Institute for Religious Research
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The Institute for Religious Research is a United States Christian apologetics organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It declares itself to be a non-denominational, non-profit Christian foundation for the study of religious claims,[1] and was formerly known as Gospel Truths Ministries.[2] IRR is a member of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions and is headed by Luke P. Wilson, whose articles on Mormonism have appeared in the Christian Research Institute’s CRI JOURNAL.[2] Concurrent with the release of The DaVinci Code, the Baptist Press (Southern Baptist Convention) noted IRR's Ronald V. Huggins and his apologetic analysis of the film.[3]
[edit] Controversy and Mormonism
IRR was also noted by the Salt Lake Tribune for its documentary critique of the Book of Abraham, entitled "The Lost Book of Abraham: Investigating a Remarkable Mormon Claim".[4] The Utah Daily Chronicle observed the absence of opportunity for LDS to respond in the film;[5] additionally, the Deseret Morning News pointed out IRR's criticism of the efforts of Richard Mouw of Fuller Seminary to repent for the actions of evangelicals.[6] A Mormon apologetics organization, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies or FARMS, considered its publication By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri by Charles M. Larson to be a "deliberate deception."[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ Introduction to Institute for Religious Research
- ^ a b Evangelical Ministries to New Religions - Part 3
- ^ Baptist Press - FIRST-PERSON: Begin preparing for ‘The Da Vinci Code’ - News with a Christian Perspective
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune Review
- ^ Matters of Faith: New Documentary Questions the Authenticity of LDS Scripture - Feature
- ^ Deseret Morning News | Speaker's apology to LDS stirs up fuss
- ^ FARMS: Printer Friendly - By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus:
