<i>Dialogue 29.1 (Spring 1996): 80–97</i><br>Will the church be able to retain the essence of its theology in the faceof challenges from science? Will the church’s discourse on scientific topicsbe marked by fundamentalism, isolationism, or […]
<i>Dialogue 34.1 (Spring/Summer 2001): 87</i><br> However, the temple has maintained its central role in the lives of Latter-day Saints by being able to create a point of intersection between human desires for righteousness and […]
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