The only thing he knows about it is what he has been told... with the exception of reading from it in very small bits and pieces which fails to put it into it’s full context.
A curious observation since Beck can best be charaterized by the way he seeks out and synthesizes information. He delves so deeply into everything he touch upon, yet when it comes to his religion he he doesn't dig deeper than the book jacket. That would seem a bit of a contradiction wouldn't it?
A couple of years ago, Preident Hinkley, Preident of the LDS Church asked the members to read the Book of Mormon before the end of the year.
We are encouraged to read ALL the scriptures on a regular basis. Most of the active members do that.
>>> A curious observation since Beck can best be charaterized by the way he seeks out and synthesizes information. He delves so deeply into everything he touch upon, yet when it comes to his religion he he doesn’t dig deeper than the book jacket. That would seem a bit of a contradiction wouldn’t it?
You would think so.
However, compartmentalization is a very tricky psychological phenomenon. As long as the prevailing needs of the individual do not force them to reconcile contradicting positions, they will never be resolved.
Beck seems to be a very humble person.
He does not strike me as one who is ‘spiritually prideful’.
His personal convictions regarding faith and the whole works vs Grace based salvation conclusions may not even line up with LDS teachings and the BOM. I would love to hear him answer the question “what justifies your entry into heaven”.
That would answer a lot for me.
No, his research staff does. He just talks about their results.
when it comes to his religion he he doesn't dig deeper than the book jacket
Obviously, he has not set that task before his research staff.
You didn't really thinks he comes up with information on his own?