[…] of several books and a great many articles on a variety of Mormon issues, including his seminal The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation (1994) took questions from a panel of […]
[…] of Mormon: A Symposium” by John Durham Peters “Joseph Smith’s Spiritual Language: The Presence of Early Modern English in the Book of Mormon” by William L. Davis “Enos Encoded: Narrative Structure in the Small […]
[…] with the Church over their sexual desires and gender identities, many hope for human acceptance in this world and Divine acceptance in the world to come. The section “Essays on Relationships” includes, as one […]
[…] each other.” In this episode Guinevere Turner joins us to talk about her fascinating memoir, When the World Didn’t End. “One January day in 1975, seven-year-old Guinevere Turner put on her best dress, hugged […]
[…] and advocates as they explore the 2024 A24 film Heretic, a chilling and thought-provoking entry into the world of Mormon-themed horror. This special Dialogue Film Review delves into the movie’s themes of faith, fear, […]
[…] History Library where their stories can be preserved and shared. Happily, though, I do have some great news for Thatcher. In the book she notes, with some regret, that an updated history of the […]
When I picked up William V. Smith’s The King Follett Sermon: A Biography, I was expecting to find a history of the text of the famous sermon from April 1844. I found that it […]
For Mormonism’s nearly two-century existence, few subjects have brought it more into the public spotlight than polygamy. Most writers and scholars have focused on Joseph Smith as they told this story. Until Todd Compton […]
[…] the same interest and endeavor. I hope you realize the important role you play in our mutual world. Thank you for inviting me to again join you in the field of our common heritage. […]
On Thursday, December 6, the LDS Church released a new website www.mormonsandgays.org , which has been met with both praise and criticism from both Mormons and the media. Coincidentally, this site was unveiled soon […]