[…] diary than to a monograph, interpretive book, or col lection of essays. Instead of asking questions about the scope of the research, the felicity of writing style, the selection of facts, and the soundness […]
[…] have known, I thought to myself as Sheryl began parting off sections of my hair. The outside world makes such a big deal about the Word of Wisdom. Important doctrines such as temple ordinances […]
In five short years Judith Freeman has established herself as a serious contender in the arena of American fiction. Her first major work was a collection of short stories, Family Attractions, published by Viking […]
[…] of “potato” can generate headlines, anything that smacks of suppressing freedom of thought is bound to make news, particularly when individuals with solid professional and church credentials are involved. Illustrative is the media brouhaha […]
[…] movements such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Roman Catholicism (81, 173). Gilbert, who is one of the world’s leading experts on Freemasonry, also cites numerous examples of Fundamentalist as saults on the Craft, and […]
The rights of women are a contested issue in religious communities which look to the Hebrew Bible, known as the Old Testament among Christians. A serious matter for these communities—Jewish, Christian, and Islamic—is […]
[…] “young ones” was not one word, like “onions.” She loved children more than anything else in the world except the gospel, and that was the simplicity of her life. She believed in family authority […]
[…] blurted, “Oh, are you still here?” [1] Kelby Hartson, “Storm Causes Closed Roads and Flooding/’ Apple Valley News (Ap ple Valley, CA), 11 Dec. 1992. [2] Robert A. Rosenblatt and Stuart Silverstein, “State Jobless […]
[…] promises. We’re going to grab a bite to eat. You wouldn’t know to eat here. It’s on the corner, a sign above the door says “Groceries.” The “G” and the “S” are wearing off. […]
Author Richard E. Bennet describes his book as: . .. not so much a study of the train or of the trek, but of a religious exodus of one of the 19th century’s most […]