Sign or Scripture: Approaches to the Book of Mormon
April 17, 2018[…] the words of the evil one and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world; how quick to be lifted up in pride; and how quick to boast and do all […]
[…] the words of the evil one and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world; how quick to be lifted up in pride; and how quick to boast and do all […]
[…] on the ground that women are subservient, due to their supposed responsibility for bringing sin into the world (UPI 1984). The explanation for the Mormon tradition of using the Bible uncritically and literally lies […]
[…] treated to an analysis of how the Bible serves as the repository of much of the Western world’s cultural mythology. Frye himself describes The Great Code as neither a work of biblical scholarship nor […]
[…] for heterosexual men. Every occupation, social class, race, and creed is represented in the gay and lesbian world. Many are married, have children, and lead quiet, conservative lives. Sexual drive and the exclusivity of […]
[…] lives. To some, it unquestionably provides that sense of connection and communion with Deity and the other world, with the ultimately sacred, which the Church officially says that it provides. To others, it is […]
[…] two decades has been to bring a measure of objectivity to our perceptions of ourselves and our world. This, of course, is the stuff of serious scholarship everywhere. Lavina: How objective do you think […]
[…] writing history, and biological characteristics we could expect from the Semites of Lehi’s area in the Old World. For example, on this last point, Soren son notes from the evidence of skeletons, art, and […]
Listen to Claremont Chair of Mormon Studies Patrick Mason discuss and dissect anti-mormonism, polygamy, current politics, Native American, African-Americans, religious pluralism, slavery, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the Cane Creek Massacre and much more in […]
[…] new things that would have previously been impossible in Mormon publications: I think of Carol Hansen’s ground- breaking personal essay, “The Death of a Son,” the challenging roundtables on Vietnam and urbanization and civil […]
[…] this breech of Senate decorum but took no action as the spectators rapidly cleared the chamber bearing news of the bill’s passage (CR, 1217). The Edmunds Bill first appeared before the House of Representatives […]