Eugene England
The Eugene England Foundation is committed to honoring the life and work of a remarkably influential teacher, activist, and writer. A tireless advocate of what he called “great books and true religion,” England (1933-2001) co-founded Dialogue, the first independent Mormon scholarly journal, championed Mormon literature, and helped launch the first Mormon studies program. His personal essays explored belief, peace, poverty, race, gender, academic freedom and community. England’s life and work reveal a faithful scholar and loyal critic who followed the admonition of Apostle Paul: “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
The Possibility of Dialogue: A Personal View
Articles/Essays – Volume 1, No. 1
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Read moreThe Tragedy of Vietnam and the Responsibility of Mormons
Articles/Essays – Volume 2, No. 4
Responses and Perspectives: The Mormon Cross
Articles/Essays – Volume 8, No. 1
Dialogue 8.1 (Spring 1973): 78–86
Responding to Bush, Eugene England compared the story of Abraham which is uncomfortable for him calling it a cross, to the church wide policy of denying anyone who has black ancestry the priesthood and temple blessings which even though he is uncomfortable with it he does trust in continuing revelation by our prophet.
Faithful Fiction: Greening Wheat: Fifteen Mormon Short Stories
Articles/Essays – Volume 18, No. 4
On Fidelity, Polygamy, and Celestial Marriage
Articles/Essays – Volume 20, No. 4
Dialogue 20.4 (Winter 1987): 138–154
England shares his reasons for why Joseph Smith introduced polygamy and then removed it as one of the commandments. England argues that polygamy was a faith testing experience which lead them to in his words “worthy to build God’s kingdom.”
Twenty Years with Dialogue: On Building the Kingdom with Dialogue
Articles/Essays – Volume 21, No. 2
Why Nephi Killed Laban: Reflections on the Truth of the Book of Mormon
Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 3
“No Respecter of Persons”: A Mormon Ethics of Diversity
Articles/Essays – Volume 27, No. 4
Dialogue 27.4 (Winter 1994): 79–100
Eugene England addresses issues of inclusion and exclusion reflecting on what it means that “God is no respector of persons.”
Danger on the Right! Danger on the Left! The Ethics of Recent Mormon Fiction
Articles/Essays – Volume 32, No. 3
Anhedonia
Articles/Essays – Volume 33, No. 3
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Read moreOn Fidelity, Polygamy, and Celestial Marriage (vol. 20, no. 4, Winter 1987)
Articles/Essays – Volume 35, No. 1