The last several years have seen a remarkable shift in how LDS scholars and the Church itself approach historical and contemporary topics affecting Mormons, with unparalleled access to archives, personnel. and information-sharing. At the same time, once-prominent institutions in Mormon studies are greying and fading in popularity, and formerly controversial topics no longer raise eyebrows. …
Speaker: KRISTINE HAGLUND
HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES THE ‘BLOGGERNACLE’ REPRESENT MORMONISM?
HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES THE ‘BLOGGERNACLE’ REPRESENT MORMONISM? Recent years have seen massive growth in the community of LDS blogs, often called the “bloggernacle.” These blogs draw thousands of readers and offer many potential benefits, from real-time, interactive analyses of current events to interviews with scholars and celebrities. Media outlets from the Salt Lake Tribune to …
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM, BY MARGARET TOSCANO
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM,’ BY MARGARET TOSCANO In the June 2007 SUNSTONE, Margaret Toscano’s article, “ JANA BOUCK REMY, KRISTINE HAGLUND, WENDY DEMANDANTE, LISA TENSMEYER HANSEN, MARGARET M. TOSCANO