Volume 36, No. 3
Fall 2003
The Fall 2003 Issue presents a series of essays that explore themes of justice, mercy, and the role of women within the context of Mormon theology and history. Janice Allred examines the relationship between justice and mercy, discussing concepts of retribution, punishment, and the importance of loving one's enemies. Karen Marguerite Moloney highlights Lavina Fielding Anderson's contributions, drawing parallels between her work and Bernard Shaw's portrayal of Joan of Arc, reflecting on the strength and complexity of female figures in religious narratives. Todd Compton's essay titled "Kingdom of Priests" investigates the roles of women in the Old Testament, particularly focusing on their connections to priesthood and temple practices. And much more!
Contents
Articles/Essays
“Kingdom of Priests”: Priesthood Temple and Women in the Old Testament and in the Restoration
Todd M. ComptonDialogue 36.3 (2003): 53-80
Compton considers priesthood as portrayed in Old Testament texts and how women are underrepresented in today’s discourse.
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Ordaining Women and the Transformation from Sect to Denomination
William D. RussellDialogue 36.3 (Fall 2003): 61–64
Over the past forty years the top leadership of the Community of Christ church (until recently the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ o f Latter -Day Saints) has gone through significant changes in religious thought. I have contended elsewhere that the decisive changes occurred in the 1960s.
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Present at the Beginning: One Woman’s Journey
Barbara Higdon LyonDialogue 36.3 (Fall 2003): 99–193
On November 17,1985, many RLDS (now Community of Christ) congregations witnessed the sacrament of ordination to priesthood office.
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Bodies, Babies, and Birth Control
Melissa ProctorDialogue 36.3 (Fall 2003): 159–175
In this paper I will explore official and unofficial messages that theLDS church has sent to girls and women about childbearing during the twentieth century and the effect those messages have had on women’sreproductive choices.
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My Short Happy Life with Exponent II
Claudia L. Bushman, Nancy Tate Dredge, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Carrel Hilton SheldonDialogue 36.3 (Fall 2003): 191–1933
Claudia Bushman and others reflect back on Exponent II.
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“Dear Brethren” — Claiming a Voice in the Church
Carol Lynn Pearson
2003: Carol Lynn Pearson, “’Dear Brethren’—Claiming a Voice in the Church,” Dialogue 36.3 (Fall 2003): 201 – 206. Carol Lynn Pearson explains ways she has claimed a voice and encouraged others to do so.
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Fiction
Sally Didn’t Sleep Here
Karen Rosenbaum“Sally snores,” says Ed, and I sink into my shoulders and smile uncomfortably at Gemma and Frank on the couch. “I don’t snore,” I say defensively. “I don’t even sleep.” “Ho,” answers Ed. He leans…
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