England's Life of Paradox
It cannot be denied that England was a devoted Mormon and a sincere believer in Jesus Christ, and the best part of the book may well be Haglund's treatment of England's ideas on atonement. Without offering easy answers, without shying away from the sometimes ugly truths of institutional po...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Foundation
2022
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| In: |
Dialogue
Year: 2022, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-161 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian Life
B Paradox B Book review B Activism B Atonement B September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 B Mormons B PARADOXES B Conscience |
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| Summary: | It cannot be denied that England was a devoted Mormon and a sincere believer in Jesus Christ, and the best part of the book may well be Haglund's treatment of England's ideas on atonement. Without offering easy answers, without shying away from the sometimes ugly truths of institutional power, Haglund helps readers appreciate the need, in England's words, "to live maturely as flawed persons in a flawed world" (41). "England's characteristic response", Haglund writes, "to the irresolvable tensions he articulates is action, and particularly religious practice. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialogue
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5406/15549399.55.2.17 |