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Apologetics (Defending of the Faith)
 
  Last Updated:01 Feb 2008
 
 
Basic Beliefs
   
 


(F.A.I.R.)  Foundation for Apologetic Information
and Research
- A "non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of LDS (Mormon) doctrine, belief and practice."
For the newest information from FAIR, make sure you visit the FAIR Wiki.

(F.A.R.M.S) Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship - "This Institute exists to: Describe and defend the Restoration through highest quality scholarship, Provide critically edited, primary resources (ancient religious texts) to scholars and lay persons around the world, Build bridges of understanding and goodwill to Muslim scholars by providing superior editions of primary texts, Provide an anchor of faith in a sea of LDS Studies.

(SHIELDS) - Scholarly & Historical Information Exchange for Latter-Day Saints - SHIELDS, a site for responses to issues raised by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ.  This information is presented with the hope that you will not be deceived by those who would not tell you the truth about The Church of Jesus Christ.

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Allen Leigh’s Mormon Site - an educational resource for Latter-day Saints who answer questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That page contains a transcription of several days of intense (time wise) electronic discussions with critics of the Church. In addition the Gospel Defense page contains my replies to a number of critical emails and comments that I've received from visitors to my site..

Answering Criticisms of the Gospel
Michael Griffith’s LDS Information Site. Contains articles on basic LDS doctrines and history as well as edited extracts from his books: "One Lord, One Faith: Writings of The Early Christian Fathers as Evidences of the Restoration," "A Ready Reply: Answering Challenging Questions about the Gospel," and "Refuting the Critics: Evidences of the Book of Mormon's Authenticity."

Barry's Early Christianity & Mormonism Page - "The purpose of the information presented here is to make the case that Joseph Smith restored many doctrines and practices now known to have been part of the early Church, and that at a time when not much was known about it. This, I believe, is valuable evidence for his calling as a prophet. "

Book of Abraham Project
Contains research on the Book of Abraham and its criticisms, Joseph Smith, apostasy, Hugh Nibley’s writings, History of the Church, and writings of early Saints.

Latter-Day Christians (Kevin Winters) - "The primary purpose of this site is to present doctrine in a concise and accurate manner (though some small portion may be used for Apologetic material, my desire is to work mainly on doctrinal issues)."

LDS Evidences - Evidences of LDS authenticity, primarily concerning the Book of Mormon. Includes comparisons with the Dead Sea Scrolls, Nag Hammadi, and other archaeological finds.

LDSFAQ by BYU Studies - The Latter-day Saint Frequently Asked Questions (LDSFAQ) web site, sponsored by BYU Studies provides answers for some common and other not-so-common questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Questions and answers have been summarized from past issues of BYU Studies (a scholarly journal supported by Brigham Young University) as well as from other sources such as the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

LDS FAQ - Jeff Lindsay’s LDS information site. An excellent source for answers to frequently asked questions about the Church. Topics include LDS beliefs, history, Book of Mormon, Book of Abraham, and other general apologetic items.

Light Planet - "This site is not provided to answer the anti mormon critics. They don't believe there is an answer. This information is for those who have faith in the Jesus Christ but want to understand the truth behind anti-mormon criticisms. "

Mormon Classics Library (Sidney Rigdon.com) - Extensive Rare and Historic Mormon Texts available online.

Mormon Fortress - "The purpose of this website is to demonstrate that the claims of the LDS church are rational, plausible, and defendable. In addition to providing links to these interesting LDS studies, web pages, etc., this site attempts to refute those who are critical of my religion."

MormonHaven.com - "Answers to Critics' Questions About the LDS Church, by Joel Hardy"

 
Mormonism Researched Pages - Kerry A. Shirts' "Mormonism Researched" Pages. Contains Papyri and Book of Abraham articles, issues of the Bible and theology, Book of Mormon archaeology history and thought, church history, Mormon Mysticism, commentary on Tanner’s “Mormonism - Shadow or Reality,” book and article reviews.

MormonWiki - Sadly, the Mormon Church is still greatly misunderstood and many myths and falsehoods still exist. "We hope that this site may prove informational to those who visit with the sole purpose of finding information on either a given topic in Mormonism or simply about Mormons in general. Articles cover topics about such things as basic Mormon beliefs, Mormon doctrine, Mormon history and leadership, temple work, family life, Mormon literature, etc. . ."

Book of Mormon Answerman - Volumes of answers to submitted questions using the Book of Mormon.

The Truth About Anti-Mormonism
(Sam Katich) - An excellent and very researched site. With many areas of research.

Truman Madsen.com -- "Truman G. Madsen is a philosopher, essayist, teacher and biographer. He is emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University, and was Director of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in Jerusalem. Excellent resource for his publications, audio, and videos.

Joseph Smith

D. Calvin Andrus - Essay on the White Horse Prophecy.

Joseph Told the Truth.com - The purpose of this web site is to provide direct responses to each of Norton's (Joseph Lied.com) assertions in order to demonstrate how the documented history of the Church bolsters, rather than contradicts, Joseph Smith's claims and those of his successors.

Personal Writings of Joseph Smith
- Deseret Book.com is pleased to offer the full text of The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith online in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Prophet's birth.

The White Horse Prophecy - Complete text of the alleged prophecy. Supposedly given by Joseph Smith in 1843, but not recorded until 1855.

Symbolism of the Book of Abraham (Paul Osborne) - The information on this page will inform you of an innovative approach to understanding the Egyptian symbolism contained in the Book of Abraham (BofA). Joseph Smith was a prophet and the BofA is a true story written by Abraham long ago. The web site also includes, Egyptian Chronology, and a response to anti-mormon attacks.



Black LDS Members


Black LDS.org
- A Web Site Dedicated to Black Members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Genesis Group
- This web site addresses and serves the needs of the black Latter-day Saints.

BYU Hawaii Religion page of Dr. Martins
Answers to Gospel questions, race issues, priesthood ban, various papers and speeches by Marcus H. Martins, Ph.D. - Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

 







           
 
   
 

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