The opening credits of Heretic immediately immerse the viewer in mystery, as the title appears above a series of cryptic glyphs: ššššššš. To those steeped in Mormon lore, these symbols spell āHereticā in the Deseret…
Christmas is Jesus. Christmas is music, too. Even during a pandemic, Iāve had live carolers at my door. When in-person performance isnāt possible, we listen to recordings of choirs performing Handel and his classical Messiah. Thereās the comfort of the Vince Guaraldi Trioāpiano, bass, and drumsāin the background of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Thereās even that one radio station that plays Christmas music 24/7 all month long. Itās the station that reminds us that not all Christmas music was composed equally! Though the Gospel of Luke makes no mention of music, when we read of angels announcing Jesusā birth to shepherds, we often imagine the heavenly host singing rather than speaking: āGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward menā (Luke 2:14). And thus, music is tied to the shepherds, the angels, and the birth of Jesus.
Oh Ellie, how to start? I keep thinking about the temple. I guess Iāll start there. I put my temple clothes and my garments in a bag and buried the bag in the back of…
The black hole
of godās salvation
is here
The book Missionary Interests: Protestant and Mormon Missions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, edited by David Golding and Christopher Cannon Jones, provides a significant contribution to the historiography of Christian missions by comparatively examining…
Too frequently, I have the experience of anxiously awaiting Sunday School to start so I can ask about a text from the weekās reading thatās relevant to whatās happening in the world, only to be…
According to Oxford University Press, Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader is āthe first comprehensive critical examination of Mormon art.ā This grand claim stakes out the territory that the book purports to cover: It presents…
In the nineteenth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints captured the French imagination, making Mormons and Mormonism prevalent themes in journalism, art, literature, politics, and popular culture. In Marianne Meets the Mormons:…
An undercurrent of violence against women and girls (VAWG) exists in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church professes commitment to support victims of sexual abuse and its declared policy of zero…
When Mormon apostle Ezra Taft Benson moved to the nationās capital in 1953 to begin his duties as the Secretary of Agriculture, he had a secret to keep. The president of the Church of Jesus…