Jana Riess at Benchmark Book-Signing Event
November 8, 2011Watch Jana Riess discuss her new book “Flunking Sainthood” at Benchmark Books last week.
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Matthew Bowman & Richard Bushman quoted in CNN Belief Blog
November 2, 2011“The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags.”
The Economist on Mormons
November 1, 2011The Economist dances into the current discussion on religions and politics by declaring that “Mormons are Christian.” Author E.G. states
Richard Bushman on “Mormonism and the Public Good”
October 11, 2011Watch Richard Bushman discuss “Mormonism and the Public Good” at the 2011 David P. Gardner Lecture held September 27th at the University of Utah.
Patrick Mason at Miller-Eccles
September 9, 2011Patrick Mason, newly-appointed Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University, will address the Miller-Eccles study group on September 16th and 17th.
Bushman on Friendship
September 5, 2011But it is gratifying nonetheless to hear so many interesting people reflect on what I have written. My intention is to enjoy it for a few minutes and then forget everything that has been said.
Nixon Was Wrong: Religion and the Presidency, 1960, 2008, and 2012— An Interview with Shaun A. Casey
September 3, 2011Earlier this year, Dialogue Board member Greg Prince interviewed Shaun Casey, a professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Casey’s recent book, The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009) formed the background of this interview. Below is an excerpt from the conversation.
Thoughts on the Interface between Mormonism, the Environment, and Evolution: Connection and Dilemma
June 13, 2011One could talk or write about environment and human effects on it at several scales from, for example, just cleaning up the place to mass conversion of landscapes and acidification of lakes. It seem to me that no discussion about life on earth as we know it is complete without at least a reference to the environment.
Happy Birthday, Richard Bushman!
June 6, 2011Bushman Symposium Program Flyer
Dialogue on the White House blog
June 6, 2011Kristine Haglund was asked to write a short piece on a White House Roundtable involving Mormon Youth.