This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number4 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Witnessing to Latter-day Saints (Mormons) can be challenging, since they often use the same words or phrases that Christians use, but pour very different […]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 3 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, emerged on the scene in the early nineteenth century claiming that God had spoken to him, giving him a new […]

This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number4 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Sometimes the oddest quirks of church history end up being an apologist’s best friends. When the King James Version of the Bible was translated […]

This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number2 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Chris Wallace: “What about Mitt Romney….is a Mormon a true Christian?” Joel Osteen: “Well, in my mind they are. Mitt Romney has said that […]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume30, number6 (2007). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The central pillar of historic belief in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon or LDS Church) has been properly identified […]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 3 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS The patristic period of church history refers to the first few centuries following the New Testament period. The Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches typically […]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number2 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org There are few better tests of Joseph Smith, Jr.’s, claim to prophethood than that provided by his most unusual literary work: the small, five-chapter […]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 1 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Apologetics, historically, has not been a high priority for the leaders of the Mormon Church, but it has become more so in recent years. Thanks especially […]

This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 2 (2002). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The advertisement for The Other Side of Heaven appeared promising. “From the Academy Award-winning producer of Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park,” the […]

a review ofBiblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theologyby Richard R. Hopkins(Horizon Books, 1994)andRestoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianityby Barry R. Bickmore(Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, 1999) This book review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 24, number 4 (2002). For further information or to subscribe to […]