M. David Huston

M. DAVID HUSTON {[email protected]} lives and works in the Washington, DC metro area. He is a husband and the father of four children. He is a graduate of Utah State University, American University, and Wesley Theological Seminary

Racial Innocence and the Christus-Based Latter-day Saints Symbol

Articles/Essays – Volume 56, No. 4

On April 4, 2020, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) formally adopted an institutional symbol that is now prominently displayed on the Church logo and is imprinted on Church publications, websites, videos,…

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The Theological Trajectory of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”

Articles/Essays – Volume 54, No. 1

Dialogue 54.1 (Spring 2021): 17–28
Huston argues that we should interpret that text in its historical context and glean from it new possibilities. Drawing on feminist interpretive strategies, Huston reads for the “theological trajectory,” rather than the plain meaning, to discern principles that might endure beyond a narrowly heterosexual nuclear family.

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