by Taylor Petrey, in Vol. 44 No. 4, Winter 2011 The issue of homosexual relationships is among the most public struggles facing religious groups in America today. The issue is not as simple as gay…
I have a different view of what I thought was important, and what I think a lot of people have. Of course, I shouldn’t be the one to define my own legacy–to say “this is…
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spoke last Sunday on Daughters of My Kingdom. In this cross-posting with By Common Consent, you can get the notes of what she said.
Click to watch video of the lecture.
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Relief Society sisters now have a new resource—a compact history of the Relief Society called Daughters of My Kingdom. The new manual, which is to be used from time to time for lessons given the first Sunday of each month, is not only unusual for its focus on women but for its chronological organization. Most Church manuals are organized thematically, offering little scope for discussing change over time. Despite its uplifting narrative, this manual may require a new set of skills. As teachers of women’s history know, you can’t just “add women and stir.”
Max Mueller asks “Has the Mormon Church Truly Left Its Race Problems Behind?” in The New Republic.
He begins “It’s looking more and more likely that Barack Obama will be facing Mitt Romney next November. According to recent polls, Romney’s much-debated “Mormon Problem”—considered by some to be a main roadblock to the Republican nomination in 2008—has decreased in salience among the white evangelicals on whom he’ll probably depend in both the primary and general elections. But one element of the Mormon problem that’s yet to be vetted will come into stark relief should this match-up take place: the Mormon Church’s troubling history of racial exclusion.”
Get a sneak peek at Matthew Bowman’s review of Charles R. Harrell’s “This is my Doctrine”: the development of Mormon theology that is upcoming in winter Dialogue Winter 2011 issue.
Read more at The Juvenile Instructor.
Terryl Givens will wax eloquently on early LDS apostle Parley P. Pratt as the featured speaker at the Miller-Eccles Study Group this weekend.
DATES: November 11 (Villa Park) and November 12 (La Canada – Flintridge).
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
Watch Jana Riess discuss her new book “Flunking Sainthood” at Benchmark Books last week:
“The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags.
Yes, there are white missionaries handing out bulletins at Washington’s Third Ward – what Mormons call their congregations – but there’s also Ruth Williams, an elderly African-American woman, decked out in her Sunday best, doing the same.”
Click to read the whole CNN Belief Blog article With ‘I’m a Mormon’ campaign, church counters lily-white image.
The Economist dances into the current discussion on religions and politics by declaring that “Mormons are Christian.” Author E.G. states
“WITH regard to Mitt Romney’s presidential prospects, I agree with Jeffrey Goldberg that his Mormonism shouldn’t matter and that the question of whether Mormons are Christians probably isn’t all that important. The people who would vote against Mr Romney because of his religion aren’t likely to set aside all of their objections to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints just because a theologian decided it was kosher. It is, however, an interesting analytical question. I disagree with Mr Goldberg’s conclusion that Mormonism isn’t Christian.”
Click in to see why. Plus there is a shout-out to Eugene England’s landmark Dialogue article “The Mormon Cross.“
Come to the incredible salon/fundraiser sponsored by the Mormon Women Project this Saturday, November 5th at 6:00pm, at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC, with the theme: “Crafting A Deliberate Life: Making Choices That Are Purposeful, Personal and Powerful”.
It promises to be a tremendous evening — here is the schedule and speakers (further info here):
Keynote Address: Emma Lou Thayne, Author and Poet
Breakout Sessions:
“Finding Power in Your Spiritual Heritage” by Kate Holbrook, Jill Mulvay Derr and Cherry Silver
“Finding Power in Service” by Amy Antonelli (former director of Rising Star Outreach)
“Finding Power in Your Personal Story” by Shelah Miner (of fMh and Segullah)
Light dinner, small discussion groups, and silent auction with items including…