Martin R. Gardner, Author at Dialogue Journal

Mormons and Blacks: A Response to Hugh Nibley and Eugene England

Dear Editors:

As a longtime Dialogue fan, I feel prompted to voice my expression of support for the continued publication of this vitally important and necessary journal.

I consider myself an active and devoted member of the Church. But like so many others these days, I have had my problems reconciling conscience with certain Church policies.

Mormonism and Capital Punishment: A Doctoral Perspective, Past and Present

Articles/Essays – Volume 12, No. 1

On January 17, 1977, Gary Mark Gilmore’s execution by a Utah firing squad ended an almost ten-year moratorium on capital punishment in the United States. The death penalty, at least in Utah, had again become…

Mormonism and the American Constitution | Ray C. Hillam, ed., By the Hands of Wise Men: Essays on the U.S. Constitution

Articles/Essays – Volume 14, No. 1

Mormons have long embraced the Constitution of the United States as a special document, even at times citing its various provisions as quasi-scripture. While scriptural evidence supports the view that the Constitution was, or perhaps…