[…] by Mormons’ desire for autonomy from a hostile mainstream and by necessity engendered by their western isolation. Today, that drive is motivated…by the need to create an endowment capable of sustaining the global physical […]
[…] more perfect. They’re hard on themselves because they’re not already perfect. Whenever I speak, I try to share this principle with them: “I’m not perfect, but I try to live the principle as best […]
[…] –The Mormon Therapist just declared her “Official Stance on Masturbation.” Her entire piece is worth a read as she expounds on her reasonings, professional findings and even personal experiences of those who have […]
[…] painless. I’m uncomfortable with the idea that I am a sinner, a fallen man in a fallen world, and there is very little I can do on my own to change that. Maybe repentance […]
[…] of the celebrities of the day. It is a story about a God who so loved the world, who so cared for the lowly, the poor, the forgotten invisible people of this world that […]
[…] />For those with premium access, the Winter 2012 issue is up and begins with two path- breaking articles—Stephen Taysom frames a discussion of the gold plates in terms of Robert Orsi’s theory of […]
[…] a line that haunts many of us: “There’s a lot of things that’s left upset in this world” (107). “The Trestle” explores dissatisfaction. A middle-aged man remembers his boyhood friends, “They’d frighten themselves with stories that […]
[…] my own place in the Mormon narrative — led my young nerdy self on a quest to read all the back-issues of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (that my parents kept conveniently stacked […]
[…] NewsHour segment “In releasing history, Mormon Church grapples with origins and polygamy.” Watch the video or read the transcript of her remarks. Here’s a snippet: KRISTINE HAGLUND: Well, it’s important to remember that […]
[…] that it can appear paradoxically creepy, Mormons are still perceived as strange and secretive. News outlets seemed downright eager to put “Mormon” and “polygamy” together in headlines, and many publications repeated […]