
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

Jun 25, 2018 • 59min
050-Monotheism and Divine Agency in John - Of God and Gods Ch 5
Topics Discussed:
• The Logos in Philo and the Gospel of John
• The Logos Made Flesh and the Manifestation of God’s Glory
• Jesus as God’s Agent in the Writings of John
• Divine Agency and Angelic Mediation in the Book of Revelation
• Jesus’s Relation to the Father

Jun 18, 2018 • 1h 1min
049-The Relation of the Father & the Son in the New Testament - Of God and Gods Ch 4
Topics Discussed:
• Acts 2:30–36: Christ as Lord at God’s Right Hand
• Acts 7:51–60: Christ as Lord and Son of Man
• Philippians 2:1–15: Christ Exalted as Lord by God
• 1 Corinthians 15:24–28: Christ as God’s Vizier and General
• 1 Corinthians 8:4–6: One God and One Lord
• Christ as God’s Agent in Creation

May 28, 2018 • 47min
048-Monotheism & the Hierarchy of Divine Beings in 2nd Temple Judaism (Pt 2)-Of God and Gods Ch 3
Topics Discussed:
• The Hierarchy of Holiness in the Heavenly Temple
• Strict Monotheism in Second Temple Judaism: An Assessment of the Argument

May 14, 2018 • 53min
047-Monotheism & the Hierarchy of Divine Beings in 2nd Temple Judaism (Pt 1)-Of God and Gods Ch 3
Topics Discussed:
• Jewish Views of the Hierarchy of Divine Beings
• The Council of Gods in the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Divine Beings in Second Temple Judaism

May 7, 2018 • 48min
046-Monotheism and the Council of God(s) - Of God and Gods Ch 2
Topics Discussed:
• Of God(s) in Israel
• Elyon and Yahweh in Deuteronomy
• God(s) Prior to the Creation of the Heavens and Earth
• Psalm 82 and the Council of God(s)
• The Denial of Comparability to Other Gods
• Creational Monotheism and God(s)
Mark Heiser's "God's of the Bible:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS50l31lyI

Apr 30, 2018 • 1h 25min
045-The Distinctive Facets of the Mormon Concept of God and The Gods - Of God and Gods Ch 1
Topics Discussed:
• Creation by Organization of Matter
• The Council of Gods
• The Supreme or Head God
• One God Among the Gods Appointed as Ours
• Premortal Humans in the Council of the Gods
• Elohim and Jehovah in Mormon Thought
http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/04/topics-discussed-creation-by.html

Apr 2, 2018 • 2h 4min
044-God The Eternal Father- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 12
Topics Discussed:
• The Scriptural Argument
• The King Follett Discourse
• The Sermon in the Grove
• Why Would a Divine Person Become Mortal?
Links:
King Follett Discourse:
http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/1844/7Apr44-copy.html
Sermon in the Grove:
http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/1844/16Jun44.html
New Cool Thang: Did God "Come to be God' or not?
http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/05/did-god-come-to-be-god/251/
New Cool Thang: Yes, God the Father has a Father
http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/05/the-father-has-a-father/253/
Juvenile Instructor: "Infinite Regress" or "Monarchical Monotheism"?
http://juvenileinstructor.org/%E2%80%9Cinfinite-regress%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Cmonarchical-monotheism%E2%80%9D/

Mar 19, 2018 • 40min
043-The Operations of Grace & Free Will (Pt 2)- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 11
Topics Discussed:
• The Incompatibility of Free Will and Creatio Ex Nihilo
• The First Argument: The Incompatibility of Divine Sustenance and Free Will
• The Second Argument: The Impossibility of God’s Actualizing Agents with Free Will
Show Notes: http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/03/ep43-operations-of-grace-free-will-pt-2.html

Mar 12, 2018 • 38min
042-The Operations of Grace & Free Will (Pt 1)- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 11
Topics Discussed:
• Grace and Free Will in Interpersonal Relations
• Free Will and Irresistible Grace
• Concurring Grace

Mar 5, 2018 • 50min
041-The Problem of Grace - The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 10
Topics Discussed:
• The Problem of Imputed Righteousness
• The Problem of Infused Righteousness
• The Problem of Predestination
• Does God Owe Obligations?
• Universal Love and Obligations