Systemic racism is present in all communities, and Mormonism has uniquely benefitted from white-supremacy. During this session Dr. Mica McGriggs a psychologist and racial equity educator, will lead an exploration of the theological, relational, and personal aspects of racism. “Zion” cannot be achieved unless the sin of racism is rooted out and repented of. Restitution …
Speaker: Ph.D.
PAPER: NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN–LUTHER AND CALVIN AND CONTEMPORARY MORMONS ON MUSIC AS AN ELEMENT OF WORSHIP
ANDRUS MADSEN, Ph.D.
Maturing and Enduring: Dialogue and Its Readers After Forty Years
In the Spring 1987 Dialogue, a general survey of subscribers was published under the title, Robert W. Reynolds, Ph.D., Armand L. Mauss, Ph.D., John Dewey Remy, Panelists
A Testimony Of Motherhood: LDS Response To Changing Women’s Roles, 1940-2006
A Testimony Of Motherhood: LDS Response To Changing Women’s Roles, 1940-2006 Most conservative religions objected to the movement of women out of the household in the 1960s, but doctrines linked to the practice of polygamy made changing gender roles particularly challenging for the LDS Church. To understand Church responses to this crisis, I analyzed all …
My Mormon Dream Bible
My Mormon Dream Bible The Mormon Bible I will describe would be produced by Mormons for use by Mormons. It would have helpful features that facilitate the study of the biblical text (best original-language manuscript readings, paragraph layout, versification, poetic form, footnotes, cross-references, textual variants, modern language pronunciation guide). It would also lead to more …
‘Faithful Scholarship’ And The Mainstreaming Of Mormon Studies
‘Faithful Scholarship’ And The Mainstreaming Of Mormon Studies As Mormon studies emerges at non-LDS institutions of higher education (Utah Valley State College, Utah State University, Claremont Graduate University), it will be shaped by negotiation among various interests. The most important set of LDS interests is represented by “faithful scholarship,” which has come to set the …
The Flight From Reason: The Dynamics Of Faith And Rationality
The Flight From Reason: The Dynamics Of Faith And Rationality Latter-day Saints often appeal to the mantra, “Seek learning, even by study and also by faith,” to explain the appropriate relationship between faith, reason, and revelation in our tradition. But what about cases where faith and reason conflict? What do these conflicts tells us about …
The Hunchback Prophet: Victim Of The Muses
The Hunchback Prophet: Victim Of The Muses Hugh Nibley gave a series of talks about sophic and mantic persons in society: the sophic offers the shallow, deceitful cleverness of public relations and spin, which often leads to success in this world, while the mantic (from Greek mantis, “seer”) looks to the eternal vision of things. …
Great Movies That Have Expanded My Religious World
Great Movies That Have Expanded My Religious World For many of us, movies not only entertain but can also change how we see and experience life and the world. From watching a film, we can feel cleansed, live without guilt, or be more selfless. For exalting recommendations, come to this session! Scot Denhalter, Moderator; Elbert …
Open Reading Of Genesis: Jacob Boehme’s Mysterium Magnum And Joseph Smith’s Books Of Moses, Abraham, And The Book Of Mormon
Open Reading Of Genesis: Jacob Boehme’s Mysterium Magnum And Joseph Smith’s Books Of Moses, Abraham, And The Book Of Mormon Jacob Boehme and Joseph Smith each offered what they claimed were divinely inspired expansions on the creation story that point to the openness of God. In doing so, both rejected doctrines of predestination and creatio …