Charles Harrell at Benchmark Books in Salt Lake
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:27 pm
Benchmark Books will be hosting a short presentation and book signing with Charles Harrell, author of "This Is My Doctrine": The Development of Mormon Theology on September 7th.
Here is Benchmark Books' press release:
SPEND AN EVENING WITH AN AUTHOR
We are delighted to announce the publication of “This is My Doctrine:” The Development of Mormon Theology by Charles R. Harrell, published by Greg Kofford Books. We invite you to come to our store to hear the author speak about and sign his book on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Dr. Harrell will be here from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., speaking at 6:00, and will answer questions and sign books before and after that time.
Many of the principal doctrines defining Mormonism today have developed over the course of the Restoration. This book shows that these doctrines did not originate in a vacuum but were rather prompted and informed by the religious culture from which Mormonism arose. However, Mormons often interpreted these doctrines differently than their Christian neighbors. Early Mormons, like their early Christian and even earlier Israelite predecessors, brought with them their own culturally conditioned theological outlooks which often changed with time.
In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while attempting to uphold the integrity and authority of the scriptures. In the process, he probes three questions: How did Mormon doctrines develop? What are the scriptural underpinnings of these doctrines? And what do critical scholars make of these same scriptures? This book provides a fascinating and ground-breaking examination into the rich field of Mormon theology.
Charles R. Harrell, PhD., is an associate professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Technology. He is an ardent theological hobbyist and has published articles on Mormon theology in BYU Studies, The Encyclopedia of Mormonism, and Studies in Scripture.
We hope you will be able to attend this event, but if you can’t and would like to have a book signed or personalized by the author, we will be happy to take a prepaid order and either hold or ship it to you.
Benchmark Books
3269 S. Main St., Ste. 250
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-486-3111
And here is the Facebook event.