All Things New
Finding New Life Through Forgiveness

The more I’ve studied Christian theology, the more I find the doctrines taught in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ (Mormonism) as truly revolutionary. They reconcile significant issues and scholars and theologians would do well to debate these doctrines (particularly those asserted in this book).......more

A must read for anyone no longer satisfied by a relationship with God that feels transactional and conditioned upon obedience.......more

This was absolutely one of my very favorite books I read this year. As a lover of words, one of my core beliefs is that the language we use matters—that dearly held notion is at the heart of this book. As a tide of fundamentalist backlash has gripped the country politically, and in an almost microco......more

The main thesis of this book is that our current view of the gospel is held back by reformation-era connotations associated with the gospel vocabulary we used. After establishing this pretext, the Givens go on to redefine a number or our most common gospel terms, generally with more expansive and up......more

4.5 stars. A very good examination of LDS religious language and where it is both helpful and harmful to the ultimate aims of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The most interesting bits were tracing the history of terms, words, and their usages. It ended kind of abruptly and didn’t go into as much detail......more