Fall 1996
The Fall 1996 Issue offers an intimate and varied perspective on Mormon history, theology, personal journeys, and cultural expressions. Kent Walgren explores Gisbert Bossard's 1911 photographs of the Salt Lake Temple, providing rare historical insight. Teresa Whiting reflects on God’s grace, and Lawrence Foster proposes new frameworks for interpreting Mormonism and its history. Cheryl L. White weaves together multigenerational narratives in “Laying Our Stories Side by Side.” Jessie L. Embry’s piece, “Without Purse or Scrip,” and Anita Tanner’s “Learning from the Land” highlight themes of faith and self-discovery. Massimo Introvigne examines near-death experiences through the lens of Betty Eadie’s work and its reception in Mormonism. Phyllis Barber reflects on the challenges of stepping away from Mormonism, while Heather Hardy contemplates the concept of agency within the faith. Susan Elizabeth Howe explores Mormon elements in the poetry of May Swenson, offering insight into the intersection of art and faith
Dialogue 27.3 (Fall 1994): 68–97
For faithful Mormons, the thought that someone had violated the sacred confines of the eighteen-year-old Salt Lake temple, which he desecrated by photographing, was “considered as impossible as profaning the sacred Kaaba at Mecca.”
Dialogue 27.3 (Fall 1994): 68–97
For faithful Mormons, the thought that someone had violated the sacred confines of the eighteen-year-old Salt Lake temple, which he desecrated by photographing, was “considered as impossible as profaning the sacred Kaaba at Mecca.”
The corridors buzzed with all the chatter and anticipation of a courtroom before a major trial. At five after eleven, packs of people scurried to their seats looking greedily toward the stand. The chapel bulged.…
