The Mormon Myth of Evil Evolution
Michael R. AshDialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 19–38
In the years since this event, I’ve found that there are a number of members who believe that evolution is a doctrine of the devil.
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Volume 35, No. 4
Winter 2002
The Winter 2002 Issue features a variety of essays and interviews that explore the intersection of Mormonism with science, health, and church governance. Duane E. Jeffery discusses his thoughts on evolution and its implications for Mormon belief in an interview conducted by Keith E. Norman, providing a personal perspective on these complex issues. Michael R. Ash addresses the "Mormon Myth of Evil Evolution," critiquing misconceptions surrounding the theory of evolution within the context of Mormon teachings. David H. Bailey examines the relationship between Mormonism and the new creationism, exploring how these ideas interact with traditional religious views. And much more!
Contents
Articles/Essays
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Mormonism and the New Creationism
David H. BaileyDialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 39–59
This paper will deal with a more specific form of creationism, which is often termed “creation science” or “scientific creationism” (these terms
will be used synonymously).
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The Human Genome Project, Modern Biology, and Mormonism: A Viable Marriage?
Devyn M. SmithDialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 61–71
THE WORLD IS RAPIDLY CHANGING as new technologies change the way we think, act, and live. This is particularly true with the many changes biology has wrought in our lives over the last few years.
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Spreading Zion Southward, Part I: Improving Efficiency and Equity in the Allocation of Church Welfare Resources
Bradley WalkerThe year was 1983. Sister Mercedes Pico de Coello was dying of tuberculosis, coughing up blood. A frail and thin 43-year-old mother of twelve, her life could probably have been saved for $200. As a missionary, I had baptized her in 1980. As a BYU student, I had just spent $850 for this return visit to Ecuador. Neither of us was aware that her illness could be fatal if untreated. With an annual family income of $1200, she could not afford the treatment she needed. I considered giving her the $200, but ultimately I did not do so. Three years later she died from the disease.
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John Willard Young, Brigham Young, and the Development of Presidential Succession in the LDS Church
Todd M. ComptonOn November 22, 1855, eleven-year-old John Willard Young, son of Brigham Young, received his endowment, undoubtedly accompanied by his father. Brigham Young clearly felt there was something out of the ordinary in John Willard, which…
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Helaman’s Stripling Warriors and the Principles of Hypovolemic Shock
Robert PattersonThe story of Helaman and his stripling warriors is well known to students of the Book of Mormon. In brief, around 75 B.C. the people of Ammon, who originally were Lamanites, converted to the Lord…
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Coming Out of the Evolution Closet
Dynette ReynoldsDialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 143–145
Sometimes, I seem to be the only person in the entire church who
knows that it’s okay to believe in evolution and still be a faithful, believing Mormon.
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Fiction
Grandpa and the Petrified Oysters
Charles ThompsonWhenever I visited my grandparents, I always knew where to check for Granddad. As a means of escaping household routine, he maintained a remote kingdom, a long shed deep in the interior of the backyard…
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Interview
Thoughts on Mormonism, Evolution, and Brigham Young University
Keith E. Norman and Duane E. JefferyDialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 1–18
Well, I was raised in a rather unscientific environment , a little farming community.
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Letters to the Editor
Poetry
Christmas Card from Siple Station, Antarctica
Danielle Beazer DubraskyAwake all night where no night conies
she trasmits waves into the sky
from sixty feet beneath snow.
Some arc into the solar winds
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Miracle of Wood
Anita Tanner—that wood could come in
that thin and blonde
for kindling
after the dark bark,
after the ax whack
and the crack
of white opening,
the stria of wood
gouging, indenting
my armloaded skin
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The Passing Lane
Ken RainesThrough the glow
of dashboard lights
reflected in the glass,
I watch a plow drop its blade
and scrape the ice,
knicking the blacktop.
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On a Morning After New Snow and a Winter of Healing Inside
Emma Lou ThayneOut there in the yard
winter drips silver
and bombardiers through branches its excesses
of yesterday. White.
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Reviews
Where the Walls of the World Wear Thin | Judith Freeman, Red Water
Phyllis BarberAs Red Water opens, John D. Lee, an adopted son of Brigham Young, a member of the Council of Fifty, a leader in the Host of Israel (the private militia formed by General Joseph Smith),…
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A Positive View: Polygamy in Nineteenth Century Manti | Kathryn M. Daynes, More Wives Than One: Transformation of the Mormon Marriage System, 1840-1910
Todd M. ComptonThis book has been published to significant acclaim, winning the Best Book award from the Mormon History Association for 2001. I agree with much of this praise, but nevertheless have serious reservations about some aspects of…
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The Grass is Always Greener | Ronald O. Barney, One Side by Himself: The Life and Times of Lewis Barney, 1808-1894
Gordon J. EwingOne Side by Himself is well written and shows careful research and documentation. The author, a descendant of Lewis Barney, emphasizes that his subject was a run-of-the-mill Mormon; in fact, he says, “Lewis Barney was…
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A Patchwork Biography | Margaret K. Brady, Mormon Healer and Folk Poet: Mary Susannah Fowler’s Life of “Unselfish Usefulness”
Deborah Fillerup Weagel“. . .I cut out my patch work & you rested from shoveling snow.” (105)
In pioneer times, women salvaged and collected whatever scraps of fabric they could find and created quilts that were often colorful, dynamic, and artistic.
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