In an LDS Perspectives Podcast, Blake said, "We are offspring of God. And I don’t want to say it literally. I want to say it metaphorically in a way that would take me three days to explain, but I’m just going to leave it there." What would you (Blake) add to what is said in this podcast to your explanation of metaphorical spirit birth?

My father Blake Ostler is a well-known Mormon Theologian and Scholar (In a addition to being a full-time attorney ) Over the years he has written several articles for scholarly Mormon publications such as Dialogue, FARMS, Sunstone Mag, Element, and others.

What I want to do is take the complex issues in these books and discuss them in a way that makes sense to the average listener. So this is sort of going to be like taking me to school on a lot of these issues and topics.

For the most part we will go chapter by chapter of each book starting with the first one: The Attributes of God

However I wanted to start off with an episode of getting to know Blake Ostler. His background, journey and motivations for writing these books and so forth.

Exploring Mormon Thought

001-Interview with Blake Ostler

Did Joseph Smith teach spirit birth?

He says no:

http://signaturebookslibrary.org/line-upon-line-11/

He says yes (well, he really says 'maybe'):
Go down to the article ‘A CONTINUATION OF THE SEEDS”: JOSEPH SMITH AND SPIRIT BIRTH
Brian C. Hales*
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=mormonhistory

The Idea of Pre-existence in the Development of Mormon Thought: (audio and a link to the paper): http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/11/the-idea-of-pre-existence-in.html

092-Did Joseph Smith Teach Spirit Birth?-Intelligence, Spirit & Heavenly Mother

Exploring Mormon Thought is a weekly podcast that features discussions about Mormon Doctrine and Theology that correlate with topics in the books series of the same name written by scholar and theologian Blake Ostler

092-Did Joseph Smith Teach Spirit Birth?-Intelligence, Spirit & Heavenly Mother

Exploring Mormon Thought

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