Eternal man,

Truman G. Madsen

Deseret Book Co.

No principle is more vital than love--the anchor for the two great commandments. These thought-provoking essays explore the deeper dimensions and applications of love. They begin with an exploration of the sources of love beyond the human heart, acknowledging love as a fruit of the Spirit of God. Next follows a study of romantic love that traces its meaning into the very nature of the Divine. Related to this is a profile of family love, and keys to employing "the language of love at home." Finally readers will find a response to the outcry, "How can there be a God of power and love when today's world is an abyss of suffering and alienation?" Writing from religious, philosophical, and personal perspectives, Truman Madsen clothes the principle of love in fresh new meaning.

Four essays on love

Bookcraft

Truman G. Madsen is a philosopher, essayist, teacher and biographer. He is emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University, and was Director of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in Jerusalem. He held the Richard L. Evans Chair in Religious Studies at B.Y.U. He has been guest professor at Northeastern University, Haifa, and Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He sponsored several symposia on comparative religion published as Reflections on Mormonism, The Temple in Antiquity, and Chosenness and Covenant in Judaism and Mormonism. Among his volumes on Mormon thought are: Eternal Man, Christ and the Inner Life, Four Essays on Love, The Highest in Us, The Radiant Life. Five Classics, Joseph Smith, the Prophet., Defender of the Faith, a biography of B. H. Roberts and On Human Nature. He is one of the editors and a contributor to the five-volume Macmillan Encyclopedia of Mormonism. He is married to Ann Nicholls Madsen. The couple has three children and a Navajo foster son.

Christ and the inner life

Many books have been written about Joseph Smith. This one the product of Truman Madsen s deep love for the subject and years of research illuminates specific facets of Joseph Smith s greatness. The topics discussed include Joseph Smiths First Vision; his personality and character (including perspectives on his family life); his spiritual gifts and attributes; his varied trials; his Kirtland Temple experience; doctrinal developments in the Nauvoo era; and the last months and martyrdom. The book is filled with fascinating detail about key events in the Prophet s life and his impact on people. The result is a vivid, riveting portrayal of this remarkable prophet. Those who knew Joseph Smith best testified that he lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people. This wonderful book by a beloved scholar will serve to confirm and strengthen that conviction for Latter-day Saints today.

Joseph Smith the Prophet

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Bookcraft Pubs

The Highest in Us

The distinguished career of Truman G. Madsen has earned him wide respect in and outside of LDS circles as an outstanding teacher, scholar, researcher, speaker, university administrator, church leader, and religious ambassador. With the publication of Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, the Institute pays tribute to this remarkable man whose many accomplishments include helping to advance Book of Mormon scholarship and related interests of the Institute.Edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks (each of whom also author a chapter), the 800-plus-page volume contains contributions by 31 scholars, 10 of who are not Latter-day Saints, reflecting the wide appeal of Madsen's academic work and influence. The non-LDS contributors include the noted biblical scholarsDavid Noel Freedman, James H. Charlesworth, and Jacob Milgrom. The book is organized into five sections: Philosophy and Theology, LDS Scripture and Theology, Joseph Smith and LDS Church History, Judaism, and The Temple.Additional contributors are Davis Bitton, M. Gerald Bradford, S. Kent Brown, Richard L. Bushman, Joseph Dan, James E. Faulconer, Guttorm Fløistad, Rebecca L. Frey, Gary P. Gillum, Ann N. Madsen, Daniel B. McKinlay, Louis Midgley, Blake T. Ostler, David L. Paulsen, David Rosen, David R. Seely, Andrew C. Skinner, John A. Tvedtnes, Seth Ward, David J. Whittaker, and R. J. Zvi Werblowsky.

Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen

Religion & Spirituality

Foundation for Ancient Research &

Joseph Smith: Who was he?  What was he like?  How did he accomplish so much in so little time?  In an enlightening eight-lecture series, Truman G. Madsen, noted scholar and speaker, presents a fascinating history of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the restoration.  He offers deep insights into the life of this great man, adding his own witness as to Joseph Smith's calling.  Beginning with the first vision and tracing through to the martyrdom, Dr. Madsen shows the remarkable development of the restored Church and the powerful testimony of its chosen prophet.  Included are little known details as to the Prophet's personality and character, facts about doctrinal development, and information about spiritual gifts.  This is an outstanding series with a penetrating message.

Four Essays on Love

Deseret Book

Author, lecturer, philosopher, and teacher, Dr. Truman G. Madsen has spent much of his life studying the life and teachings of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and is recognized as one of the top authorities on the life of Joseph Smith.  In eight insightful lectures, Dr. Madsen details faith-promoting events and shares inspiring teachings from the life of the Prophet.  4 cassette set.

The Life and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph (Sequel to Joseph Smith the Prophet)

Set of 16 Audio Cassette tapes, Volume 1-4. Noted gospel scholar and philosopher Truman G. Madsen has said "that what Jesus really was and did, he commands us to imitate; and that the promises of all the prophets which are fulfilled in him are promises which he now makes to us." 
Truman Madsen, whose broad knowledge and deep reverence for the subject of our Savior's life and teachings is unprecedented, brings to us the remarkable and inspiring series Jesus of Nazareth.
For the first time, all four volumes of the series are available in one package. The first four ninety-minute cassettes include little-known details about the hallowed places where the Lord lived and taught in mortality. 
Tapes four through eight then begin a fascinating chronological exploration of the Savior's life, covering the period from Jesus' birth in Bethlehem to the encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. 
Tapes nine and ten offer important commentary on the supernal Sermon on the Mount while tape eleven continues a rare on-site recording made in an ancient cave, which provides the setting for a fascinating discussion entitle, "The Light That Shines in Darkness." 
The twelfth tape of the series, "Three Parables for Our Time," explores Jesus' well-known parables of the wheat and the tares, the fig tree, and the ten virgins. 
Finally, the last installment of the series - four tapes on the final week of the Savior's mortal ministry - will take listeners on a journey they will not soon forget. Recorded on-site in the Holy Land, these recordings give listeners a sense of actually walking where Jesus walked, from the Mount of Olives to the Garden of Gethsemane to the Garden Tomb. Jesus of Nazareth is truly a landmark series - a presentation that will have no listener untouched as they take part in the remarkable insight and palpable Spirit present as Truman Madsen discusses our Savior's life, character, example, and infinite atonement.

Jesus of Nazareth (Volumes 1-4)

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Eternal man,

Four essays on love

Christ and the inner life

Joseph Smith the Prophet

The Highest in Us

Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen

Joseph Smith the Prophet

Four Essays on Love

The Life and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph (Sequel to Joseph Smith the Prophet)

Jesus of Nazareth (Volumes 1-4)