101: What Do Mormons Really Believe About God? (with Dr. Carl Mosser) Part 1

In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims.Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University.Links:Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosserClassifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949sChapters:00:00:00-Introduction00:03:23-Engaging with Mormon Scholarship00:09:58-Engaging Charitably with Mormon Scholars00:13:34-What is the Mormon Doctrine of God?00:17:36-What are Mormonism's Sacred Texts?00:21:49-Problems in the Book of Mormon00:23:30-Views of God in Mormon history00:30:57-The Many Theologies of Joseph Smith00:35:27-The Mormon Ontology of God and the World00:45:40-How Can God Evolve, and Us Along with Him?00:50:29-The Four Characteristics of the Mormon God00:59:21-Of "God" and "gods"01:07:28-What about the Trinity in Mormonism?01:13:47-The "Ad Hoc" Holy Ghost01:18:27-Outro