Living Faith Books Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Books to inspire the mind and spirit.
Letters to a Young Mormon
Adam S. Miller
- Philosopher
- Theologian
Miller’s letters are meant for a young Mormon who is familiar with Mormon life but green in their faith. In simple but profound prose, Miller addresses the real beauty and real costs of trying to live a Mormon life in today’s world. He encourages Mormons young and old to live in a way that refuses to abandon either life or Mormonism.
First Principles and Ordinances
Samuel M. Brown
- Physician
- Historian
- Theologian
By weaving a tapestry of personal stories, scripture, and history, Brown shows how the truths taught in the highest Temple ordinances relate to the first principles of the gospel. Get to know the Fourth Article of Faith all over again in this intellectually and spiritually stimulating book.
Evolving Faith
Steven L. Peck
- Biologist
Evolving Faith is a collection of technical, personal, sometimes whimsical essays about Mormon theology, evolution, human consciousness, the environment, sacred spaces, and more.
Planted
Patrick Q. Mason
- Historian
Belief and belonging in an age of doubt. An empathetic, practical, and candid dialog about the relationship of doubt and faith for Latter-day Saints struggling with questions, and for people who love them.
Living Faith books are for readers who cherish the life of the mind and the things of the Spirit.
Each uniquely exemplifies faith in search of understanding.
Each contains the voice of a scholar who cultivates a believing heart while engaging in the disciplines of the Academy.
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