No life task is more difficult than when were forced to redefine ourselves when our life doesnt follow the planthat idealistic blueprint destined to take us to happily ever after. And even if we manage to work our way through the dissapointments and struggle with self-worth once, theres still no guarantee that our plan B …
Speaker: Phyllis Barber
Doing Things That Change Us
Unlike Christianity, many religions downplay belief and instead emphasize behavior, so that what one believes is of little consequence compared to what one does. As Karen Armstrong stresses, religions such as Judaism and Buddhism are not about accepting a body of doctrine but Holly Welker, Phyllis Barber, H. Parker Blount, Jana Reiss, John Dewey Remy
Dancing With the Sacred
Dancing With the Sacred The experience of dancing/playing like a child with a Shuar tribesman in Ecuador’s rainforest and not knowing he was one of the jungle’s most powerful shaman led me to questions about knowing. How much would I have missed had I “known” he was a revered Holy Man? How much do any …
The Backslider’s Revenge: An Interview with Levi Peterson
The Backslider’s Revenge: An Interview with Levi Peterson Levi Peterson, one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures in Mormon letters, has recently left Utah after retiring from Weber State University, where he taught English. Peterson, the man behind the scraggly mustache, who is often clad in–yes–Levi’s, fastened with one of those gaudy Western buckles, …
TO BUILD A BRIDGE: Finding the Universals in Mormon Fiction
TO BUILD A BRIDGE: Finding the Universals in Mormon Fiction Phyllis Barber
MORMON MILLENNIAL BLUES
MORMON MILLENNIAL BLUES Phyllis Barber, Paul Swenson, Steve Opanger, Marv Hamilton, Maxine Hanks