Is a Rameumptom Just a Rameumptom? A Freudian Approach to The Sugar Beet Latter-day Saints are conventionally and stereotypically portrayed as inhabiting a G-rated culture that valorizes domesticity, obedience, and chastity. For this reason, and the fact that many Mormons enthusiastically embrace the stereotypes, the humor of The Sugar Beet is particularly interesting. In its …
Speaker: Mathew N. Schmalz
Mormonism in the Academy: Prospects and Challenges
Mormonism in the Academy: Prospects and Challenges A recent Boston Globe story led with the headline, ‘Colleges scramble to offer curriculum on Mormon religion.’ While certainly not a fixture in the academy, Mormonism in the past few years has experienced a dramatic rise in academic interest, which in turn has led to the formation of …