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[PacMan]

Does anyone have a copy that they could post of "'Partakers of the Divine Nature': A Comparative Analysis of Patristic and Mormon Doctrines of Divinization," by Jordan Vajda for his master's thesis at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkley, California, which was reprinted by FARMS in 2002?

[Calm]

1 hour ago, PacMan said:

Does anyone have a copy that they could post of "'Partakers of the Divine Nature': A Comparative Analysis of Patristic and Mormon Doctrines of Divinization," by Jordan Vajda for his master's thesis at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkley, California, which was reprinted by FARMS in 2002?

Wouldn’t that be a violation of copyright?

[PacMan]

4 hours ago, Calm said:

Wouldn’t that be a violation of copyright?

No.  Because the BYU stuff is now freely available.  I just can't find it.

[rpn]

Have you looked in "wayback machine"   or contacted the author ?

4 hours ago, Calm said:

Jordan Vajda

 

[Calm]

You may be able to contact him through this university if their page is current (he was there last year for sure):

https://www.psychiatry.northwestern.edu/education/residents/current-residents.html

This gives a phone number:

https://www.medifind.com/doctors/jordan-vajda/348596214

I used to have it, but it got purged with most of my FARMS collection a couple of years ago.  Gave it to someone else to enjoy.

Another option would be to contact Interpreter or FAIR as there is likely a fan there that might be willing to email a copy.

Edited August 31, 2025 by Calm

[InCognitus]

7 hours ago, PacMan said:

Does anyone have a copy that they could post of "'Partakers of the Divine Nature': A Comparative Analysis of Patristic and Mormon Doctrines of Divinization," by Jordan Vajda for his master's thesis at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkley, California, which was reprinted by FARMS in 2002?

That was published in FARMS Occasional Papers 3.

I have a copy, but you can get it from the internet Wayback Machine.  Here's the index:

https://web.archive.org/web/20071224104238/http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/papersmain.php

Click on the "Partakers of the Divine Nature" link to expand it for Occasional Papers 3.

And here is Jordan Vaida's introduction:   https://web.archive.org/web/20071124152059/http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/paperschapter.php?paperid=7&chapid=60

You'll get to the rest of the publication through the other links in that subheading.

Since it was published on the internet at that time I am hoping this is not a violation of any copyright.

ETA:  I'm sure glad I haven't cleaned up some of my really old Internet Explorer browser links, sometimes they come in handy.  I fixed the second link just now, I originally posted the original link instead of the Wayback Machine link!

Edited August 31, 2025 by InCognitus