Mormonism and the Concept of a Temporal Deity: The Beckwith- Parrish Dilemma

Authors

Jeremy B. Pettit, Brigham Young University
Dr. David L. Paulsen, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Mormonism, Mormon studies, temporal deity, Christianity

College

Humanities

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

In their book The Mormon Concept of God1, evangelical scholars Francis Beckwith and Stephen Parrish (hereafter referred to as BP) present several critiques of what they understand to be the Latterday Saint (LDS) concept of God which they claim is philosophically implausible. The majority of their arguments against the incoherency of the LDS concept of God stem from two dilemmas. My paper focused on the second dilemma which can be formally outlined as:

Recommended Citation

Pettit, Jeremy B. and Paulsen, Dr. David L. (2013) "Mormonism and the Concept of a Temporal Deity: The Beckwith- Parrish Dilemma," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 963.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/963