Title: Moth and Rust: Mormon Encounters with Death, Edited by: Stephen Carter, Published: Signature books, 2017, Pages: 257 Genre: Narrative Non (mostly!) Fiction ISBN: 978-1-56085-265-0 Price: 23.95 Reviewed By Andrew Hamilton at the Association for Mormon Letters and Approaching Justice, shared here by permission. This article features a mention of Tom Kimball, who is in violation …
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Sunstone 1989, 007: Symbiosis: The Relationship Between Leaders And Followers
From the 1989 Sunstone Symposium Presentation: Symbiosis: The Relationship Between Leaders And Followers Presenters: Nola W. Walace Abstract: Symbiosis is a mutual relationship between to organisms that is mutually beneficial. This session discusses how this process applies to Mormonism.
Mormons And Marijuana
In 1970, the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have “no accepted medical use.” Since then, 23 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana, fueling a heated public debate. This panel will explore how the debate interacts with …
Existentialism An Alternative Post Mormon Foundation
Losing one’s belief in Mormonism can lead to a feeling that one has lost the basis for understanding reality. Jean Paul Sartre’s philosophy can provide an alternative foundation. This paper introduces his theory of being and compares it with the Mormon paradigm using the questions: “Who am I ?” and “What is the meaning of …
Joseph Smith S First Vision Imagery Neurology And The Construction Of Memory
Many critics of Mormonism assert that Joseph Smith invented the First Vision and then deliberately altered the details in subsequent retellings over the years so as to mislead his followers. This paper, based on textual analysis and neurology, posits an alternative explanation. Robert A. Rees
Finding Wisdom Amidst The Quest For Certainty
The paradox of being thoughtful while being faithful is a spiritual practice that has failing currency in Mormonism. As the host of A Thoughtful Faith Gina has had the opportunity to interview those at their most spiritually troubled who are seeking a middle-way that feels authentic, honest, faithful, and Mormon. In this audio/visual presentation she …
Why Some Leave And Others Stay An Explanatory Hypothesis
The question of why some people become disaffected with Mormonism while others do not is the source of frequent, heated debate. This presentation will compare the most common explanations with alternatives inspired by contemporary scientific research on relationship stability by John Gottman and others. Steven Garff
Testimony And Disagreement In Mormonism
Clearly, testimony plays a central role in Mormonism. Does it play an epistemic role? And if so, what is it? Is this role justified? This paper will argue that the primary role for testimony in Mormonism is deference to the testimonies of the Church leadership. I will argue that this role for testimony in religious …
Author Meets Critics Moroni And The Swastika Mormons In Nazi Germany
Fifteen years ago, David Conley Nelson wrote about LDS Church collaboration in Nazi Germany, winning the Juanita Brooks Award for the best graduate student pape from the Mormon History Association. His research became his doctoral dissertation, and, this year, a monograph published by the University of Oklahoma Press. This panel, including members of the Journal …
Author Meets Critics How To Read The Bible And Still Be A Christian
This session sets out to examine the tensions of biblical Christianity and how it interacts with Mormonism, the modern age, and social justice.along with the author of How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian, John Dominic Crossan. John Dominic Crossan, Joshua Madson, Sheila Taylor, George D. Smith, R. Dennis Potter