101: What Do Mormons Really Believe About God? (with Dr. Carl Mosser) Part 1

In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims.

Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University.

Links:

Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosser

Classifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_

Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_

Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949s

Chapters:

00:00:00-Introduction

00:03:23-Engaging with Mormon Scholarship

00:09:58-Engaging Charitably with Mormon Scholars

00:13:34-What is the Mormon Doctrine of God?

00:17:36-What are Mormonism's Sacred Texts?

00:21:49-Problems in the Book of Mormon

00:23:30-Views of God in Mormon history

00:30:57-The Many Theologies of Joseph Smith

00:35:27-The Mormon Ontology of God and the World

00:45:40-How Can God Evolve, and Us Along with Him?

00:50:29-The Four Characteristics of the Mormon God

00:59:21-Of "God" and "gods"

01:07:28-What about the Trinity in Mormonism?

01:13:47-The "Ad Hoc" Holy Ghost

01:18:27-Outro