Comments on: How Many Gods Are There?

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:18:03 +0000

I know this thread is really old, but are volumes two and three of exploring mormon thought not in print anymore? I can’t seem to find anywhere where they have them for sale and I’m dying to get my hands on them.

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:20:34 +0000

Nope. Book four will deal with theodicy and many other topics.

By: Matt W.

Matt W. — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:27:53 +0000

This is exciting Kent! I’m looking forward to checking it out. (As soon as I finish my committment to read the Book of Mormon this year)

I noted the title has changed. I thought book three was to be on Theodicy?

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:50:29 +0000

The new book is out. I have it in my lap! The artwork on the cover is pretty cool, I've always liked Salvador Dali (the piece is called Ascension). The site BlakeOstler.com is updated. Life is good!

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:59:41 +0000

Publishing update:

The book is currently at the Printer’s! Any day now and the book should come out.

By: Martyn Varyonah

Martyn Varyonah — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:47:34 +0000

All “gods” as such are finite. The only being that is Infinite is the one Spirit that is beyond them all. The Spirit alone is God in this Infinite sense, and all others (whether they be Heavenly Fathers or Heavenly Mothers or Heavenly Sons and so forth) are Infinite only by way of that one Spirit that is in or with them.

They are one God –or, rather, one with God, one in the Spirit– by way of Infinite Spirit or “Infinite Intelligence” which Joseph Smith speaks of. Which Spirit he says preexists the Father and Mother and all the rest of us that derive therefrom.

Such are called God or gods merely because God’s Spirit is with them, not because they actually are God themselves. At least that’s how I have always understood it, even before I encountered this very (Judaic) idea within the writings of Joseph Smith.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:28:29 +0000

I really don’t understand the bog deal about the idea of multiple gods. I mean, every group of people in the world has had a theology of multiple gods, usually with a High God or Sky Father who is king over the others. This would seem to be a clear remnant of truth among the peoples of the world, although their practices became distorted. Just think if the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been the one to encounter the pagans and heathens instead of the Catholic church (and later Protestant). There would be no need to destroy those people’s traditions and beliefs, no need to discredit their dear ancestral gods; rather teaching them that they can respect and honor their gods, but that Sky Father, Heavenly Father, has given us commands and taught us to direct worship to Him alone, and that He sent a Savior in whose name we can all be saved and return to His presence. So many of the elements of Mormon theology and cosmology were already in place in heathen Europe, it seems such a shame that the Catholic church had to come along and destroy it all before we could get there with the restored gospel. It would have been so much easier for everybody!!!

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:17:04 +0000

Just received an update that the book should be released before March 15th. They will be printing an extra 10 copies to make sure they can satisfy the demand :).

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:29:15 +0000

No. My book got caught behind a very lengthy commentary on the Book of Mormon. No real info.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:18:51 +0000

No new news on the book release?