On the Value of Doubt
Nate Oman | July 26, 2006
“A faith that has never been doubted is not as valuable or authentic as a faith that has been doubted.”
Constitutive v. Regulative Rules in the Church
Nate Oman | July 25, 2006
Are the rules of Mormonism constitutive or regulative?
A Publication I Would Like to See (but won’t…)
Nate Oman | July 24, 2006
There are two “religious” magazines that I like to read fairly regularly. Neither is Mormon.
Persecution and the Art of Mormon Writing
Nate Oman | July 24, 2006
This is a post about Mormonism and Leo Strauss.
The Language of Scripture Alone
Nate Oman | July 23, 2006
I can think of at least three different ways in which one can read the scriptures.
What doctrinal facts drive scholarship?
Nate Oman | July 19, 2006
The Smell of Tobacco in Church
Nate Oman | July 19, 2006
On the whole, I am in favor of the smell of tobacco in church, but it is a tricky question.
Populism, Markets, and Walmart
Nate Oman | July 17, 2006
Taking the Book of Mormon Seriously
Nate Oman | July 14, 2006
Over at BCC Taryn has an interesting post on the Book of Mormon and socialism. Her basic claim is that the Book of Mormon endorses socialism. At one level, I think that she is absolutely correct, on another level I think that the claim is vacuous.
“But for that, Walt. But for that…”
Nate Oman | July 13, 2006
I always find it interesting to hear what people think of as being central and peripheral to Mormon experience. Take sex for example.