[…] and radiates outward from there. This system of authority developed in the context of the Church’s efforts to colonize the U.S. Intermountain West, in its struggles with the U.S. federal government, and in its […]
[…] texture and color preparation of the surfaces he paints on play an important role in his paintings. For many years, he prepared the surfaces of his canvases by doing richly colored abstract paintings with […]
[…] argument. Notably, author Orson Scott Card—appointed in early 2009 to the political group National Organization for Marriage[ 6]—wrote in June 2008 for the Mormon Times section of the Deseret News and published on the […]
Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI’s third encyclical letter, is a striking beginning for his papal contribution to Catholic social teaching. In a sense, the encyclical confirms one piece of conventional wisdom about his […]
[…] apologetic career in the mid-1930s, Lewis received letters from Catholics, Evangelicals, Presbyterians, and other Christians thanking him for his inspiring words. Fans from various Christian traditions who felt a certain kinship with Lewis often […]
[…] Mormonism and the Cultural Theory of René Girard,” 43, no. 1 (Spring 2010): 59–105. I offer a counter-interpretation of what I take to be (1) the thrust of Girard’s own work on scripture and […]
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[…] up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew […]
Prince: I want to start with what I thought was an amazing quote from Richard Nixon, where he says, “I can take some satisfaction from the fact that this was probably the last national […]
[…] by Church members themselves, it was read and voted upon at a session of general conference, October 6, 1890. This was a significant step because members were now not only advised to obey the […]