Timothy Gervais

Timothy Gervais received a BA in History from Brigham Young University in 2013 and a Masters of Theological Studies from Loyola University Maryland in 2016. Timothy currently resides in Prince Frederick, Maryland, with his wife and two children, where he works as a CPA.

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Perspectives on the Soteriological Problem of Evil: Nuancing the “Universalist” Theologies of Henri de Lubac and Joseph Smith

by Timothy Gervais | undefined 63 | 01-31-2025

Abstract: Since the discovery of the new world by Christian European explorers during the age of discovery, the increasingly global community of the modern age has confronted Christian theologians with difficult soteriological questions. These questions have caused many Christian adherents to abandon conceptions of a uniquely Christian salvation in favor of theological positions of religious […]

“I Will Come to You”:
An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus

by Timothy Gervais | undefined 57 | 06-30-2023

Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a […]

“By Small Means”:
Rethinking the Liahona

by Timothy Gervais, John L. Joyce | undefined 30 | 11-16-2018

[Page 207]Abstract: The Liahona’s faith-based functionality and miraculous appearance have often been viewed as incongruous with natural law. This paper attempts to reconcile the Liahona to scientific law by displaying similarities between its apparent mechanisms and ancient navigation instruments called astrolabes. It further suggests the Liahona may have been a wedding dowry Ishmael provided to Lehi’s […]

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