Whitney Nelson reads excerpts from her feminist nonfiction piece “Raked,” which tells the story of her experience as a young female athlete finding herself on the fringes of LDS beliefs and culture both before and after her parents’ divorce. Nichols analyzes “Raked” as both nonfiction and individual narrative using Owen Barfield’s argument that in the …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2009
SL09164 A Prospectus for Women: Comparing Church History of the Blacks and the Priesthood to Priesthood Authority for Women
This paper argues that Church history demonstrates that policies and procedures related to priesthood authority have evolved in the past and will continue to evolve in the future. By comparing official Church rhetoric about the priesthood both before and after the removal of the ban, one can analyze the rhetoric about women’s place within both …
SL09233 Panel: Supporting Special Needs Children and Young Adults in the Church [Partial]
This panel brings parents, leaders, and advocates together to discuss the challenges and joys of bringing up special needs children and young adults in the Church. Given the lay nature of LDS leadership, teachers and advisors in a church setting may not have previous experience working with special needs children. What can leaders and individual …
SL09291 Pillars of My Faith
This is Sunstone’s perennially best-attended session. Hear speakers share the events and concepts that animate their religious lives; a little soul-baring, a little spiritual journey, a little intellectual testimony-bearing. This self-reflective night is about the things that matter most, plus spirited congregational hymn-singing. William S. Bradshaw, Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
SL09334 Panel: The Liahona Children’s Foundation: A Grassroots LDS Humanitarian Project
The Liahona Children’s Foundation is a non-profit organization providing basic nutrition and education to needy Latter-day Saint and other children living in the developing world. The Foundation serves children in Ecuador and Guatemala but hopes to expand its work to other countries. This session provides information about the work of the foundation and ways in …
SL09374 Panel: Young Scholars in Mormonism
Mormon Studies is a field of growing academic interest, and many young LDS scholars are making it their professional focus as well as a personal interest. This panel brings some of the bright young minds in Mormon Studies together to discuss what drew them to this field of study, what kinds of academic work they …