By S. Richard Bellrock S. Richard Bellrock has been teaching and working in areas related to philosophy and psychology since 2000. Or, click here to download the audio file: The LDS Proselytizing Mission as Hazing Presumably, you have heard the notion that one of the primary purposes (if not the primary purpose) of the …
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UK 2022
Roots and Branches October 7-9, 2022 Greswolde Arms 1657 High St, Knowle, Solihull B93 0LL, United Kingdom Sunstone UK is Getting Together Again! This fall, we're getting together again to explore the theme Roots and Branches. Use this page to register to attend, see the full schedule, submit your own presentation idea, and get event …
SAS Events
Student Association Events Future Events Future events will include: -A Mormon cultural night with a movie and potluck -A meetup and history tour of Gilgal Sculpture Gardens -A meetup for the ARCH-HIVE December 2021 art show Stay tuned for more details! Past events "They Without Us": a paper presentation and discussion of Mormon environmentalism. This …
Sunstone UK
SUNSTONE UK RECONSTRUCTING ZION We're meeting in person! Really! This page will be your hub for event info, ticket sales, and more! We still have firesides leading up to and following the conference, so head on over to our UK facebook page so you don't miss out! To submit a session proposal, use the submission …
The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men
Review Essay by Stephen Carter Stephen Carter is the director of publications for the Sunstone Education Foundation. What is it that bothers mainstream Mormons about polygamy? Carol Lynn Pearson asked this question in a 2014 online survey and received more than 8,000 responses, 51 percent of them from active Mormons. Often the respondents …
The Bigamist
By Eric Freeze Eric Freeze is author of the short story collection Dominant Traits (2012) and a collection of creative nonfiction Hemingway on a Bike (2014). He has published stories, essays, and translations in numerous periodicals. He teaches creative writing at Wabash College and lives in Crawfordsville, Indiana and Nice, France. Sandra had …
Coming Out of the Closet to Your Spouse
By D. Jeff Burton D. Jeff Burton is the author of For Those Who Wonder and a former member of the Sunstone board of directors. I exchanged thoughts and experiences with “James” (not his real name) who has a “closet doubter” story similar to many I’ve heard over the years. First, here are his …
And Thorns Will Grow There
By Emily Belanger Emily Belanger is a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, where she lives with her husband. When she isn’t teaching, writing, or fending off Southern scorpions, she reads every fairy tale she can find. “And Thorns Will Grow There” took second place in the 2015 Sunstone Fiction Contest. …
In the Presence of the Lord
By Kenny Kemp Kenny Kemp is an attorney and author whose latest book, Flying with the Flak Pak, tracks his father’s adventures as a bomber pilot in WWII. He can be reached via his website at: www.kennykemp.com. I have finally found a way to live Just like I never could before. I …
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, Daughters, Sisters, Wives (Zarahemla, 2016). Else Pedersen Mikelsen 12 January 1850–28 May 1920 The doctor told Anna there was nothing wrong with her mother, but all that meant was …