Thought experiment: Imagine Mormonism without any concern for the concept of being “the one and only true church,” without any worries about how this or that doctrine might “play” in the mission field or among those with whom the Church is forging coalitions to cooperate on moral issues. That imaginary position is the starting point …
Speaker: Keith Hamilton
BLACK AND MORMON: HOW ARE THINGS ON THE GROUND AFTER THE 1978 PRIESTHOOD BAN?
Panelists will discuss the twenty-fifth anniversary of the LDS priesthood ban that excluded black members from full Church participation. Several of the panelists contributed a compelling chapter to the forthcoming University of Illinois book, Black and Mormon, scheduled for release in October 2004. The articles examine the mechanisms that marginalize blacks, motives behind the original …