The Big Questions: What is the nature of God?
Join us for an illuminating discussion with renowned scholar John Durham Peters (Yale), as he and Terryl Givens explore profound theological insights regarding the nature of God, humanity, light, and truth—concepts at the heart of Latter-day Saint scripture and cosmology.
We invite you to participate, either in person or virtually, as we discuss some of the most fascinating theological and historical questions that will come up during this year’s study of the Doctrine and Covenants. We hope you find these conversations enriching and supportive as you walk the journey of faith.
In-person attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of these remarkable speakers. It’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
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John Durham Peters is María Rosa Menocal of English and Professor of Film and Media Studies at Yale and is the author of Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication (1999), Courting the Abyss: Free Speech and Liberal Tradition (2005), The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media (2015), and Promiscuous Knowledge: Information, Image, and Other Truth Games in History, co-authored with the late Kenneth Cmiel (2020). He taught for thirty years at the University of Iowa before moving to Yale. Travels have taken him and family to England, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway for extended visits. He’s father of two and grandfather of four.
Terryl Givens did graduate work in intellectual history (Cornell) and comparative literature (PhD UNC). He is the Neal A. Maxwell Senior Research Fellow at Brigham Young University and Professor Emeritus of Literature and Religion, University of Richmond (where he held the Jabez Bostick Chair of English for many years).
He has published several books on Latter-day Saint history, theology and culture as well as intellectual history. His current project is As I Have Loved You: A New Interpretation of Christian History.