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Letters To A Mormon Elder, by James White

Posted on April 2, 2024May 10, 2024 by Dennis Robbins

Dr. James R. White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries and a Pastor/Elder at Apologia Church in Mesa, Arizona. He is a Professor of Church History and Apologetics at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and has taught Greek, Hebrew, Systematic Theology, Textual Criticism, Church History, and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous other schools. He has authored or contributed to more than twenty-four books, including The King James Only Controversy, The Forgotten Trinity, The Potter’s Freedom, The God Who Justifies, and What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an. Dr. White hosts a daily Dividing Line Podcast and radio show on the Alpha and Omega Ministries YouTube Channel and was a critical consultant for the Lockman Foundation’s New American Standard Bible. The Christian Apologetics Ministry of Dr. White can be found on the 𝕏 social media platform (formerly Twitter.)

James is an accomplished debater, having engaged in more than one hundred eighty moderated, public debates with leading proponents of Roman Catholicism, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Mormonism, as well as critics such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, and John Shelby Spong. He has debated in such locations as London, and Sydney, as well as in mosques in Toronto and South Africa. He has been married to Kelli for more than forty years, and has two children, and five living grandchildren.

The online version is used with permission.

Incorporating the most recent research and solid biblical truth, Letters To A Mormon Elder is a series of personal letters written to a fictional Mormon missionary. Examining the teaching and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the book brings a relational approach to material usually presented in textbook style. James White draws from his extensive apologetics ministry to thousands of Mormons in presenting the truth of Christianity. With well-defined arguments, James White provides readers with insight and understanding into:

  • The Book of Mormon.
  • The prophecies, visions, and teachings of Joseph Smith.
  • Other major historical issues relevant to the claims of the LDS Church.
  • The theological implications of the doctrines of Mormonism.

This marvelous study is a valuable text for Christians who talk with Mormons and is an ideal book to be read by Mormons. It is now available online … CLICK HERE FOR THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Footnotes and additional links in each chapter are not part of the original
publication … they have been added by this blog’s author.

Letters To A Mormon Elder is also available on Amazon.

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  1. Joey Sampaga says:
    April 2, 2024 at 8:56 am

    Thank you for sharing this blog, Dennis.

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