Jesus is the Population of the World
By Robert A. Rees Robert A. Rees teaches Mormon Studies at Graduate Theological Union and the University of California Berkeley. He has just completed a play on... Read more.
The Chairlift Missionary
By Hans G. Ehrbar Hans G. Ehrbar received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan in 1985. He has taught economics courses on energy policy and global... Read more.
Background and Fallout of My 1985 Article: “LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890–1904”
By D. Michael Quinn D. Michael Quinn is the award-winning author of many articles and books on Mormon history including Early Mormonism and the Magic World View... Read more.
Seriously—Why the Hell Can’t You Be More Like the Nelsons?: A Vulgar Response to Fine Art
By Theric Jepson THERIC JEPSON is a gentleman who does not talk like this in everyday life. He is the author of the novel Byuck. But he knows its appearance in this... Read more.
Love and Virtue
By Jeff Nydegger In a timid thought by chance I traced A faint and fleeting path. Like a rabbit trail, it seemed too shy To promise much to any traveler.... Read more.
Departures
By Anita Tanner Some people move away without leaving— when you see them you can’t tell where they are. Others accompany their parting with angry words—... Read more.
Haiku
By M. Shayne Bell Fasting for the sick . . . there is no end to talk of the honeydew. White tulips in moonlight . . . bringing water to angels unawares.... Read more.
Amazing Grace
By Robert A. Rees Robert A. Rees teaches Mormon Studies at Graduate Theological Union and the University of California Berkeley. He has just completed a play on... Read more.
A Successful Borderlander’s Story
By D. Jeff Burton Jeff Burton is the author of For Those Who Wonder and a former member of the Sunstone board of directors. In this column, I relate the story... Read more.
Aquascape #6
By Lon Young Lon Young’s work has appeared in Notre Dame Review, Cimarron Review, Dialogue, and other publications. And the Lord said, I will destroy man... Read more.
The Faith Crisis: A Step in the Right Direction?
By Miguel Barker-Valdez Miguel Barker-Valdez is a proprietor of the Rational Faiths blog. I have read online a number of people writing something to... Read more.
The Essays’ Effect on the International Church
By Gina Colvin Gina Colvin is the host of the A Thoughtful Faith podcast and blogs at KiwiMormon. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where she is a lecturer... Read more.
Late But Welcome: “Race and Priesthood” Essay
By Armand Mauss Armand Mauss is the author of All Abraham’s Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage and The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon... Read more.
The Continuing Effects of the Priesthood Ban
By Mica McGriggs Mica McGriggs is a PhD candidate in counseling psychology at BYU. Her academic research is primarily in the area of multicultural sensitivity in... Read more.
Keeping the Promises
The story of the relationship between Mormonism and Africans is a story of promises—promises made and promises failed. Through the Book of Mormon, Joseph... Read more.
Violence, Mormonism, and the Sober Lessons of History: Breaking the Cycle of Defensiveness and Escalation
By Joanna Brooks Joanna Brooks is Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs at San Diego University and the author or editor of six scholarly books. ... Read more.
Are Mormons Christian?: A Personal Response to the Gospel Topics Essay
By Dan Wotherspoon Dan Wotherspoon is the host of the Mormon Matters podcast and a former editor of Sunstone. Compared with many of the other new Gospel Topics... Read more.
“Are Mormons Christian?”: A Historical Perspective on the Gospel Topics Essay
By Jana Riess Jana Riess has a Ph.D. in American religious history from Columbia University. She is the author of Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath,... Read more.
Plural Marriage Among Early Latter-day Saints
By George D. Smith George D. Smith is the award-winning author of Nauvoo Polygamy “. . . but We Called It Celestial Marriage” (Signature Books, 2011). ... Read more.
The Book of Abraham Crisis: A History
by Christopher C. Smith Christopher C. Smith is a PhD candidate at Claremont Graduate University and is completing a dissertation on early Mormon views of Native... Read more.