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ADAM MCLAIN {[email protected]} recently graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a master’s degree in theological studies, emphasizing in women, gender, sexuality, and religion. He plans to apply to graduate programs in law and literature. He blogs at amclain.com and socials @adamjmclain

The Memoir and the Shelf | Heather Gay, Bad Mormon: A Memoir, and Jennette McCurdy, I’m Glad My Mom Died

Articles/Essays – Volume 57, No. 2

The metaphor of the shelf is one of the balms provided to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are struggling with their faith. Instead of doubting and questioning faith because…

Queerness Is Mormonism Is Queerness Blaire Ostler, Queer Mormon Theology

Articles/Essays – Volume 55, No. 4

Queerness—the lived identity of LGBTQ+ and non-normative people—and Mormonism—the theological and social structures adhered to by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—always seem to be at odds. Blaire Ostler’s Queer Mormon Theology: An…

Mette Harrison, The Women’s Book of Mormon: Volume One

Articles/Essays – Volume 53, No. 4