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As a Driven Leaf

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

Tags As a Driven Leaf, Documentary Hypothesis, faith, reason, Terryl Givens

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