EMPTYING THE FULLNESS OF THE PRIESTHOOD This presentation focuses on the historical example of Joseph Smith’s inclusion of Mormon women in priesthood fullness and LDS church governance during the short period preceding his death. I examine evidence showing that, contrary to Smith’s practice and shortly after his murder, LDS women were denied continued participation in …
Speaker: Paul Toscano
TRUE STORIES: TELLING IT SLANT IN FICTION AND POETRY
TRUE STORIES: TELLING IT SLANT IN FICTION AND POETRY Consider the following: A lawyer with a divine client and a bone to pick with the Father of Lies. A housewife whose daily routine stirs the dust of human detritus, thrust to the eye of a storm. Party guests whose requests to use the bathroom hide …
Varieties Of Irreligious Experience: Schoolmarmery, Success-Mongery, And Sycophancy
Varieties Of Irreligious Experience: Schoolmarmery, Success-Mongery, And Sycophancy This presentation analyzes three varieties of irreligious experience, that is, spiritually immature attitudes, that have become preoccupations of conservative Christians (as well as conservative Jews and Muslims) and have achieved cultural prominence and political dominance. These are: (1) the lust for sexual purity (what I call “schoolmarmery”), …
WHAT’S BEHIND THE DA VINCI CODE CRAZE? UNCOVERING THE DIVINE FEMININE
This panel will be a roundtable exploration of important questions raised both by Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code, and by its enthusiastic reception in the national and LDS markets. What makes the book so popular? The desire for the divine feminine? The possibility of Jesus being married? The connection between Mary Magdalene and …