Particularistic Orthodoxy: The Mormon Religion

The Mormon faith can be divided into two orthodoxies that make up the religion. These orthodoxies can be described as traditional and particularistic, traditional coinciding with the same characteristics that divide Christianity and particularistic being relative to only Mormonism. Examples of traditional orthodoxy are aspects such as: believing in life after death, that God and Jesus exist and are divine, Satan is real, the Bible is the word of God etc. Particularistic orthodoxy branches off from this in that it adds new rules upon the already existing orthodoxy, things such as the Book of Mormon is further expansion of the word of God, the president of the Mormon church is a prophet of God, and that the church of the Latter Day Saints is the only true church on earth. These are staples to the Mormon faith. Mormons are passionate about their faith and believe that spiritual commitment will

Mormons try to incorporate religion into all the parts of life, using it to aid them in situations where they may not know what to do or how to proceed. It is important to live a faithful life because Mormon faith essentially gives meaning to life. Latter Day Saints also try to share what they have with the poor, as previously mentioned, spiritual acts of faith offers more meaning to their lives. Mormons are tasked with encouraging others to believe in Jesus, as they believe those who do not believe are misguided. Along with the idea that guidance is sought from God when dealing with important life decisions, if a Mormon isn't seeking guidance from God then there is no basis behind the advice. Mormons also believe that forgiving others should always be done. When Mormons sin they admit their transgressions to God and pray for forgiveness. Mormons frequently pray as this helps them remain spiritually close to