BYU Studies Quarterly
Article Title
Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals
Keywords
Mormon studies, book review, evangelism, theology
Abstract
As an Evangelical who has resided in Utah County since 1989 and as a law professor at BYU for the past twenty-four years, I read with great interest Richard J. Mouw's latest book, Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals. I was pleased that the author, president of Fuller Theological Seminary, helped me sort out my thoughts on countless conversations with LDS colleagues, students, and neighbors concerning differences in our religious traditions and, even more importantly, provided a structure for more fruitful dialogue. I encourage anyone who cares about building bridges between and among Evangelicals and Mormons to take time to read and thoughtfully consider Mouw's points.
Mouw does a great job providing a workable structure for Mormons and Evangelicals to begin speaking to each other concerning fine points of classical theology and soteriology, both matters of central importance to Jesus and his ministry. But equally important to Jesus was ecclesiology: "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18).
Recommended Citation
Dominguez, David and Mouw, Richard J.
(2013)
"Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 52:
Iss.
3, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol52/iss3/11