Lisa Torcasso Downing
LISA TORCASSO DOWNING {[email protected]} has served as fiction editor for Sunstone Magazine and Irreantum. Her short stories and essays have appeared in multiple publications, and she has published three novels for middle-grade readers. You can read her commentary on the Mormon experience at Life Outside the Book of Mormon Belt (outsidethebookofmormonbelt. com). She is a former adjunct professor for Collin College.
Reenvisioning the Spiritual Authority of Women | Susan Hinckley and Cynthia Winward, At Lst She Said It: Honest Conversations About Faith, Church, and Everything in Between
Articles/Essays – Volume 59, No. 02
The intersection of Mormon feminism and faith deconstruction among Latter-day Saint women is well established. That intersection has hosted a chicken or egg debate for as long as I can remember, often centering on which…
Read moreGrappling with LDS Identity Formation: A Review of Recent Young Adult Novels Rosalyn Eves, Beyond the Mapped Stars James Goldberg and Janci Patterson, The Bollywood Lovers’ Club
Articles/Essays – Volume 55, No. 3
Belonging
Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 3
I am part of the usual Gospel Doctrine “crowd,” and although I’m not one of those folks who can sleep upright in a metal chair, I have refrained from being an active participant in the…
Read moreAt Bay
Articles/Essays – Volume 37, No. 4
There are no waves on the bay side of the peninsula. The tide simply licks up and back, up and back on the sand shore. Beyond the shore, tall sailboats of vivid blues, greens, and…
Read moreStraight Home
Articles/Essays – Volume 43, No. 1
Six cars pulled through the intersection, one after the other over the course of an hour, but none of them was hers. Barefoot, Bart waited on the slat bench outside his front door, picking away…
Read moreEmpowerment at the Local Level | Neylan McBaine, Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact
Articles/Essays – Volume 47, No. 4
Tension isn’t new to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From its foundation, the Church has drawn fire for its religious, social, and political stands. However, these historical tensions seem, in large measure,…
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