The Relevance of Literature: A Mormon Viewpoint
May 1, 2018[…] is at all times the best way: only that it is one way and a good way. Writing is one means that an author possesses to become himself, and he can become that self […]
[…] is at all times the best way: only that it is one way and a good way. Writing is one means that an author possesses to become himself, and he can become that self […]
In a 1969 review- essay entitled “The New Mormon History,” Moses Rischin spoke of the sophistication with which scholars both within and without the Mormon culture were beginning to examine the Mormon past. He […]
[…] impossible to write objectively about individuals while they are still alive; the historian might feel intimidated when writing of the recent past for fear of offending certain influential people who participated in the events […]
[…] admonished that none hold converse with him by word of mouth, none hold communication with him by writing; that no one do him any service, no one abide under the same roof with him, […]
[…] with contemporary Mormon issues during the 1950s and 1960s. The author said, “My family doesn’t know I’m writing this. Not a soul knows. I don’t think I’ll ever publish it unless it’s under a […]
[…] is often thrilling, a word I don’t ever remember using in relation to a book of scholarly writing. In his introduction, Miller denigrates theology, or at least deflates it: “Theology is a diversion. It […]
In this new podcast “C.S. Lewis and Mormonism,” Book Review Editor Blair Hodges joins Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon and other panelists Mahonri Stewart and Katie Langston to discuss “Lewis’s life and writings and impact both in religious conversation at large as well as in their own lives. Especially within their own lives and spiritual journey.”
For more on C.S. Lewis and how he influences Mormon thought, see Blair Hodges’ Dialogue article “‘All Find What They Truly Seek’: C. S. Lewis, Latter-day Saints, and the Virtuous Unbeliever”
[…] edited collection by simply painting it with the inherent limitations of the genre. The quality of the writing in such volumes is always uneven, and their coverage of the declared topic is always inconsistent. […]
[…] huge, public offering of thanks to all the Mormon feminists who have helped light my way. Your writings gave courage to a scared young Mormon girl – helping me find my own way in […]
[…] on, so I put all of my Mormon books in a couple of boxes and got busy writing the sorts of things that get one tenure. I focused most of my efforts on the […]