Mormon grace
From Mormon missionary to Lutheran pastor
By Jana Riess — April 27, 2021
(RNS) — Langston ‘tried millions of ways’ to make Mormonism work, but she eventually found peace in the Lutheran Church (ELCA) and began to pursue a path toward ordination. Her parents and husband, who are still Latter-day Saints, were supportive, but ‘they were heartbroken.’
Have Mormons misunderstood the atonement?
By Jana Riess — December 11, 2017
In their new book, Terryl and Fiona Givens ask what Mormons mean by terms like atonement, salvation, and judgment. What is lost when we focus on God as an exacting schoolmaster?
The life-changing magic of tidying up Mormon theology
By Jana Riess — January 19, 2016
Kolob, polygamy, and six other still-on-the-books Mormon beliefs that we could say good-bye to once and for all if we adhered to the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
Mormon author says “grace is not God’s backup plan”
By Jana Riess — March 10, 2015
Adam S. Miller says Mormons are doing a better job nowadays thinking about grace, but we need to stop seeing it as God's backup plan to deal with human sin. To do this, he offers a fresh interpretation of Romans, a book of Scripture historically neglected in the LDS curriculum.
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