Robert W. Reynolds

ROBERT W. REYNOLDS is an associate professor of sociology at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah. He teaches a variety of classes including the sociology of religion, social statistics, and environment and society. He is currently learning about religious pilgrimage, both through observation and participation.

Sesquicentennial Pioneer Commemoration Speech

Articles/Essays – Volume 31, No. 2

My grandpa Walker Reynolds was a pioneer, too, with a Brigham beard.
Mom says he loved pickles, and dancing music.
Last time we saw him, Grandma said, “It’s time to hug goodbye,”
and all I could think is how Grandpa’s

Maturing and Enduring: Dialogue and Its Readers after Forty Years

Articles/Essays – Volume 39, No. 4

Just about twenty years ago, the editors of Dialogue commissioned a general survey of subscribers. The results were published in its spring 1987 issue under the title, “The Unfettered Faithful,” intended to evoke an image of religiously committed readers who felt free to explore the issues and frontiers of Mormon thought beyond the conventional treatments in official Church literature. The purpose of this article is partly to replicate and compare more recent survey results with the earlier ones.