. Evans is an evangelical New Testament scholar whose book Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels I received as a Christmas gift. In his book, Evans stresses the importance of using rational argument to sustain Christian faith, particularly Christian faith in the historical authenticity of the New … Read more