[…] propose, then, is a tentative venture into that cosmos suggested in nineteenth century Mormon autobiographical writing, disc overing at least the outlines of a world that seems to be radically different from its puritan […]
[…] the University of Utah, I amused myself by writing feature articles for the Utah Chronicle. They c overed such important topics as my phobias, advice on dating, pseudo surveys. One day, the father of […]
[…] encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by […]
[…] sum, he was an asthetic-idealistic person whom most Mormons would respect and admire were they able to overlook his ever-present cigar. (This cigar probably caused the cancerous growth on his palate and jaw. Because […]
[…] never used in pre-Columbian America because of lack of roads. He points out that roads existed all over the civilized part of the Western Hemisphere at this time. Here he misinterprets the professional archaeological […]
[…] reaching changes in the church educational system. Under his direction those with special competence in areas c overed in the institute curriculum wrote texts published by the Church Department of Education. Sometimes these works […]
[…] context. Gordon Irving counted the number of Old Testament scriptures used in early Mormon publications and disc overed that fifty-three specific passages account for 54 percent of the Old Testament passages used. Mormons quoted […]
Dialogue 12 .2 (Summer 1979): 37–50
In recent years many RLDS Church members have been proud of the fact that the church has been ordaining blacks into the priesthood since early in its history. Sometimes […]
[…] autobiographical accounts of the initial experiences of three convert families and their subsequent growth in the Church over two or more generations. The convincing reality, the contagious humility and the pervasive spirituality of these […]
[…] cholera broke out in the delta area of the Ganges River in India and began to spread over the country. Within two years Asiatic Cholera ascended the river with its boatmen and passed over […]