Dialogue 27.2 (Summer 1994): 83–153 Believing that a more efficient approach could be used to the church’s advantage, he proposed that the Relief Society organize a social service department where these new techniques could […]
[…] God substantiated their beliefs and further embellished his stature for them as a historian and defender of the Book of Mormon. But only thirteen years later Roberts was to change his mind and that […]
Hugh Nibley lives in a world of serendipity. As his son-in-law and intended biographer, I have discovered that, time and time again, he has miraculously avoided some catastrophe or dropped in on some fortunate […]
Rabbi Harold Kushner is the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, along with numerous other books addressing the relationship between religion and lived adversity. He served as the congregational rabbi at […]
[…] spokesmen for the Church. But now comes Mr. Udall with some pertinent observations designed to let the world know that all Mormons are not unenlightened die-hards. It’s too bad the world doesn’t know that […]
[…] victims of some other tragedy. They might just be confused youngsters, fighting to make sense of a world that seems cruel and unfeeling. Joining a strange Church is not a risk simply because these […]
Dialogue 23.1 (Spring 1990): 11–36 A history of Black LDS social groups and organizations. The Genesis Group gave African Americans a better chance to connect with fellow African Americans through frequent socials. The first […]
[…] scope to include Jews and non-Jews, empowering the fledgling movement to grow gradually into one of the world’s greatest religions. Jesus left no writings behind, and the information provided about him in the Gospels […]
[…] by natural law; (2) is explanatory by reference to natural law; (3) is testable against the empirical world; (4) reaches conclusions that are tentative; and (5) is falsifiable.[27] How does creationism, new or old, […]
[…] willingness based on the perceived need to identify, monitor, and punish “enemies.” After the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I was troubled by the talk about retribution and retaliation and […]