Fall 1995
The Fall 1995 Issue covers personal, historical, and cultural reflections within the Mormon experience, intersecting with themes of feminism, family, hymnody, and personal identity. Cecilia Konchar Farr discusses the relationship between religion and feminism, highlighting tensions and insights. Danny L. Jorgensen examines early dissent and schisms within the Church, exploring reasons behind Mormon fissiparousness. Lydia Nibley’s piece is a family narrative, “Pillars of My Family,” capturing her heritage. Samuel W. Taylor reflects on the hidden ambitions and struggles of A.C. Lambert in “The Golden Dream and the Nightmare.” Rosalynde Frandsen offers a heartfelt narrative set at a children’s hospital, and Douglas Campbell explores changes in LDS hymns, suggesting new possibilities for worship. Paul A. Tenney’s “The Angel Tree” and Karin Anderson England’s humorous account, “Near-Sex Experiences (Confessions of a Mormon Girl),” offer personal and reflective storytelling. Together, these pieces provide a rich look at the intersection of tradition, personal faith, and modern challenges within the LDS community. And much more!
Dialogue 28.3 (Fall 1995): 1–12
As American feminist thinkers and organizers, we’ve walked a long road since then, a road that has led us farther and farther away from religious discourse and Christian justification. Our reasons have been good: We didn’t want to limit or exclude. We didn’t want to direct all feminists down a single philosophical path.
We had been up there for two months when the clouds came in. It hap pened overnight. When I crawled into my sleeping bag the night before, the air was dry and clear. The mountain…
“The earth turns, the sun rises. It’s quite simple.” We turned towards the high peaks to the east—cold, and still smooth and clean with snow, the half-circle of rising sun warming our faces. I squinted…
