Stephen E. Robinson

Stephen E. Robinson is a Mormon scholar and apologist.

Biography

He and was appointed as chairman of the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University(BYU) in 1991, although he has been part of BYU's faculty since 1986. Robinson received a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Ancient Scripture from BYU. He received a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Duke University and was tenured at Lycoming College after teaching religion there, at Hampden-Sydney College, and Duke. Robinson also served as chairman of the Religion Department at Lycoming. [Short author intro on page 134 of C. Wilfred Griggs edited, "Apocryphal Writtings and the Latter-day Saints" (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1986)]

His two most popular books are "Are Mormons Christians?" and "Believing Christ".Fact|date=August 2008

Controversy

Robinson came to the center of a controversy between FARMS and Signature Books through his attacks on a work of Dan Vogel as being patterened after the teachings of Korihor. FARMS tried to quiet the attack by Signature Books down by emphasizing that the attack was on the writings and not the beliefs or character of the authors reviewed, but Signature continued in its hostile attitude.POV-statement|date=September 2008 [ [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=74 Review of Vogel edited book by Robinson] ] [ [http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=78#ref5 Peterson's description of the controversy] ]

Online writings

* [http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1992.htm/ensign%20april%201992%20.htm/believing%20christ.htm?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0 Believing Christ] , Ensign, Apr. 1992, 5
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/general/christians/ser7.htm The Doctrinal Exclusion: Trinity and the Nature of God] , from his book "Are Mormons Christians?", Chapter 7
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/faq/faq_doctrine.htm LDS Differences in Doctrine] ("Encyclopedia of Mormonism", Vol.1, "Doctrine, LDS Differences")

References