[…] millions of potential readers. This particular and somewhat older book, however, is of importance to Mormon scholarship over and above the issue of language access, for a couple of reasons: 1. German is an […]
On the Sunday afternoon following the Crucifixion, two of Christ’s disciples made their way to a place called Emmaus, a small town seven or eight miles from Jerusalem. This is a journey that began […]
[…] a spring day in 1955, a group of distinguished gentlemen gathered at a White House dinner at the request of President Dwight Eisenhower. The guests included founding partners of three law firms, the President […]
[…] an “old earth” creation scenario, should we still argue that a God of natural law and universal order did something else? • What is the evidence that an evolutionary principle is at work in […]
[…] had nothing else on his back. And yet he carried the weight of the world. Likewise, in order for us to take up the cross, we must unburden ourselves of earthly treasures and other […]
Mormon history contains its fair share of ironies and unintended consequences. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began with a mission to restore the ancient church, but not for everyone at the […]
[…] tame olive-tree, which a man took and nourished in his vineyard” (Jacob 5:3). The beginning of chapter 6 also specifically discusses some aspects of the allegory, particularly the last section in which the good […]
[…] the Central American countries, Guatemala has the highest proportion of Mormons: 1.3 percent of its population. In order to shed light on the dynamics of Mormon membership in Latin America, this paper will identify […]
[…] sacrifice personal peace for the peace of others, for his willingness to risk exclusion and loneliness in order to be obedient to his own inner integrity. Where others wept and prayed for the poor, […]
[…] and on balance, the col lection left several subjects untreated which would need to be addressed in order to serve the intended audience of serious, introductory readers, such as college students in religious studies […]