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Reformed Christians and Mormon Christians: Let's Talk

Roger R. Keller, Urbana, Illinois: Pryor Pettengill, 1986, 6x9" hardbound, 155 pages.

More than a study in comparative religion, this volume is a scholar's research of the commitments shared by two Christian traditions: Reformed and Mormon. It is the author's intention to make known the aspects of faith shared by all wings of Christendom, in order that Christen Reformers and Mormons will mutually discover the overlapping precepts of their convictions. The original roots of these faiths are juxtaposed to present kinships, with the resultant outflow of a conciliatory spirit. This study sets forth the view that Christian Reformers and Mormons cannot disparage one another without self-contradiction on the basis that each is committed to prayer, good will, and living love. It is a foundation for unity amidst diversity.

In June 1986 and after the completion of this book, Dr. Keller became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Roger R. Keller is the Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding and Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. He teaches courses on Christianity as well as religions of the world from a Latter-day Saint perspective.

He received his Bachelors of Music in voice performance from the University of Colorado, his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in biblical studies and 20th century Christian Theology from Duke University. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1971 and held both teaching and pastoral positions in the years following. In 1982 he was called to be the Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Mesa, AZ, a community founded by the Latter-day Saints. He worked to bring understanding between persons of diverse religious traditions within the community and served on the regional board of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (now the National Conference for Community and Justice). In this latter capacity, he participated in evaluating and condemning anti-Mormon materials as being inaccurate and against the spirit of religious pluralism. As a result of his work with the Mormon community, he and his family became Latter-day Saints in 1986. He began teaching at Brigham Young University in the fall of that year.

Dr. Keller has written a variety of articles and presented a number of academic papers, many dealing with inter-faith issues. Since holding the Richard L. Evans Professorship, Dr. Keller has spoken on Mormonism and its relationship to other religious traditions in numerous Latter-day Saint settings, as well as speaking at the Cambridge Student Union, Cambridge, England, the World Parliament of Religions in Cape Town, South Africa, the Eastern State University in Vladivostok, Russia, and at The International Forum on the New Religions, Sects and Cults in Beijing, China. He has also been involved in various interfaith activities, including dialogue with leaders in the evangelical movement in the United States. Dr. Keller was a chaplain for both the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and is the mayor of Wallsburg, UT.

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