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Mormon Christianity - What Other Christians Can Learn From the Latter-day Saints (Hardcover)
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Mormon Christianity - What Other Christians Can Learn From the Latter-day Saints (Hardcover)
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In Mormon Christianity Stephen H. Webb becomes the first respected
non-Mormon theologian to explore in depth what traditional
Christians can learn from the Latter-Day Saints. Richard Mouw's
recent work, Talking with Mormons, focuses on making the case that
Mormons are not a cult and that Christians should tolerate them.
But even Mouw, sympathetic as he is, follows all other non-Mormon
theologians in declining to accept Mormons as members of the
Christian family. They are not a cult, Mouw writes, but rather a
religion related to be set apart from traditional Christianity.
Mormons themselves are adamant that they are Christian, and
eloquent writers within their own faith have tried to make this
case, but no theologian outside the LDS church has ever tried to
demonstrate just how Christian they are. Webb writes neither as a
critic nor a defender of Mormonism but as a sympathetic observer
who is deeply committed to engaging with Mormon ideas. His book is
unique in taking Mormon theology seriously and providing plausible
and in some instances even persuasive alternatives to many
traditional Christian doctrines. It can serve as an introduction to
Mormonism, but it goes far beyond that. Webb shows that Mormons are
indeed part of the Christian family tree, but that they are a
branch that extends well beyond what most Christians have ever
imagined. Rather than accusing Mormons of heresy, Webb shows how
they are innovative. His account of their creative appropriation of
the Christian tradition is meant to inspire more traditional
Christians to reconsider the shape of many basic Christian beliefs.
At the same time, he also holds up a friendly mirror to Mormons
themselves as they become more public and prominent in American
religious debates. Yet Webb's book is not all affirming and
celebratory. It ends with a call to Mormons to be more focused on
Christian essentials and an invitation to other Christians to be
more imaginative in considering Mormon alternatives to traditional
doctrines.
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