[…] class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-4870″ alt=”barnes” src=”https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/barnes.jpg” width=”158″ height=”239″ />Title: Falling in Love with Joseph Smith: My Search for the Real Prophet In this quirky autobiographical biography of Joseph Smith the Mormon prophet, writer Jane […]
[…] theology, Mormonism largely lacks two things: People and place. Mormons who are interested in making a com fortable living typically don’t seek higher education in these areas. The Church’s schools, seminaries and institute’s focus […]
[…] The Doctrine and Covenants Made Harder: Scripture Study Questions James E. Faulconer, Richard L. Evans Chair for Religious Understanding and professor of Philosophy at BYU, has recently published what is essentially a study […]
[…] constituted authorities, has made no official pronouncement on many of them. Not all of the issues call for pro and con pieces (who would write against Margaret Blair Young’s appeal to eschew racism?). Faulconer […]
[…] to Richard Dawkins calling attention to G.G. Simpson’s assertion that “all attempts to answer that question be fore 1859 are worthless and . . . we will be better off if we ignore them […]
For other Jack Harrell offerings featured in Dialogue, check out “Form and Integrity” and “A Visit for Tregan.” Reviewed […]
[…] bear one another’s burdens that they may be light, to mourn with those that mourn, to com fort those who stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God in all […]
Three Mormon themed podcasts caught our ear this week, two of which featured Board Member Joanna Brooks. First the Sistas in Zion get reactions from with black members and others on the new Race and the Priesthood gospel topic page. Cathy Stokes, Marvin Perkins, Joanna Brooks all join them as guests.
With the recent official statement on Race and the Priesthood promoting discussions on “the difficult issue of prophets and apostles who are subject to the influences of culture and largely unexamined assumptions of their day that color their understandings of and impact their statements about sometimes very important matters,” Dan Wotherspoon over at the Mormon Matters podcast asks Joanna Brooks and Ronda Callister to open up their hearts in discussing their personal journey in finding “Peace with Human Prophets.”
[…] better interfaith relationships. During the last two presidential elections he became one of the many go-to sources for news outlets seeking soundbites on evangelical views of Mormonism. He’s taken a lot of heat for […]
[…] The wild trees seem to brim with life and energy, but display a propensity to lack focus for that vitality. When the tame trees begin to decay, the Lord of the vineyard wants them […]