This episode continues our special series on the Maxwell Institute's Brief Theological Introductions to the Book of Mormon. Deidre Green is author of the volume on the book of Jacob. Green presents Jacob as a vulnerable and empathic religious leader deeply concerned about issues of social justice. The prophet insists that religious and social life should not be separated into distinct spheres. His testimony of Jesus Christ is inseparable from his personal experiences of suffering, his compassion for those on the margins of society, and his concern for equality.
The authors of our Brief Theological Introductions are "seeking Christ in scripture by combining intellectual rigor and the disciple's yearning for holiness." Learn more at mi.byu.edu/brief.
About the Guest
Deidre Nicole Green is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. She earned a PhD in Religion from Claremont Graduate University, a Master of the Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and a Bachelor of the Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University. A specialist on Danish philosopher S�ren Kierkegaard, Green is author of the book Works of Love in a World of Violence (Mohr Siebeck, 2016), with other publications appearing in The Journal of Religion, Hypatia, and Element: A Journal of Mormon Philosophy and Theology.