
Exploring Mormon Thought
Exploring Mormon Thought is a weekly podcast that features discussions about Mormon Doctrine and Theology that correlate with topics in the books series of the same name written by scholar and theologian Blake Ostler
Latest episodes

Dec 17, 2018 • 36min
068-Jesus Christ the Savior of the World-The Plan of Atonement Theodicy (pt 5) - Vol 4
We discuss how Jesus' life and atonement help solve the problem of evil.
https://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1122&index=11

Dec 1, 2018 • 1h 13min
067-Natural Evils-The Plan of Atonement Theodicy (pt 4) - Vol 4
Natural Evils

Nov 26, 2018 • 1h 49min
066-Radical Evils and Pre-mortal Consent-The Plan of Atonement Theodicy (pt 3) - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• Can Radical Evils Benefit the Victims as an Essential Feature of God’s Plan of Atonement?
• Is It Justifiable to Permit Consent to Personality-Destroying Evils?
• Are Radical Evils Essential to the Plan of Atonement?
Refer to the outline here...specifically #9 for this episode: http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/10/ep65-plan-of-atonement-theodicy-pt-2.html

Nov 18, 2018 • 54min
The Idea of Pre-existence in the Development of Mormon Thought
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V15N01_61.pdf

Nov 11, 2018 • 31min
King Follett Discourse Reading
My father has been out of town for two weeks and we ran out of buffer episodes so for this week I thought I would perform a reading of the King Follett Discourse. This discourse is very important to LDS Doctrine and is referred to a lot on this podcast so I thought it was relevant.
http://mldb.byu.edu/follett.htm
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/site/accounts-of-the-king-follett-sermon

Oct 28, 2018 • 57min
065-The Plan of Atonement Theodicy (pt 2) - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• Plan of Atonement Theodicy Outline
http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/10/ep65-plan-of-atonement-theodicy-pt-2.html

Oct 22, 2018 • 1h 1min
064-The Plan of Atonement Theodicy (pt 1) - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• The Nature of God's Providence
• The Nature of Intelligences
• The Ontological Status of Natural Laws
• God's Power
• God's Providential Knowledge
• The Nature of the Challenge of Learning to Love

Oct 15, 2018 • 1h 16min
063-A Mormon Process Theodicy - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• Precedents in Mormon Thought for a Process Theodicy
• Basic Commitments of A Mormon Process Theodicy
• Criticisms of Process Theodicy

Oct 7, 2018 • 1h 5min
062-God and the Natural Universe: Mormon Finitism and Transhumanism (Pt 1) - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• God’s Relation to Natural Regularities in the Tradition.
• Prospects of a Natural Law Theodicy in the Tradition of Ex Nihilo Creation.
• Mormon Finitism/Transhumanism

Sep 29, 2018 • 40min
061-What We Learn From The Problem of Evil (Pt 2) - Vol 4
Topics Discussed:
• Gods Options and the Free Will Defense
• The Less Evil Options Argument from Evil