[…] of which seems to have marked virtually every aspect of the Church’s encounter with the modern, gentile world. As both a Mormon historian and teacher of religion at BYU, Cowan is aware that some […]
[…] aspect of thought. When I came to Utah with my wife in 1946 at the end of World War II and began researching in the Church Archives, I discussed this need for more articles […]
[…] concentrates on Roman Christianity, where remains are far more massive and accessible than anything from the Greek-speaking world before the late fourth century (pp. 168-69). The following conclusions might interest Latter-day Saints. 1. The […]
[…] power and glory: gold could be made from base metals, spirits could be called up from another world. The first group saw the second as fallen from the heights of rational enlightenment, given over […]
[…] went to church with me during our courtship, Gran said, “It’s the churches and banks control the world, you know.” As though she were waxing profound. Then she compared Albertson’s tomato prices to Alpha […]
[…] four decades for his sense of humor and easy-going manner, he was best known for his uncompromising search for historical truths. On one occasion in describing his method of teaching he said, “I will […]
[…] geographic center of a city that has become the theocratic headquarters of a worldwide church. Throughout the world, the Salt Lake Temple has come to symbolize the city, the state of Utah, and Mormonism. […]
[…] of a diverse population is, of course, a challenge facing virtually all religious groups in the Western world. However, in some ways the emphasis on marriage and the family heightens that challenge within the […]
Things happen. Early in the world you travel into them. One day You rise without prayer in a far camp and silently hurry away. Having slept under stars and still breathing the greyed fire, […]
I remember that day perfectly—every violet plum with its orange smudges, the rim of the huge blue canning kettle smeared with thick yellow slime and little tatters of purple peel. It was the day […]