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ADAM MCLAIN {[email protected]} recently graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a master’s degree in theological studies, emphasizing in women, gender, sexuality, and religion. He plans to apply to graduate programs in law and literature. He blogs at amclain.com and socials @adamjmclain

The Memoir and the Shelf | Heather Gay, Bad Mormon: A Memoir, and Jennette McCurdy, I’m Glad My Mom Died

Articles/Essays – Volume 57, No. 2

The metaphor of the shelf is one of the balms provided to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are struggling with their faith. Instead of doubting and questioning faith because…

Queerness Is Mormonism Is Queerness Blaire Ostler, Queer Mormon Theology

Articles/Essays – Volume 55, No. 4

Queerness—the lived identity of LGBTQ+ and non-normative people—and Mormonism—the theological and social structures adhered to by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—always seem to be at odds. Blaire Ostler’s Queer Mormon Theology: An…

The Tapestry of Mormonism, Woven Larger | Mette Harrison, The Women’s Book of Mormon: Volume One

Articles/Essays – Volume 53, No. 4

At the end of the nineteenth century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, having semi-retired from her fight for women’s suffrage, decided to create what would come to be known as The Woman’s Bible. This biblical production sought to academically redress gender as it was then seen in the primary text.