Suzanne E. Greco

SUZANNE E. GRECO {[email protected]} holds a BS in economics from BYU, an MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh Divinity School. As a survivor of child/clergy sex abuse and domestic abuse, she is the author of The Stone Sphere, is a member of the SRVI Faith & GBV Practice Working Groups, and a Impact Team Member for Utah State University’s Bolder Way Forward.

Avian Intermediaries

Articles/Essays – Volume 54, No. 4

Birds, across cultures and time, hold a rich tapestry of symbolic meanings, entwining life and death, omens and auguries, angels and spiritual guides. They are often seen as carriers of the departed souls, and at times, they are believed to embody those spirits. Adam McLean, a Scottish writer on alchemical texts, notes, “The essential thing about birds is that they have as their domain the air element, mediating between the earthly realm and the heaven world.”

Confronting Men’s Violence Against Women and Girls in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Articles/Essays – Volume 58, No. 3

An undercurrent of violence against women and girls (VAWG) exists in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church professes commitment to support victims of sexual abuse and its declared policy of zero…