[…] say I wish Dialogue well, and I want it to succeed. I am very heartened to see the appearance of important works on Mormonism in places like Oxford University Press or the Harvard Theological […]
[…] are hagiographic chapters like “Prophet and Man” that feature section headings such as “Tributes from Around the World” (27) and “Developing a Noble Character” (11). The chapter also describes McKay’s “impressive physical presence” (18) […]
[…] 106th Infantry Division, which took tragic losses in the Battle of the Bulge near the end of World War II. The format of her account is a final love letter to Neb, who died […]
[…] have native talent in mothering; but after years of study and practice, I thought I had gotten the hang of it a little. I have been proven sadly mistaken. As I expressed in my […]
Dialogue Best of the Year Awards Dialogue Best of the Year awards are for contributions judged as superior in their respective categories. ARTICLE Cetti Cherniak, “The Theology of Desire, Parts I and II” Spring […]
[…] oblique hints at something more deeply involved. Thayer gives us a detailed inventory of the Depression- and World War II-era milieu through which he and his friends moved. The organization is topical, one topic […]
[…] for a general audience, titled American Revelation: The Making of the Mormons to be published by Random House in time for the Iowa caucuses. The book is making news even in advance of its publication.
Why is it that so many Mormon books seem to focus on the silver lining and ignore the cloud? Mormon books—especially memoirs and biographies—would benefit from a little more time in the rumblings of […]
My goal here is twofold. First, I want to demonstrate that current notions about dissent in the Church—whether it is good or bad—are inadequate because the language available for talking about dissent is insufficient. […]
Lately the Bible has been getting a bum rap. Christopher Hitchens calls it “a nightmare”and blames it for much of humanity’s suffering—everything from sexism to genocide. At the same time, literalist approaches to the […]