In the field of Mormon history, perhaps more so than in other areas of historical inquiry, some excellent contributions have been made by “amateurs,” as the holders of the Ph.D. are inclined to call […]
[…] be both truthful and significant. Harker’s roots are in the Mormon communities of Southern Alberta; his adult world has expanded far beyond small-towns into modern urban Mormonism. He knows Mormon subjects, and he can […]
[…] paced and optimistic, sometimes resembling the musical background of industrial training movies. The film begins with the search and discovery of the assassinated American, Philip Michael Santore. The body is found in the back […]
Charles Peterson is a man of history who, like a sociologist, examines the changing aspirations and problems of the Mormons who lived along the Little Colorado during the latter part of the nineteenth century. […]
[…] and a generally balanced and well researched investigation of “The Mormon Search for Community in the Modern World/’ by James B. Allen. Concentrating on the twentieth century challenge “to be ‘in the world but […]
Ian G. Barbour’s book is a rarity in the area of science and religion, for the theme does not suffer at all, but benefits greatly from Barbour’s organization and presentation of problems. Barbour teaches […]
[…] rural Utah is to inherit a tradition of unpainted outbuildings, tumbled-down fences, and superannuated farm implements: a world held together with bailing wire. According to a friend who has returned to the state after […]
[…] practice they believed they were within the law of the land. They were not hidden. The whole world associated Mormons and polygamists, and the Mormon polygamists stood before the public criticism to defend their […]
[…] a new baby in our family. Soon after Amy was born, our oldest son introduced himself to the woman who was building a house behind ours. “And how many children are there in your […]
[…] become a major theory of Elder Boyd K. Packer and others who instituted a cultural taboo on the term that lasted until the early 2000s when self-labelling became somewhat more tolerated. This doctrine has […]