Letters to the Editor
February 18, 2017[…] 5, 1968, with the following remarks: “At this time we express deep sorrow and shock at the news of the passing of a man, Martin Luther King, who dedicated his life to what he […]
[…] 5, 1968, with the following remarks: “At this time we express deep sorrow and shock at the news of the passing of a man, Martin Luther King, who dedicated his life to what he […]
Nearly fifteen years have passed since I, in looking around for a thesis topic, began to read “Mormon novels.” It seems odd to remember how electrifying were the “forbidden” Vardis Fisher and others I […]
[…] I begged butcher paper. I cut it in sheets. Finally, I used to go up to the newsstand and get mill ends. In front of my desk, I had each character. Like Abijah. I’d […]
[…] more readily see Him provoked because we stood by and waited for Him to do our work. “Our Last Days” was originally delivered at the English Awards Banquet at B.Y.U. in the spring of 1970.
[…] him, by the almost daily arrival of new converts and by an almost constant flow of good news from missionaries abroad, Smith had some reason to hope that the political power of his kingdom […]
[…] described by Amy Lowell—that there is something odd about women who write serious poetry—is still given substance today by the endangered state of the species. Even I will not waste time counting the few […]
[…] the Science of Theology. Sixteen months later the next-to-last chapter, Chapter 16, was printed in the Deseret News; and in March 1855 the first edition was offered for sale. Key to Theology is Mormonism’s […]
[…] who approach the shrines exhibit an unusual intimacy. The worshippers drop the walls around themselves as they share their pain and hope. These observations suggest a research agenda for historians looking at other abundant […]
[…] dire to do so without knowing anything about that culture that you haven’t seen on the daily news. Read before you hate. Or at least before you allow politicians to convince you to do […]
I first discovered James Goldberg when a friend from my mission shared a blog post from the Mormon Midrashim entitled “Explanation, Justification, Sanctification.” In it, the author shares some profound theology with his ten-year-old daughter in […]