Non-Catholic religious groups have been increasing at a rapid rate in Latin America since World War II. For example, during the five-year period, 1952-57, the number of Protestants expanded from 2,866,000 to 4,534,000—a fifty-eight […]
[…] issue of Dialogue emphasizes the relationship between Mormonism and American culture. John Sorenson’s lead article on “Mormon World View and American Culture” sets the stage by attempting to make a distinction between the gospel […]
[…] on the ground that women are subservient, due to their supposed responsibility for bringing sin into the world (UPI 1984). The explanation for the Mormon tradition of using the Bible uncritically and literally lies […]
[…] a personal choice, the second a national or even universal choice. Given what has happened in the world since the fifties, we may already have made that choice. By building and deploying and stockpiling […]
[…] when reading the first chapters of Genesis. Here the sacred record tells us not only that the world was created in just six days, but that the lights came on in the morning and […]
[…] hundred officer candidates. I was kept as a Training Officer at Fort Benning until the end of World War II when I was sent to Germany where I spent the last eight months of […]
[…] heard this one before? Probably not: Mormonism is continually spooked by the mere idea of an outside world, though our perception of it predicates our very sense of community. Once upon a time, when […]
[…] the Hebrews sums up his Christian faith with the memorable cry (13:8): “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever!” The “yesterday” and “today” of this cry express well both the strong point and […]
[…] off from such a dialogue—and too often feel forced to choose between their heritage and the larger world. We are now preparing to publish a journal designed to meet the needs of both these […]
[…] womanhood. Underneath contrived plot lines and lofty language, Mormon women’s fiction reveals how its authors understood the world and their place in it. Their work, however stylistically immature, emerges as a valuable source for […]