No More ‘Mormon’ Church? What’s Going On Here? Jan shares some of her insights on Mormonism from an outsider’s perspective. Jan Shipps
Event: DC Symposium 2001
The ‘OH, SUNSTONE!’ players: Cindy Sandberg, Natalie Sandberg, Ed Snow, and Becky Linford
The ‘OH, SUNSTONE!’ players: Cindy Sandberg, Natalie Sandberg, Ed Snow, and Becky Linford A performance Cindy Sandberg, Ed Snow, Becky Linford
A Fresh Look: Favorite Scriptures in Modern Language
A Fresh Look: Favorite Scriptures in Modern Language Elbert finds reading the New Testament in modern English transformative. Come, celebrate new creation in new translation! We’ll read and discuss some of his favorite passages. Copies and books will be available. Elbert Peck
Coping with Threats to Self as a Mormon Missionary
Coping with Threats to Self as a Mormon Missionary Many Latter-day Saint Missionaries speak of their proselytizing mission as a time of testing. Most return home strengthened in their beliefs and identity as Latter-day Saints. But some do not. This time of testing therefore involves real threats to identity that are linked to separation from …
Because ‘No Bell in Us Tolls’: Imagining A More Explicit Pragmatism in Mormon Thought
Because ‘No Bell in Us Tolls’: Imagining A More Explicit Pragmatism in Mormon Thought many observers have noted in passing that Mormonism is a very ‘pragmatic” religion, but as they use the term they usually don’t mean much beyond “practical.” While I agree that this is a fair characterization of various aspects of LDS thought …
Interfaith Couples: The Effects of Partnered Relationships on Religious Perspectives
Interfaith Couples: The Effects of Partnered Relationships on Religious Perspectives Intimate relationships between persons of different beliefs present unique challenges and benefits. The participants in this session will discuss how their different religious beliefs have influenced their views of their own religion as well as the beliefs and religious community of their partner. Jeff Baron, …
Pillars of My Faith – The African-American Experience
Pillars of My Faith – The African-American Experience Our speakers are both LDS and Black – a combination that has its own obvious challenges and, perhaps, blessings. They’ve been invited to share the events and concepts that animate their religious lives: a little soul bearing, a little spiritual journey, a little intellectual testimony-bearing. This self-reflective …
The First Vision as Out-of-Body Experience and What That Means About the First Vision
The First Vision as Out-of-Body Experience and What That Means About the First Vision When we take the First Vision as a unique, personal experience, our understanding of it is limited to what Joseph Smith tells us about it. There are several indications that the Vision was an out-of-body experience. Once the Vision is framed …
The Walls Left Standing: Notes From My East German Journal and Reading Kafka: A Missionary Progress Report
The Walls Left Standing: Notes From My East German Journal and Reading Kafka: A Missionary Progress Report The Chandlers have recently returned from a Fulbright year in the northeastern most corner of Germany. This presentation shares their experiences with a culture rebuilding itself after 40 years of communism as well as a happy encounter with …
Musings on the Mind-Body Connection
Musings on the Mind-Body Connection The Mormon teaching that our bodies are ‘temples” and are sacred probably appears most often as part of the obligatory and frequent “chastity” discussions with teenagers. This doctrine, somewhat less frequently, may also be invoked in Word of Wisdom discussions. Finally, Primary lessons may note that coming to the earth …