The Bible Has More to Say About Politics Than You've Been ToldThe Bible calls us to live as disciples of Jesus in every area of our lives--including politics. But how do we live as faithful political disciples when politics has become so toxic?Too often, Scripture's political witness is reduced to a few verses to defend our partisan political team. For some, political neutrality is the gold standard in congregational life. But if God's people refuse to purs...

Claire Matthews normally kept to herself and thought nothing of her surroundings. But on her routine route home from school, a tall chain-link fence covered with signs that read NO TRESPASSING and WARNING: THIS PROPERTY IS PATROLLED BY SECURITY always caught her attention. One January afternoon, a boy's voice, shrouded in pain and desperation, cried for help from within the fence. Her heart was suddenly injected with panic, but she found herself anchored to the ground ....

A man named Luke writes of a mysterious, tragic event that transformed his very being . . . and left him scarred by the fire he created.

A young artist and scientist named Jonathan struggles with balancing work and his passion for creativity, until one day they both collide as the result of prematurely testing a machine called the Retriever.

The Bible is filled with commands to care for the poor. But how does Scripture envision the people of God becoming a community capable of following those commands? In Formative Feasting, Dr. Michael J. Rhodesargues that meals stand at the heart of Scripture’s strategy for moral formation oriented towards justice and solidarity. To make this case, Rhodes brings together a constructive, theological account of moral formation through practice with rigorous exegesis of the De...

Typically, mystery does not receive much attention in philosophy. Although Heidegger and other key philosophers have made a place for mystery in philosophy, many find such philosophizing suspect and unconvincing. As a general rule, contemporary philosophers have taken a different approach, and, thus, there has been very little discussion of mystery in philosophy. As a study of mystery in philosophy, this book is therefore somewhat unique. Moreover, it is also distinctive in the way it appr...

The Bible calls us to live as disciples of Jesus in every area of our lives, including politics. But how do we live as faithful political disciples when politics has become so toxic?Too often, Scripture's political witness is reduced to a few verses to defend our partisan political team. For some, political neutrality is the gold standard in congregational life. But if God's people refuse to pursue political discipleship, someone—or something—will disciple our politics for us....

Contemporary readers often struggle with the Pentateuch, finding it difficult to understand, if not outright boring or even offensive. In this accessible survey textbook, David J. H. Beldman and Michael J. Rhodes help students discover that the Pentateuch is an essential launching pad and starting point for encountering God and God's ways in the world. These texts are the "big bang" of the Bible: The entire universe of the scriptural story spins out and takes shape from these first explosi...

First and Second Thessalonians are likely the earliest surviving records from the primitive Christian era. Both appear to have been written a mere twenty years after the Lord’s ministry closed. These Epistles show how certain aspects of the Christian religion were understood, taught, and promulgated. They also show that the earliest Christians wrestled with aspects of their religion and were trying to more fully understand them. Some Christians misunderstood certain teachings and, as a res...

This commentary presents a comprehensive analysis of John’s book aided by the lens of LDS doctrine and Mormon experience. God delivered his messages in the form of images housed within discrete visions, with each symbol explaining, exposing or emphasizing various aspects of the message conveyed. The challenge is getting beyond the symbols to the represented realities. Information is drawn from all the Standard Works, the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, and from modern Prophets and a...

The New Rendition of First and Second Thessalonians provides a modern English translation of the Greek text while remaining true to Paul’s intent. This rendering is excerpted from Paul’s Letters to the Thessalonians by Richard D. Draper and Michael D. Rhodes.This new version clarifies many previously vague or misunderstood passages and enlightens the text for today’s readers. The rendition of Second Thessalonians substantiates the idea that Church leaders were closely attentive to ...

This work is the first comprehensive study of Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians ever produced by LDS scholars.We include a new rendering of the Greek text into modern English, helping the text be more understandable to modern readers. This rendition is set side by side with the King James Text for easy comparison.It is a commentary of every verse of 1 Corinthians and examines in depth the rich theology of grace, the Atonement, the gifts of the Spirit, the sacrament, l...