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BYU Maxwell Institute
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[2021]
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English
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I am Japanese but was born and raised in rural central Utah. At first, my parents were afraid that our involvement with the Church would weaken our grounding in Japanese tradition. As it turned out, it only reinforced my interest in animism, Buddhism, and other aspects of Japanese culture. As a scholar of Japanese culture, I have discovered that Latter-day Saint culture and Mahayana Buddhist culture are similar in many ways, and that the paths to...
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Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Brigham Young University
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Original art and personal stories written for restless souls who desire to know God more deeply. As a Latter-day Saint, Hoiland examines the difficulties and complexities of faith in everyday circumstances where laughter and creativity matter as much as faith, hope, and charity.
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BYU Maxwell Institute
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"What is it that the Restored Church of Christ offers that nowhere else can, and how might that help us stay strong in our faith? The poet Thomas Traherne said: "no man...that clearly seeth the beauty of God's face, . . . can, when he sees it clearly, willingly and wittingly forsake it." In this collection of writings compiled from a series of lectures given at BYU, author Terryl Givens teaches that the surest route to an enduring faith is a "witting"...
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In this collection of personal essays, letters, and even drawings, Melissa Inouye considers how Latter-day Saints in an increasingly globalized Church might cultivate unity without leaving their distinctive gifts behind. As an Asian American Latter-day Saint feminist and scholar, she feels the urgency of the Lord's command that the Church be one (Doctrine and Covenants 38:27). With her unique mix of humor and candor, empathy and idealism, Inouye draws...
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