Volume 26, No. 2
Summer 1993
The Summer 1993 Issue examines various dimensions of Mormonism, including political conflicts, historical figures, and literary contributions. D. Michael Quinti explores the political conflicts surrounding Ezra Taft Benson, while Gary James Bergera and Ernest L. Wilkinson investigate the intersection of the LDS Church and Utah politics. Maureen Ursenbach Beecher presents a study of the lives of four women named Zina, delving into their unique experiences. Marie Cornwall, Camela Courtright, and Laga Van Beek discuss the principle of plural marriage among women in 1860. William Mulder reflects on the pursuit of truth in contemporary Mormon literature, and Leonard J. Arrington revisits themes from "Great Basin Kingdom." In the realm of scriptural studies, Steven Molen analyzes the identity of Jacob's opponent in Genesis 32:32, grappling with the text's ambiguities. And much more!
Contents
Articles/Essays
How Common the Principle? Women as Plural Wives in 1860
Marie Cornwall, Laga Van Beek and Camela CourtrightDialogue 26.2 (Summer 1993): 139–153
A study done to see how many polygamous wives there were at the peak of polygamy in the church.
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Fiction
The Mourning After
C. Everett CroweAt least the kids were gone, settled among family for the next ten or twelve hours. That gave him some time to pull himself together, to sort things out before tomorrow, before the rest of…
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