This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who have chosen to remain active, dedicated Latter-day Saints even in the face of many difficult challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and yet emerged more determined than ever to be a part of the Latter-day Saint community? J. Frederick …
Speaker: J. Frederick (Toby) Pingree
Advancing Feminist Sensibilities Among Mormon Men
Why aren’t there more visible and vocal male feminist voices within the Mormon community? The all-male panel will talk about their journeys toward becoming feminists, the challenges they face in maintaining feminist sensibilities in Mormon culture, and ideas they see for encouraging other Mormon men to take more active feminist stances. Michael J. Stevens, Paul …
ARE WE GOOD GUYS OR BAD GUYS?
The Book of Mormon’s story of Korihor, the antichrist who leads people astray by his teachings but who finally meets an unhappy end, is sometimes used as a warning to intellectuals about the dangers of dissension. But the Book of Mormon also contains stories of dissenters who were clearly good guys, prophets such as Lehi …
WHY WE STAY
As part of its mission to host respectful discussions of all perspectives and topics related to Mormonism, Sunstone occasionally invites participants who have left Mormonism to speak and share their stories. This session features the stories of those who have chosen the opposite tack, highlighting the struggles of those who have chosen to remain active, …
Does an ‘Open Forum’ Mean an ‘Open Microphone’?: The Controversy at Sunstone West
Does an ‘Open Forum’ Mean an ‘Open Microphone’?: The Controversy at Sunstone West This April, a controversy erupted surrounding the program for the 2001 Sunstone West Symposium. The event involved the paper proposal, ‘The Hidden Nazi Mentality in the Proclamation on the Family,” by Cindy LeFevre, which was first accepted but then removed from the …
The ‘T’ Word: Trading Our Heritage for a Mess of Certainty
The ‘T’ Word: Trading Our Heritage for a Mess of Certainty A diligent missionary drops out of the Church after his mission, unable to reconcile the rhetoric of inspired direction with the flaws and inconsistencies so evident in his experience and reading. As his father, I am disappointed not so much in him as in …
WARD STORIES: Front Line Tales of Working Mormon Community
WARD STORIES: Front Line Tales of Working Mormon Community J. Frederick (Toby) Pingree, Charlotte England, Vickie Stewart
Why Honest People Lie
Why Honest People Lie J. Frederick (Toby) Pingree, Quinn McKay, Peter Kenner, C. Basil Williams, Gerald Jones
Pillars Of My Faith
Pillars Of My Faith J. Frederick (Toby) Pingree, Karin Anderson England, Dale Lecheminant