ALONE IN THE DESERT: INCREASING ACTIVISM AT BYU During the turbulent 1960s, BYU was an oasis of calm: no anti-war protests, no violence, no organized opposition to the status quo. Today, self-proclaimed progressive BYU students are increasingly adopting political and humanitarian causes, from the conflict in Sudan to protesting the war in Iraq. In the …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2007
Musical Performance NEW & IMPROVED MORMON BLUES AND GOSPEL
Musical Performance NEW & IMPROVED MORMON BLUES AND GOSPEL We’re B-a-a-c-k! With a blast from the past and a larger cast. Featuring a myriad of new, original material, including “Chiasmus Blues,” “Done Us Wrong Blues,” and “Utah Valley PTA.” Plus new arrangements of old favorites, such as “Just a Closer Walk With Thee,” “No Depression …
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM, BY MARGARET TOSCANO
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM,’ BY MARGARET TOSCANO In the June 2007 SUNSTONE, Margaret Toscano’s article, “ JANA BOUCK REMY, KRISTINE HAGLUND, WENDY DEMANDANTE, LISA TENSMEYER HANSEN, MARGARET M. TOSCANO
INOCULATING THE SAINTS: THE PROS AND CONS OF PROACTIVELY TEACHING CHURCH MEMBERS ABOUT DIFFICULT MORMON ISSUES
INOCULATING THE SAINTS: THE PROS AND CONS OF PROACTIVELY TEACHING CHURCH MEMBERS ABOUT DIFFICULT MORMON ISSUES Would fewer members leave the Church if they were taught about the stickier issues of LDS history and theology in faithful, institutional settings rather than stumbling upon them on the Internet or from other sources? Perhaps fewer members would …
SL07122: A JURIDICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MORMON AND CATHOLIC MARRIAGE STRUCTURES
A JURIDICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MORMON AND CATHOLIC MARRIAGE STRUCTURES As a Canon Lawyer and a Roman Catholic priest in Salt Lake City, I have had to develop a priesthood ministry and practice of church law in a state whose majority is Mormon and whose capital is the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ …
SL07164: THE BOOK OF MORMON’S VIEW OF GODHEAD: NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE
THE BOOK OF MORMON’S VIEW OF GODHEAD: NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE An understanding of the theological framework and substance of the Book of Mormon has been frustrated over time because of the Church’s shifting doctrines concerning the Godhead. This situation has led many Latter-day Saints to interpret Book of Mormon Trinitarian language in light …
HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES THE ‘BLOGGERNACLE’ REPRESENT MORMONISM?
HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES THE ‘BLOGGERNACLE’ REPRESENT MORMONISM? Recent years have seen massive growth in the community of LDS blogs, often called the “bloggernacle.” These blogs draw thousands of readers and offer many potential benefits, from real-time, interactive analyses of current events to interviews with scholars and celebrities. Media outlets from the Salt Lake Tribune to …
THE PERSISTENCE OF POLYGAMY IN THE CONTEMPORARY MORMON CHURCH
THE PERSISTENCE OF POLYGAMY IN THE CONTEMPORARY MORMON CHURCH When widower Russell M. Nelson, the LDS church’s point person for the Defense of Marriage Amendment, remarried in the temple in 2006, four days after defining marriage as “the union between one man and one woman,” activists balked, creating a website, EMOVENELSON.NET, and dubbing him a …
Reading- MRS. JOE SMITH: FIRST LADY OF MORMONDOM
Reading- MRS. JOE SMITH: FIRST LADY OF MORMONDOM A reading of a new, one-woman play exploring the mind and heart of Emma Smith on the eve before the Saints leave Nauvoo, Illinois, for Utah. Award winning actress and active Latter-day Saint, Kimberly Mellen brings to life one of the most fascinating American women of the …
THE PUBLIC FACES OF MORMONISM’S POLYGAMOUS PAST AND PRESENT
THE PUBLIC FACES OF MORMONISM’S POLYGAMOUS PAST AND PRESENT For many who are not familiar with today’s LDS church, the issue of Mormon teachings about and former practice of plural marria ge remain closely associated in their minds. And viewing the Mormon tradition broadly, “The Principle” is still a major public face as the Warren …