Briefly Mosiah, with James E. Faulconer [MIPodcast #106]

This episode continues our special series of episodes on the Maxwell Institute's brief theological introductions to the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab). In his book on Mosiah, philosopher and theologian James E. Faulconer untangles a complicated narrative a fragmentary history about a fragmented people, written by a record keeper obsessed with unity. Faulconer unpacks what King Benjamin had in mind in speaking of the 'mysteries of God.'

About the Guest

James E. Faulconer is a professor of philosophy at Brigham Young University and a senior research fellow at the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Faulconer's area of expertise is twentieth-century and contemporary European philosophy, especially the philosophy of religion. In addition to writing scholarly books and articles, he is the author of the Made Harder series of scripture study questions and Scripture Study: Tools and Suggestions.