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Rube Goldberg Machines: Essays In Mormon Theology, Adam S. Miller, Thomas F. Rogers
Rube Goldberg Machines: Essays In Mormon Theology, Adam S. Miller, Thomas F. Rogers
BYU Studies Quarterly
Philosopher Adam S. Miller, who teaches at Collin College in McKinney, Texas, and presently serves as director of the prestigious Mormon Theology Seminar, has written a small book that deserves big attention.
In his thoughtful preface, historian Richard L. Bushman asserts that "Adam Miller is the most original and provocative Latter-day Saint theologian practicing today" and that, like other philosophers and theologians, his writings reflect his possible doubt that his subject "can be reduced to a rational orderly system." But, for me, there is immense continuity to the book's fourteen essays, each of which interfaces with the restored gospel in …
Bountiful Harvest: Essays In Honor Of S. Kent Brown, Andrew C. Skinner, Carl W. Griffin, David J. Larsen, D Morgan Davis
Bountiful Harvest: Essays In Honor Of S. Kent Brown, Andrew C. Skinner, Carl W. Griffin, David J. Larsen, D Morgan Davis
BYU Studies Quarterly
Bountiful Harvest is a collection of essays written and assembled in honor of S. Kent Brown, recently retired professor of ancient scripture and Near Eastern studies at Brigham Young University. An impressive array of colleagues, former students, teachers, admirers, and friends of Professor Brown have contributed to this handsome volume, resulting in twenty-one essays that are a worthy tribute to Brown's legacy. The volume includes an introduction by the editors in well-deserved praise of Brown's career and significant achievements, and also an appendix listing his many published works.
Bountiful Harvest presents something of interest for almost all readers. Although most …