Was Mary Magdalene the wife and Beloved of Jesus? What became of her after the Crucifixion of Christ? Why was her story suppressed by the Church Fathers, and why must we now retrieve it? Starbird explores legends and mythology of the Sacred Union once at the very heart of the Christian faith expressed in number …
Event: Northwest Symposium 2005
Mormon Mantras
In Eastern spiritual traditions, mantras are practiced to assist persons to overcome mindless, conditioned behavior and to align themselves with the divine. Do some Mormon cultural “mantras”, repetitive phrases and ideas that organize the internal lives of many Latter-day Saints, serve the same liberating function, or do they, at times, inhibit individual spiritual growth? Are …
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Mormon CyberGalaxy
Are you hearing terms such as “blog,” “podcast,” or “Mp3” and just feeling as if the cyberuniverse is whizzing past you at warp 7 speed? Do you have a computer but feel intimidated to try new tricks and ways to connect with others, especially in the constellation known as Mormondom? Join technology-made-understandable guru John Dehlin …
The Right Fight? The LDS Campaign Against the Equal Rights Amendment
In her soon-to-be released book, Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights, Martha Bradley examines the history of Utah and Mormon women’s involvement in the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment, which formed the basis of a rhetorical political war that divided women like nothing since the fight for suffrage. During the …
The Vitality of Mormon Hymns
This presentation will include a generous sampling of music in various forms including live and CD performances by Pixton family members and friends. TOM PIXTON
The Best Idea in Mormonism
Thought experiment: Imagine Mormonism without any concern for the concept of being “the one and only true church,” without any worries about how this or that doctrine might “play” in the mission field or among those with whom the Church is forging coalitions to cooperate on moral issues. That imaginary position is the starting point …