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Hello, LDS Scholars. Look At Your Bookshelf, Now Back At Mine

10/20/2010

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Hello, LDS scholars. Look at your bookshelf, now back at mine. Now back at your bookshelf, now back to mine! Sadly your bookshelf doesn’t have all the LDS science books that mine has, but if you stopped buying vampire love stories, it could look like mine.

Ha ha.

This post is about “must have” books for Latter-day Saints who are interested in the relationship between Mormon theology and science. I’ve compiled a list of books that LDS scholars should consider acquiring and reading, especially those who fashion themselves as experts on Restoration theology and science. Some of these are out of print and may be hard to find.

Please respond if you know of a book that should be added to the list.

Thanks.

                       List of Books Covering LDS Theology and Science

1. Of Heaven and Earth: Reconciling Scientific Thought with LDS Theology (Clark)

2. Science, Religion, and Mormon Cosmology (Erich Paul)

3. Science and Mormonism (Melvin Cook & Garfield Cook)

4. Earth: In the Beginning (Eric Skousen)

5. Science and Your Faith in God (Henry Eyring et al.)

6. Joseph Smith as Scientist (Elder John A. Widtsoe)

7. Truth and Science: An LDS Perspective (Dave Collingridge)

8. The Case for Divine Design (Frank Salisbury)

9. Divine Engineering (David Brems)

10. Mormons and Science: Setting the Record Straight (Rodney Brown)

11. Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring (Henry J Eyring)

12. (Your recommendation)

 


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R. Gary link
10/20/2010 12:46

The Truth, The Way, The Life, 2nd edition, Provo: BYU Studies, 1996 (B. H. Roberts)

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Dave C.
10/20/2010 13:38

Thanks Gary. I thought for sure you would recommend adding JFS's Man, Origin, and Destiny to the list.

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Tim
10/20/2010 16:26

Henry Eyring's "Reflections of a Scientist" is, in my opinion, a better book than "Mormon Scientist." Unfortunately, it's out of print--but you may be able to find it on ebay.

Also, though I don't actually own either of these, "Mormonism And Evolution: The Authoritative LDS Statements" and
"Evolution and Mormonism: A Quest for Understanding" should probably be included.

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R. Gary link
10/20/2010 18:04

Henry Eyring (1901–1981), father of our current President Eyring, was a world famous scientist. I love Joseph Fielding Smith and I think he was right more often than most people, but I agree with Brother Eyring that Smith's book Man, His Origin and Destiny is not a science book.

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Jared link
10/20/2010 19:34

I know it's not particularly science-y but I believe Parley P. Pratt's "Key to the science of theology" is a must own.

Thanks for posting the list.

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Anthony E. Larson link
10/21/2010 01:47

"And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood"

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R. Gary link
10/21/2010 03:26

Tim, be warned. The book "Mormonism and Evolution: The Authoritative LDS Statements" does NOT live up to its title. It fails to comprehensively provide "the" authoritative LDS statements on evolution. In place of some statements that should have been included, the book incorporates material that doesn't even meet its own stated criteria for authoritative status. The result is that individuals who want the LDS Church to be neutral on evolution will be enthusiastic about the book. Those, however, who just want to know where the LDS Church stands on evolution should be wary of it. For more information, visit

ndbf.net/review.htm

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