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Salt Lake City · Salt Lake CityThe Metaphysical Justification of Polygamy, Rewriting Joseph Smith, and the Politics of Sealing During Smith’s last five years he engaged in expansive cosmological/ontological construction. After his escape from Missouri custody in 1839 to his death in 1844, he turned even further from classical theological orthodoxy. The initial part of that turn was an astonishing backtrack of classical thought on causation. In brief, Smith proposed over a num…Read Article
Joseph Smith and The 1995 LDS Proclamation on the Family, part 6 - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
Rome · RomeI recently started reading the Aeneid for the first time. For those unfamiliar, the Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil during Rome’s Augustan period. It tells the story of Aeneas, who fought with the Trojans during the events of Homer’s Iliad. He is the son of Venus, who intervenes on his behalf, and we learn through her conversation with her father Jupiter, that his descendants will build the city of Rome. This is a little shocking to the…Read Article
When the Gods Are Against You: Rome, America, and the Myth of Divine Favor - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City“We’re right, and they’re wrong.” Sometimes it’s said that starkly; other times it’s more subtle: “if they only knew what I know, then they’d see…” Sometimes it’s said with syrupy sweetness, other times it’s said with righteous fervor. But no matter how it’s phrased or the tone that’s used, I find it exhausting. We seem to live in a world of perpetual posturing. It happens everywhere, including at church. It seems that one of the markers of our …Read Article
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