Timeline for Do Latter Day Saints / Mormons consider themselves to be henotheists?
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| May 31, 2019 at 0:38 | comment | added | Paul Draper | @4castle, the difference is that in LDS theology, any other gods would be completely irrelevant to this earth/existence. That differs from Zoroastrianism, ancient Greeks, Hinduism, or the other examples of henotheism. Whether this difference is significant enough to not qualify it for henotheism is debatable, but that is the essance of the issue. | |
| Mar 19, 2019 at 23:56 | comment | added | NeutronStar | @4castle, kutschkem's answer below spells out more what I was trying to summarize in my comment | |
| Mar 19, 2019 at 23:53 | comment | added | NeutronStar | @4castle, for one, we believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate and distinct individuals, unified in purpose and cause into one Godhead. This does not match henotheism as I understand it. Also, the other gods we acknowledge (including the possibility of deification of men and women) cannot be God to us, as they are not the God and Father who created us and leads us. Henotheism seems to have an aspect of acknowledging other gods that actually have the possibility of a god-like impact on one's life, which is not the case for Latter-day Saints. | |
| Mar 19, 2019 at 23:27 | comment | added | user32540 | What are those differences between your church's teachings and henotheism? | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 6:44 | vote | accept | Chris Rogers | ||
| Mar 13, 2019 at 19:17 | history | edited | NeutronStar | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 13, 2019 at 15:19 | history | answered | NeutronStar | CC BY-SA 4.0 |