Jared Balmer

Jared Balmer completed a MEd in Educational Psychology and a PhD in Psychotherapy, both from Brigham Young University. As an adjunct faculty member, he taught at BYU, St. Louis University, and the University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL). He is the co-owner/founder or CEO of several psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment programs. Jared has published a number of professional books and articles and lectured to professional and lay audiences throughout the U.S. He is currently serving as an area mental health advisor for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Why God Placed Adam and Eve Under Paradoxical Injunctions: A View of the Garden Scene through the Optics of Communication Theory

by Jared Balmer | undefined 66 | 08-29-2025

Abstract: This paper investigates the pragmatic aspect of communication between God and our first parents while in the Garden of Eden—the psychological impact of placing them under contradictory injunctions that result in a situation of “damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” God could not introduce knowledge that, by definition, also involves introducing […]

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