The Two
Originally from: jwmorehead@juno.com (John W. Morehead)
Originally dated: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 01:00:28 EDT
Recently, our ministry asked the Foundation for Ancient Research and
Mormon Studies (FARMS) for a position statement regarding the
controversial book, "How Wide the Divide?" by Craig Blomberg and Stephen
Robinson (InterVarsity, 1997) for possible inclusion in our upcoming
newsletter which will feature a book review on this title.. Following is
a response from a professor at BYU associated with FARMS:
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There is no "FARMS position" on this book or any other except
the scriptures, which we accept as authentic. I have not read the
book and doubt that I will find time to do so, given my heavy
commitment to other research projects. The FARMS Review of
Books will, however, carry two reviews, one by a Latter-day Saint,
one by a couple of Evangelical theologians. The editor of the
Review is Daniel C. Peterson, to whom I am forwarding a copy of
your E-mail and this response. His E-mail address is
daniel_peterson@byu.edu. Unfortunately, he will be going to
Europe, so you won't be able to reach him during his absence. I
don't know when he'll be back, but I suspect that it will be a week
or two. I hope this information helps.
John A. Tvedtnes
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I was told by FARMS today that the book review will be done by FARMS
either in the Fall of this year or in January 1998.
John Morehead
TruthQuest Institute
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Originally from: jwmorehead@juno.com (John W. Morehead)
Originally dated: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:58:13 EDT
I believe it may be the same theologians. James White informed me today
via email that he knows the names of the two evangelicals from Biola
University.
John
On Thu, 21 Aug 97 12:36:41 -0000 ar-talk@xc.org (Rich Poll) writes:
>Originally from: Apologia@xc.org (Rich Poll)
>Originally dated: Thu, 21 Aug 97 12:36:41 -0000
>
>On 8/21/97 4:59 AM, John W. Morehead <ar-talk@xc.org> wrote:
>
>The FARMS Review of Books will, however, carry two reviews, one by
>a Latter-day Saint, one by a couple of Evangelical theologians.
>
>John, the plot thickens!
I wonder if the "couple of Evangelical >theologians" are the same two that Eric Pement told us about? -- re:
>
> ---- snip ----
>
>"Mormon Scholars Welcome Sweeping Concessions from Evangelicals" --
>Late last month Eric Pement of Cornerstone magazine notified
>Apologia about an ironic discovery. He had located a lecture by LDS
>writer Noel Reynolds on the Mormon apologetics Web site owned by
>F.A.R.M.S. (Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies).
>Here Reynolds described two unnamed "young evangelical scholars" who
>he understood to have made sweeping concessions to the enterprise of
>Mormon apologetics. Swing on by our Web site for the story.
> -- from Apologia Report 2:25, August 11, 1997
>
> ---- snap ----
>
>The URL for this item has changed since this was published. Now it is:
> <http://www.apologia.org/main/mainpages/WhatsNews/WN970730.html
>
>Rich
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>Originally from: <Raric@aol.com
>Originally dated: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 19:21:04 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 8/21/97 4:56:34 AM, you wrote:
>I was told by FARMS today that the book review will be done by FARMS
>either in the Fall of this year or in January 1998.
QUESTION: Will the book be reviewed as a Mormon book or a Christianbook. I certainly could not tell from reading it.
By the way, I guest hosted a KBRT "Crosstalk" program a few weeks agoand spent the second hour discussing this book and reading excerpts to theChristian radio audience (primarily Southern California). The listeners whocalled into the show denounced the book as confusing and said that Christianpublishers should publish books that clearly label Mormonism for what it is:a cult. The only dissenting vote was from a Mormon who, after I offered to
send her information about why Mormonism was not Christian, said she wasn't
interested and then hung up on me. Now THATS Mormonism at its purest.
Needless to say, the Religious Information Center will not be offeringthis book to supporters or recommending it.
In Christ,
Rich Abanes
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Originally from: <Orthopodeo@aol.com>
Originally dated: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 13:34:05 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 97-08-21 21:02:45 EDT, you write:
> I believe it may be the same theologians. James White informed me today
> via email that he knows the names of the two evangelicals from Biola
> University.Their names are Paul Owen and Carl Mosser.
I *think* they may still be
undergrads, but I could be wrong about that. I'd have to look back over the
letters they've sent me.
James
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