Episode notes
In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims.
Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University.
Links:
Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosser
Classifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_
Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_
Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949s
Chapters:
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:23-Engaging with Mormon Scholarship
00:09:58-Engaging Charitably with Mormon Scholars
00:13:34-What is the Mormon Doctrine of God?
00:17:36-What are Mormonism's Sacred Texts?
00:21:49-Problems in the Book of Mormon
00:23:30-Views of God in Mormon history
00:30:57-The Many Theologies of Joseph Smith
00:35:27-The Mormon Ontology of God and the World
00:45:40-How Can God Evolve, and Us Along with Him?
00:50:29-The Four Characteristics of the Mormon God
00:59:21-Of "God" and "gods"
01:07:28-What about the Trinity in Mormonism?
01:13:47-The "Ad Hoc" Holy Ghost
01:18:27-Outro