Summary
A reasoned introduction to Latter-day Saint doctrine: eternal matter and intelligence, the freedom to choose, the plan of salvation, the Church, and the duties of man. Widtsoe, a trained chemist and later an Apostle, sets out to show how the teachings hang together.
The book
- Author
- John A. Widtsoe
- Date of the work
- 1915
- Edition recorded
- 1915 edition (Salt Lake City: General Priesthood Committee)
- Listening time
- 4 h 19 min
- Chapters
- 37
Where this text comes from
Published in 1915 “for the use of the Melchizedek Priesthood by the General Priesthood Committee,” as a study text for priesthood quorums. The short bold headings inside each chapter are read aloud; the closing list of scripture references for further study, and the index, are not included.
Text produced for Project Gutenberg by the Mormon Texts Project and its volunteers (released March 12, 2011).
Public domain
Public domain, free to share. The text of A Rational Theology is in the public domain in the United States. It was first published in 1915. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright there.
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