The Earth as “Mother of Men” in Latter-Day Saint Theology

Following the completion of work on the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith began his work on expanding the Bible’s scope. Unlike many of his contemporary Bible thinkers who were also working on translations of the Bible, Smith expanded the text in unique ways, breathing life into archaic and mysterious fi...

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Autor principal:	Kevin L. Tolley
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	mormon latter-day saint ecotheology creation narrative Enoch Joseph Smith Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bfe1f4b4e46547d394cc222dd50bbfb02021-11-25T18:53:24ZThe Earth as “Mother of Men” in Latter-Day Saint Theology10.3390/rel121110162077-1444https://doaj.org/article/bfe1f4b4e46547d394cc222dd50bbfb02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/1016https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444Following the completion of work on the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith began his work on expanding the Bible’s scope. Unlike many of his contemporary Bible thinkers who were also working on translations of the Bible, Smith expanded the text in unique ways, breathing life into archaic and mysterious figures and developing themes far beyond the Biblical scope. Within the first year of the Church of Jesus Christ, Smith introduced significant information concerning a vision of the pseudepigraphical character of Enoch and additional information concerning the creation narrative. These additions give insight into Smith’s understanding of his theology and his views on the environment. These additional writings connect environmental care and social injustice. The unique theological implication is that the treatment of the marginalized and downtrodden is closely related to the environment.Kevin L. TolleyMDPI AGarticlemormonlatter-day saintecotheologycreation narrativeEnochJoseph SmithReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 1016, p 1016 (2021)
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description	Following the completion of work on the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith began his work on expanding the Bible’s scope. Unlike many of his contemporary Bible thinkers who were also working on translations of the Bible, Smith expanded the text in unique ways, breathing life into archaic and mysterious figures and developing themes far beyond the Biblical scope. Within the first year of the Church of Jesus Christ, Smith introduced significant information concerning a vision of the pseudepigraphical character of Enoch and additional information concerning the creation narrative. These additions give insight into Smith’s understanding of his theology and his views on the environment. These additional writings connect environmental care and social injustice. The unique theological implication is that the treatment of the marginalized and downtrodden is closely related to the environment.
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The Earth as “Mother of Men” in Latter-Day Saint Theology

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