Lecture given by Aaron Shafovaloff of Mormonism Research Ministry on November 15, 2025.
This is part two of a lecture series. In this video we summarize at the beginning what was shared in lecture one (different approaches to doctrine), and then move on to the substance of lecture 2 (regress of gods).
0:00 – Intro
1:28 – “Mike” and the God-Was-Once-a-Man Claim
3:36 – What “We Believe” Means in LDS vs Christian Usage
6:09 – How LDS Use “We Don’t Believe That”
12:18 – Different Approaches to LDS Doctrine
16:04 – Disciplines of Theology
19:06 – Mapping Mormon Theologies Project
22:02 – Seven LDS Models of “Official Doctrine”
34:07 – Five LDS Views on the Regress of Gods
47:05 – LDS Leaders on Divine Ancestry
56:07 – Modern Reinterpretations & Apologetic Shifts
1:03:04 – Heavenly Grandfather & the King Follett Debate
1:17:02 – Talking to Oslerian Mormons
1:37:01 – The Son Who Remains God
At 58:07, it should be “Cavalry”, not “Calvary”
At 1:34:06, it should be “the Father and the [Holy Ghost] constituted the one God”
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