Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic opposition [[electronic resource] ] : atonement, evil, and the Mormon vision / / Douglas J. Davies

• Autore: Davies Douglas James
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlingtion, VT, : Ashgate Pub, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 232
• Soggetto topico: Mormon Church - Doctrines
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Jesus in Early Mormon America; 2 Mormon-Israel; 3 Millennial Kingdom Experiment; 4 Plan and Trinity; 5 Jesus, the Living and the Dead; 6 Joseph, Jesus and Lucifer; 7 Atonement; 8 Jesus, Satan and Evil; 9 Jesus and Doctrinal Kinship; 10 The Hope of Glory; 11 Jesus and the Holy Ghost; 12 Jesus, Opposition, Otherness and Sacrifice; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores Mormon theology in new ways from a scholarly non-Mormon perspective. Bringing Jesus and Satan into relationship with Joseph Smith the founding prophet, Douglas Davies shows how the Mormon 'Plan of Salvation' can be equated with mainstream Christianity's doctrine of the Trinity as a driving force of the faith. Exploring how Jesus has been understood by Mormons, his many Mormon identities are described in this book: he is the Jehovah of the Bible, our Elder Brother and Father, probably also a husband, he visited the dead and is also the antagonist of Satan-Lucifer. This book o
• Titolo autorizzato: Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic opposition
• ISBN: 1-351-92482-6; 1-315-25136-1; 1-4094-0830-2; 9786612774058; 1-282-77405-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459072603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II