Eugene England is remembered by tens of thousands as one of twentieth-century Mormonism’s most significant influences on culture, literature, and practical religion. When Gene participated in the founding of Dialogue, elder Joseph Fielding Smith said it would not be good for the Church. And Gene’s essays and sermons were as troubling to some as the …
Person: Eugene England
A Pope Story: How One Person Brought Down The Berlin Wall
On 13 May 1981, my father, Eugene England, was standing directly in front of the Pope when the Pope was shot. Moved by the powerful example John Paul II was to the Polish people, Dad chose to do something to support the nonviolent resistance of the Solidarity movement in Poland. This paper chronicles this event, …
Celebrating the Life of a Mormon and a Human: Eugene England
This year’s symposium takes place one week before the first anniversary of the passing of Eugene England, founder of Dialogue, supporter of Sunstone, champion of Mormon writers, scholar, essayist, peacemaker, and fond friend of so many. Since his death, many have had the opportunity to share thoughts and memories of Gene in special issues of …
Lords Many and Gods Many: The Idea of a Progressing God
Lords Many and Gods Many: The Idea of a Progressing God