SL03091, This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the March on Washington, at which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and the thirty-fifth anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. It also marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the revelation reversing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ policy of …
Speaker: Anne Wilde
Fundamentalist Mormons in the News Part II
Last year’s symposium hosted several spirited and productive discussions about the recent rise in visibility of ‘fundamentalist Mormons.” We hope to continue this discussion this year by assembling a diverse panel to discuss developments since last August, including the impact of several new books on polygamy, the stories about Utah fundamentalists generated by media coverage …
How Big Is the Mormon Tent? Toward a New Understanding of What It Means To Be “Mormon” How Big Is the Mormon Tent? Toward a New Understanding of What It Means To Be “Mormon”
How Big Is the Mormon Tent? Toward a New Understanding of What It Means To Be “Mormon” How Big Is the Mormon Tent? Toward a New Understanding of What It Means To Be “Mormon” What is in a name? . . .Apparently a lot! As recent interviews and official announcements have indicated, as the Church …
Voices in Harmony: Contemporary Women Celebrate Plural Marriage
Voices in Harmony: Contemporary Women Celebrate Plural Marriage The panelists in this session have recently co-authored a groundbreaking book, Voices in Harmony: Contemporary Women Celebrate Plural Marriage, which collects personal essays from one hundred women who currently live, have lived, or support the principle of plural marriage. One of the reasons the book is significant …