Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
By Dana Haight Cattani DANA HAIGHT CATTANI was diagnosed with uterine cancer in April 2012. She lives with her family in Indiana. How impressionable... Read more.
Shadows of the Heart
By Larsen Bowker I’d always assumed we all get some small bit of wisdom before we die, believing it came from some centrifugal force of the mind,... Read more.
Death of an Old Dog
By Patricia Karamesines PATRICIA KARAMESINES is the author of The Pictograph Murders (Signature Books 2004). Her poetry appears in both Harvest (Signature Books... Read more.
Mothers and Daughters
By Karen Rosenbaum Karen Rosenbaum lives in Kensington, California. This story, which was awarded Sunstone’s 2012 Starstone Prize, appears in her collection, Mothers,... Read more.
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.