Institute for Religious Research
- Institute for Religious Research
The Institute for Religious Research is a United States Christian apologetics organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It declares itself to be a non-denominational, non-profit Christian foundation for the study of religious claims,[ [http://www.irr.org/about-us.html Introduction to Institute for Religious Research ] ] and was formerly known as Gospel Truths Ministries.][ [http://watch.pair.com/cult-emnr3.html Evangelical Ministries to New Religions - Part 3 ] ] Concurrent with the release of The DaVinci Code, the Baptist Press (Southern Baptist Convention) noted IRR's Ronald V. Huggins and his apologetic analysis of the film.][ [http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=19890 Baptist Press - FIRST-PERSON: Begin preparing for ‘The Da Vinci Code’ - News with a Christian Perspective ] ] In August 2008, IRR named Robert M. Bowman, Jr. as its new director.]Controversy and Mormonism
IRR was also noted by the Salt Lake Tribune for its documentary critique of the Book of Abraham, entitled "The Lost Book of Abraham: Investigating a Remarkable Mormon Claim". [ [http://www.bookofabraham.info/SLT%20Review.htm Salt Lake Tribune Review ] ] The Utah Daily Chronicle observed the absence of opportunity for LDS to respond in the film; [ [http://media.www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2002/08/28/Feature/Matters.Of.Faith.New.Documentary.Questions.The.Authenticity.Of.Lds.Scripture-263614-page2.shtml Matters of Faith: New Documentary Questions the Authenticity of LDS Scripture - Feature ] ] additionally, the Deseret Morning News pointed out IRR's criticism of the efforts of Richard Mouw of Fuller Seminary to repent for the actions of evangelicals. [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600104625,00.html Deseret Morning News | Speaker's apology to LDS stirs up fuss ] ] A Mormon apologetics organization, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies or FARMS, considered its publication "By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri" by Charles M. Larson to be a "deliberate deception." [ [http://www.lightplanet.com/response/BofAbraham/gee.html#note2 FARMS: Printer Friendly - By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: ] ]
External links
* [http://irr.org Home page of IRR]
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