Twenty years ago, Michael Quinn demonstrated that plural marriage had been actively practiced within the Church after the 1890 Manifesto. Kathleen Flake’s recent book tries to explain why that was and what finally motivated the Church to abandon the practice between 1905 and 1910 in the context of the seating of Apostle Reed Smoot in …
Speaker: Kathleen Flake
THE REED SMOOT HEARINGS AND THE SHAPING OF 20TH CENTURY MORMONISM
The Church’s 1890 Manifesto on polygamy is often given credit for solving the worst of the Church’s problems with the nation. More accurately, however, the Manifesto introduced another set of problems that came to a head in 1903 with the nationwide protest over the election of LDS apostle Reed Smoot to the U.S. Senate and …
‘Re-establishing the Restoration’
‘Re-establishing the Restoration’ Far from solving the Church’s problems, the Manifesto introduced another set of difficulties which came to head in the early twentieth century. I will discuss these problems in terms of two crises. First, the Church’s negative reputation was inhibiting its ability to accomplish its objectives at home and abroad. Second, the internal …
Why Mormons Should Celebrate Holy Week
Why Mormons Should Celebrate Holy Week The week between Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his triumphant resurrection from the dead is the most significant week in human history. Beginning with the early church, Christians celebrated the events of this week and for two millennia they have been the focus of annual celebrations of what …
JOSEPH F. SMITH: The Formative Years (1838-1867)
JOSEPH F. SMITH: The Formative Years (1838-1867) Scott Kenney, Kathleen Flake
WHAT IS THE SIGN OF THY COMING?
WHAT IS THE SIGN OF THY COMING? Kathleen Flake
Evil’s Origin, Evil’s End: the Enoch Narrative In The Joseph Smith Translation Of Genesis
Evil’s Origin, Evil’s End: the Enoch Narrative In The Joseph Smith Translation Of Genesis Kathleen Flake
Mormon Theology: Who, What, And Why?
Mormon Theology: Who, What, And Why? Eugene England, Kathleen Flake, Margaret Toscano, Philip Barlow
Joseph Of Egypt’s Failed Attempt To Forget
Joseph Of Egypt’s Failed Attempt To Forget Kathleen Flake
Responses To ‘Mormon Theology: The Scriptural foundations.’
Responses To ‘Mormon Theology: The Scriptural foundations.’ Elbert Eugene Peck, Kathleen Flake, Philip Barlow, Margaret Toscano, Eugene England