Saint Sinner Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Wirthlin-McConkie/e/B0164TIIJK Has anyone here had a chance to read this book by Mr. McConkie? Apologies if this book has already been addressed. 1
Tacenda Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Saint Sinner said: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Wirthlin-McConkie/e/B0164TIIJK Has anyone here had a chance to read this book by Mr. McConkie? Apologies if this book has already been addressed. I had the opportunity to go to a meet up with him presenting, but didn't go. But I did listen to a podcast with him on the Mormon Discussions Podcast and It's a thoughtful faith podcast. 1
Buckeye Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 It's on my to-read list. There are many good reviews, such as here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople/2015/10/a-review-of-thomas-mcconkies-navigating-mormon-faith-crisis http://janariess.religionnews.com/2015/12/17/when-your-mormon-faith-is-too-small/ http://janariess.religionnews.com/2015/12/18/in-a-mormon-faith-transition-heres-help/ And here's the link to the Thoughtful Faith podcast: http://athoughtfulfaith.org/thomas-wirthlin-mcconkie-navigating-mormon-faith-crisis-2/ 2
readstoomuch Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 I listened to his podcast and it is quite faith promoting. I bought Planted about the same time as his book and found myself going to Planted. They are both good books, but I kept agreeing over and over again and saying to myself-that's exactly what I believe with Planted. 1
Robert F. Smith Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Buckeye said: It's on my to-read list. There are many good reviews, such as here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople/2015/10/a-review-of-thomas-mcconkies-navigating-mormon-faith-crisis http://janariess.religionnews.com/2015/12/17/when-your-mormon-faith-is-too-small/ http://janariess.religionnews.com/2015/12/18/in-a-mormon-faith-transition-heres-help/ ............................................................................. Very nice, informative reviews, Buckeye, but I find his developmental stages narrow and superficial -- perhaps as a mirror of the SLC Mormon community from which he originally came. I would have thought that, with all his experience, he would long since have left that behind. There is, after all, no place in his developmental schema for the likes of Truman Madsen, Hugh Nibley, B. H. Roberts, Brigham Young, or Joseph Smith. I should have thought that, with his background in Eastern religious practice, McConkie might have tried integrating Eastern theory and praxis with our western modes of spiritual development -- following the pioneering work of the Menninger Foundation and of Ken Wilber -- leading to higher, transpersonal stages. 1
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