{"title":"General Doctrine","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"eternal-man-madsen","title":"Eternal Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Madsen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea that man is an eternal individual is vital to a full understanding of the doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is as important to Latter-day Saints that there will be a “forever forward” as that there has been a “forever backward.” In Eternal Man, Truman Madsen, who was known for his grasp of philosophy and his deep conviction of the truthfulness of the restored gospel, offers profound insights about six fundamental “puzzles” in philosophy and religion. This classic work, available for the first time in many years, includes a Publisher’s Preface plus essays on such questions as “Whence Cometh Man?” “Evil and Suffering,” “The Spirit and the Body,” and “Freedom and Fulfillment.” He demonstrates how a true understanding of our nature can make life here and now more meaningful and the eternities ahead a glorious existence to be eagerly anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DESERET","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608147751178,"sku":"210000001424","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"god-who-weeps-the-how-mormonism-makes-sense-of-life-givens","title":"God Who Weeps","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row mt-1 mb-3 hidden-sm-down\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col product-headlinedescription text--dark-gray font-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Mormonism Makes Sense of Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-number-rating clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-number\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Terryl \u0026amp; Fiona Givens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ratings ml-0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yotpo-stars\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yotpo-bottomline-top-div\" class=\"yotpo bottomLine yotpo-small\" data-appkey=\"N2hbFRjbMeV52KcWH9UXaCuWrCP3W6BQ7mtFk28b\" data-domain=\"[object Object]\" data-product-id=\"P5083070\" data-product-models=\"\" data-name=\"The God Who Weeps\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.deseretbook.com\/product\/P5083070.html\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/files.plytix.com\/api\/v1.1\/rn\/public_files\/pim\/assets\/3e\/1e\/de\/64\/64de1e3e6974570001d45a2c\/images\/26\/a5\/cf\/67\/67cfa5269ab7822b03cb834e\/P5083070_P5083070_none_base_6d918d00.png\/P5083070_P5083070_none_base_6d918d00.png?s=1000x1000\u0026amp;t=PNG\" data-description=\"How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life\" data-bread-crumbs=\"Books\" data-yotpo-element-id=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yotpo-display-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standalone-bottomline\" data-source=\"default\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row mt-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col product-headline\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Whether by design or by chance,\" Terryl and Fiona Givens write, \"we find ourselves in a universe filled with mystery. We encounter appealing arguments for a Divinity that is a childish projection, for prophets as scheming or deluded imposters, and for scripture as so much fabulous fiction. But there is also compelling evidence that a glorious Divinity presides over the cosmos, that His angels are strangers we have entertained unawares, and that His word and will are made manifest through a sacred canon that is never definitively closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we choose to embrace, to be responsive to, is the purest reflection of who we are and what we love. That is why faith, the choice to believe, is in the final analysis, an action that is positively laden with moral significance.\" As humans, we are, like the poet John Keats, \"straining at particles of light in the midst of a great darkness.\" And yet, the authors describe a version of life's meaning that is reasonable - and radically resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt tells of a God whose heart beats in sympathy with ours, who set His heart upon us before the world was formed, who fashioned the Earth as a place of human ascent, not exile, and who has the desire and the capacity to bring the entire human family home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The God Who Weeps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I read this fine book in order better to understand what Mormons believe about divine compassion, and it certainly gave me that. But more important: I received in reading it some deeply personal lessons about the tears of God.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard J. Mouw, Ph.D., President and Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Writing from the perspective of Mormon faith, Terryl and Fiona Givens have produced a work of theological reflection that has much to offer not only to Latter-day Saints, but to intellectually and morally serious men and women of every religious persuasion who ponder the mystery of a God who, though profoundly transcendent, reveals Himself to us, offers us His friendship, and even shares our joys and sorrows. To be sure, readers who are not Latter-day Saints will learn from The God Who Weeps a great deal about what Mormons believe (including certain distinctively Mormon doctrines) and why they believe it. But that is only part of the value of the book. For even readers who do not share certain fundamental tenets of the LDS faith, but who believe in a personal, omnipotent, and omniscient God, will benefit from the Givens’ thoughtful reflections on how such a God enters into the lives of imperfect creatures like ourselves, lighting our paths, lifting us up when we fall, and summoning us to share in His divine life.”\u003cbr\u003e—Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University, author of The Meaning of Marriage: Family, State, Market, and Morals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Terryl Givens, one of current Mormonism’s most celebrated thinkers, with Fiona Givens here provides a fresh perspective on a number of distinctively LDS teachings. The God Who Weeps is a stirring and sensitive look into a personal God whose passions include an infinite capacity to feel after and respond eagerly to the pains and pleadings of His children; a life before this life for both Deity and humanity; a refusal to adopt the classical Christian view of original sin and the dismal and discouraging picture of the human race it paints; and, an optimistic glimpse into a divine plan that seeks to save all of those who wish to be saved. This important work provides a substantive optimism, a welcome and needed portrayal of humanity’s heavenly possibilities.”\u003cbr\u003e—Robert L. Millet, Professor of Religious Education at Brigham Young University\u003cbr\u003eauthor of Grace Works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reading this book is like experiencing Mormonism in high definition. By masterfully weaving together insights from ‘the best books’—scripture and literature, theology and philosophy—Terryl and Fiona Givens bring new depth to the fundamentals of their faith. Whether you know a lot or a little about Latter-day Saint doctrine, this book will both educate and inspire you.” —David E. Campbell, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Author of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us “Anyone desiring to understand more about Mormon Christianity could find no better guides than Terryl and Fiona Givens. Their heartfelt testimony to what their faith tradition has taught them about life is enriched with luminous insights from Western literature and philosophy. A lovely book!”\u003cbr\u003e—Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard and former US Ambassador to the Vatican\u003cbr\u003eauthor of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The God Who Weeps is an elegant meditation on the basic tenets of the Mormon faith. The Givenses write with precision and poetry. Their literary and religious references are unusually rich and varied: they include the classic texts of the Bible, early Christian thinkers, Enlightenment philosophers, Romantic poets, German theologians, Russian and American novelists—and many, many more. The prose is at times urgent and even soaring. “Mormons will enjoy this succinct, sophisticated and searching précis of their core beliefs. 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He and other believers explained that Smith translated the Book of Mormon from writings on ancient metal plates to which he had been led by a heavenly messenger. Smith's translation of the plates was not the conventional process of converting text from one language to another through expert knowledge of both languages—instead, he recounted that he dictated the text \"by the gift and power of God.\" With the aid of \"interpreters\" he found buried with the plates and a seer stone already in his possession, Joseph Smith dictated the text to Oliver Cowdery and several other scribes. The manuscript they created is known as the original manuscript. Because of significant water damage suffered in the nineteenth century, less than 30 percent of the original manuscript has survived. Most of it is held by the Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City. After the original manuscript was completed and Joseph Smith had secured the services of a printer, Smith directed that a second copy, now known as the printer's manuscript, be created. This would allow the original manuscript to be kept safe while the second copy was taken to the print shop. Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, and a third, unknown scribe created the printer's manuscript from roughly August 1829 to January 1830, and pages of it were taken in batches to E. B. Grandin's print shop in Palmyra, New York, as printing proceeded. The first edition of the Book of Mormon went on sale in Palmyra on March 26, 1830, and Smith formally organized a church less than two weeks later. The printer's manuscript was consulted again by Joseph Smith and others when the second edition of the Book of Mormon was printed in 1837 in Kirtland\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eOhio. 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