Latter-Day Saint Theology of a Material, Embodied Deity vis-à-vis Evolutionary Conceptions of Embodiment, Agency, and Matter
Do Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have anything to contribute to theological conversations about the nature of God? The article explores this question through the lens of Latter-day Saint conceptions of matter and agential embodiment that may be useful in generalizing material theologies and provide a...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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ASRSA
2022
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Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mormon Church
/ Materialism
/ Theology
/ Embodiment
/ God
/ Creation theology
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| RelBib Classification: | FA Theology KDH Christian sects NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
| Further subjects: | B
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Agency B Feminism B Evolution B Mormonism B Embodiment |
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| Summary: | Do Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have anything to contribute to theological conversations about the nature of God? The article explores this question through the lens of Latter-day Saint conceptions of matter and agential embodiment that may be useful in generalizing material theologies and provide a resource for other material-based views of deity. The argument will examine the question by first exploring the nature of agency articulated from three perspectives: 1) Process thinking in the life sciences; 2) materialist feminism; and 3) evolutionary biology. The article then suggests that the materialism of Mormonism, while in the first stages of theological engagement, is likely to provide possible dialogues with other religious traditions, looking at mattered and embodied conceptions of deity, including trinitarian ones. |
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| ISSN: | 2413-3027 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2413-3027/2022/v35n1a1 |