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The “New Social History” and the “New Mormon History”: Reflections on Recent Trends
April 10, 2018Dialogue 27.1 (Spring 1994): 109–123
My own analysis of the state of Mormon history suggests that the field, while other factors have also been at work, suffers from some of the exclusiveness and intellectual imperialism that were nurtured during the glory days of the “New Mormon History ” in the 1970s.
Sariah
April 10, 2018She’s not Abraham’s Sara,
who laughs and talks
to angels
as if the state of her womb
Personality and Motivation in Utah Historiography
April 10, 2018
Nauvoo Roots of Mormon Polygamy, 1841-46: A Preliminary Demographic Report
April 10, 2018Dialogue 27.1(Spring 1994): 1–72
Smith discusses the importance of plural marriage in Nauvoo to church history. He shows that after Joseph Smith passed away, Nauvoo polygamy numbers rose.
Jesus is Coming
April 10, 2018The tapping of the shower is
the insistent brush of reeds
along the Charles and the slap
of oars I’ve just left.
Marcus
April 10, 2018It is not that I miss you now
but I miss it—when I
swallowed your finger the first night
and restrained myself in deference to
Secrets under the Surface | Linda Sillitoe, Crazy for Living: Poems
April 10, 2018Just under the surface of the obvious lie the secrets. Linda Sillitoe sees, hears, tastes them, feels where they lead, trusts them, takes us along. It is never a perilous journey. Rather, it resounds with…
A Diminished Thing? | Jill Mulvay Derr, Janath Russell Cannon, and Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, Women of Covenant: The Story of Relief Society
April 10, 2018The publication of Women of Covenant, during the Relief Society sesquicentennial year, gives us the first comprehensive history of a remarkable women’s organization. This account is part of the equally remarkable history of the LDS…