Keywords
apologetics, Mormon studies, FARMS, Christian philosophers
Abstract
T he following essay was presented on 3 August 2012 as “Of ‘Mormon Studies’ and Apologetics” at the conclusion of the an nual conference of the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) in Sandy, Utah. It represents the first pub lic announcement and appearance of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, which had been founded only slightly more than a week earlier, on 26 July. In my view, that rapid launch was the near-miraculous product of selfless collaboration and devotion to a cause on the part of several people—notable among them David E. Bokovoy, Alison V. P. Coutts, William J. Hamblin, Bryce M. Haymond, Louis C. Midgley, George L. Mitton, Stephen D. Ricks, and Mark Alan Wright—and I’m profoundly grateful to them. This essay, which may even have some slight histori cal value, is something of a personal charter statement regarding that cause. It is published here with no substantial alteration.
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Daniel C.
(2012)
"The Role of Apologetics in Mormon Studies,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol2/iss1/3
