Pre-Mortal Existence Not a New Concept

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OREM -- The idea of a pre-mortal existence has been prevalent among philosophers and theologians for centuries, though it's never been accepted by the bulk of Christianity, said Terryl L. Givens, who is working on a book about the subject.

Givens, a University of Richmond professor of literature and religion, spoke Saturday at the annual meeting of the Association of Mormon Letters, on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem. Quoting Darwin to Plato, Givens laid out the paradoxes members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encounter in their faith experience, as well as history of the belief in life before birth.

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