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Summarized by FAIR Press Release
FAIR Announces Second Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium
FELTON, CALIFORNIA -- The Foundation for Apologetic Information &
Research is proud to announce the Second Annual Mormon Apologetics
Symposium, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 24-25, 2000.
The event will be at the Peruvian Lodge in Little Cottonwood Canyon,
about 30 miles from Salt Lake City. The title of the symposium is
"The Methodology of Deceit: Tactics and Methods of LDS Critics."
F.A.I.R. is currently conducting a call for papers from all parties
interested in presenting at the conference. Papers presented in the
symposium will be complied and published in the form of a book, which
will be available after the symposium concludes.
A collection of prestigious LDS scholars and researchers will present
papers addressing specific aspects of anti-Mormon publications,
including Dr. Daniel Peterson, L. Ara Norwood, Daniel Bachman, and
several others. Defenders of the LDS church have been highly
critical of the methods used by anti-Mormon publications since the
early 1830's when Eber D. Howe authored what is considered to be the
first anti-Mormon work, Mormonism Unveiled. Since that time, many
other published works have purported to "expose" the LDS church as
fraudulent and it doctrines as not fitting " . . . within the bounds
of the historic, apostolic tradition of the Christian faith."
"Since the earliest days of the church, members have felt that many
of the attack made against the church were based on spurious
interpretations of scripture and, quite often, dishonest
representations of LDS doctrines," said Darryl Barksdale, President
of FAIR. "This conference is an opportunity for LDS scholars and
apologist to highlight these tactics and defend the church against
them." The first Mormon Apologetic Symposium took place in the bay
area of Northern California on June 17-19, 1999. Last years topic
was "Mormonism and Early Christianity" and papers were presented that
explored the relationships between LDS doctrine and beliefs and those
of the primitive Christian church.
Advance registration for this year's symposium can be made through
the FAIR web site at www.fair-lds.org. Rooms are available for
$52/night and reservations should be made directly with the Alta
Peruvian Lodge by calling (801) 328-8589. Please indicate that you
are participating in the FAIR Symposium in August.
The Foundation for Apologetic Information &Research (FAIR) was
formed in 1997 by a small handful of LDS "defenders of the faith" who
were involved in discussing LDS doctrine with non-members, and some
antagonists, on America Online. Incorporated as a non-profit
organization in November of 1997, the organization published its
first web site in March of 1998 and currently receives over 230,000
hits a week. FAIR currently has over 1,000 members and publishes a
free monthly newsletter, along with several critically acclaimed
books on LDS Apologetics. Their web site URL is www.fair-lds.org.
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FAIR Announces Second Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium
FAIR Press Release 15Aug00 N4
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