[…] Bible told the history of a so-called “chosen people,” and Rigdon interpreted the his tory of the world since New Testament times in terms of biblical prophecy. He did not share the interests of […]
This poignant observation by Dale L. Morgan was written even before World War II, and the erstwhile Utah sons and daughters spoken of are themselves now grandparents. Moreover, it is doubtful that anyone any […]
[…] Hyrum’s son Joseph and Jeddy’s son Heber, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints left the world of passionate preachers and radical ideology for the placid mainstream of American life. [1] Andrew Jenson, […]
[…] of twelve years to fifteen I pondered many things in my heart concerning the situation of the world of mankind the contentions and divisions the wickedness and abomina tions . . . my mind […]
[…] in which the fatted calf is eaten. This is another detail with ritual resonance in the ancient world, for eating meat was a much rarer event in antiquity than it is today; often it […]
[…] the study of ancient history in particular, and not the special presuppositions of a particular philosophical or theological world view, be it pro- or anti-faith. (2) This leads naturally to my second point. Wide-ranging questions […]
[…] the parents’ own parents may have done). Parents can feel themselves at the center of their child’s world and see themselves mirrored in their children’s love and admiration. They can feel strong and powerful […]
Joseph Smith’s revision of the Pauline closing, “ world without end” (Eph. 3:21) to become “worlds without end” (D&C 76:112), is a significant ontological move. Specifically, Smith’s closing provides an opening for contemporary Mormon […]
[…] of twelve years to fifteen I pondered many things in my heart concerning the situation of the world of mankind the contentions and divisions the wickedness and abomina tions . . . my mind […]
[…] civilians.[3] Hence, using such weapons would be absolutely forbidden by just war theory. At the end of World War II, President J. Reuben Clark Jr. gave eloquent, if angry, voice to the view that […]