Last week some evangelical students at Liberty University protested their school’s invitation of presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as its annual commencement speaker. As McKay Coppins wrote for BuzzFeed, Liberty still offers a “cults” class that teaches evangelical students how to correct the errors of religions like Mormonism, Christian Science, and Seventh Day Adventism. Liberty’s students, like evangelical Christian conservatives around the country, are trying to reconcile the fears they have traditionally had about Mormonism with the greater fear that President Obama will be elected for another four years.
As evangelicals brace for the unthinkable—voting for a Mormon—a new book by Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw can ease their cognitive dissonance. Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals is written by an evangelical for fellow evangelicals, though I expect many Mormons will read it too. You can check here for a great article about Mouw in the Salt Lake Tribune. It is a generous and thoughtful contribution to an evolving dialogue.
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