The Dilemma of Two Worlds: A Personal View
April 26, 2018I really did not start out from age twelve to get a Ph.D. In fact, when I applied to college, I was seriously thinking of majoring in modern dance. I guess the turning point came…
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A Little Bit of Heaven
April 26, 2018My Grandpa Thatcher told two kinds of stories—real life tales of the Old West and Bible stories. I sat politely through the latter so as not to hurt his feelings, but what I really wanted…
Disorder and Early Joy
April 26, 2018A few months ago, the First Presidency issued a letter to be read in Sacrament Meetings encouraging Church members to tidy up their homes and yards. It is an old story. Brigham Young preached the…
Blessing the Chevrolet
April 26, 2018At various times I have heard and read, with mild curiosity, of the anointing of animals by the power of the priesthood in pioneer times, but it wasn’t until I found myself with my own hands placed in blessing on the hood of my Chevrolet that I really felt what that experience meant to those early Saints, who depended on their animals, as we do our cars, for quite crucial things.
Waiting for Lightning
April 26, 2018Again I am the child hunched into a tense ball
in bed on Christmas morning,
breathless with frogs trampolining
my stomach, for the house to wake,
the curtained French doors to break
open on a storybook scene—and the Doll
Spiritual Empiricism
April 26, 2018What is the most important ingredient of religious conviction? This question, whether consciously posed or not, is a fundamental one for anyone who has tried to cultivate religious faith. We admire men and women of…
Sacrament of Terror: Violence in the Poetry of Clinton F. Larsen
April 26, 2018Dr. Clinton F. Larson has been acclaimed as a Mormon poet, even as the first Mormon poet. In his review of The Lord of Experience Professor John B. Harris seems to have represented many of…
Seers, Savants and Evolution: A Continuing Dialogue
April 26, 2018Dialogue 9.3 (1974): 21–37
Duane Jeffrey is to be thanked for his article, “Seers, Savants and Evolution: The Uncomfortable Interface.” It is an excellent summary of the history of thought on evolution in the Church. To illustrate its power, it made us very carefully reconsider our own anti-evolution bias and again perceive evolution as a possibility.
The Possibilities of Dialogue
April 26, 2018In a remarkable essay entitled “Beyond Politics” in a recent issue of BYU Studies, Hugh Nibley makes an exciting observation: God not only desires a free discussion with men, He encourages it. Further, it is an essential part of His modus operandi for our return to His presence.
Among the Mormons: A Survey of Current Literature
April 26, 2018Progress implies change and for this writer the call to explore new opportunities has become more insistent in recent years. It will soon be ten years since this column appeared in the first issue of Dialogue. Ten years seems sufficient to insure a sound beginning. If there are any among our readers who wish to take up the challenge of editing this column now is the time to step forward.