[…] Edgar Baker (Thomas G. Evans and Christopher Blythe), the House of Aaron (Casey Paul Griffiths), the ongoing search for Earl John Brewer’s caves (Christopher C. Smith), and Matthew Philip Gill’s new movement (Matthew Bowman). […]
[…] goal being to “bring the savagery of the Mormon Church to ‘the eyes of the whole civilized world’” in order to pressure Congress to pass legislation that would punish the Church (49). Their narrative […]
[…] irresistibly summoned closer- the potential to see myself, my life, my choices, my loved ones, and the world beyond with greater clarity and vision – and with a reborn sense of commitment and ability […]
[…] this letter, Jeremy did not “know” the Catholic Church was true. Like millions of Catholics around the world, he nevertheless assented his will to it. In the last ten years, books, documentaries, and television […]
[…] from Queer Mormons of Marginalized Genders. I had been delighted when asked to review it, but when the time came, anxiety overwhelmed me. I knew I would see myself in this book in an […]
[…] its analysis of individuals’ experiences living in polygamous households. He gives outsiders an extensive peek into the world of plural marriage living. His anthropological work also proffers an introspective mirror useful for fundamentalist Mormons—perhaps […]
[…] L. Udall, the Secretary of the Interior under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.[2] Udall, a World War II veteran, returned missionary, and former congressman, felt a need to “lecture the Brethren.” Tired […]
A woman unhappily married to a polygamist. A girl trapped in Utah, separated from her father, likely soon to be sealed to a hoary elder. A gentile-accompanied flight to safety.
[…] out of kindness. Mr. Lind wastes in his tender flesh while Ziner struts in front of his bed to show that the one who can still walk is the one who is not a fool.
Various blogs are discussing this new book from Terryl and Fiona Givens: The God Who Weeps has been hailed as one of “most welcome serious theological engagement with some of the more resonant ideas […]