[…] the apostles affirmed that Blacks could now be “adopted into the House of Israel” as full participants in Mormon liturgical rites. But this doctrinal shift did not resolve the vexing question of whether or […]
<i>Dialogue 51.1 (Spring 2018): 167–180</i><br>The issue of authority in Mormonism became painfully public with the rise of the Ordain Women movement.
[…] Dialogue last published an issue entirely devoted to Mormon literature. In the meantime literary writing about Latter -day Saints has been burgeoning both in LDS and national markets—so much so that it is difficult […]
As a Latter -day Saint who studies sustainability, I have pondered the spiritual practices and beliefs that sustain our faith community over the long term. Prayer, scripture study, worship, and sacred ordinances are core […]
[…] medicine, and education. The 100–page committee report contained nine pages on homosexuality written by Kenneth Robinson, a professional clinical psychologist who is currently a member of the First Presidency. The report urged continued study […]
<i>Dialogue 51.3 (Fall 2018): 45–81</i><br>Brooks explains that “Mormons will have to choose to acknowledge the pivotal and pervasive role of white supremacy in the founding of LDS institutions and the growth of the Mormon movement.”
<i>Dialogue 50.3 (Fall 2017): 89–115</i><br>I thus argue that Mormonism exists wherever there is belief in the Book of Mormon, even though many adherents reject the term “Mormonism” to distance themselves from the LDS Church […]
[…] supply their place” (in England 1984, 30). In a similar way, when someone is suffering and needs professional intervention, prayer (or any other element of personal spirituality) will not take its place. As Marlene […]
[…] avoid confusion, when I refer to “ethics” in this essay, I mean personal ethics rather than the professional standards of lawyers. Moving beyond terminology, there seem to be two categories of things lawyers do […]
<i>Dialogue 53.1 (Spring 2020): 33–47</i><br> In this essay, I discuss this history, present evidence that Latter -day Saint men sold abortion pills in the late nineteenth century, and argue that it is likely some […]