[…] been a book of considerable impact and importance in America, insofar as it has affected the lives of many millions of citizens; yet it has never really been counted in the canon of American literature.
[…] became one of the most valuable “properties” in the recording industry. To its credit are two precedent- breaking “golden” records, symbols of over one million albums sold. Though this is common in the pops […]
The ultimate fate of American minorities is to become tourist attractions. . . . But the tourist boom means the same thing in Utah that it means in Vermont, the same thing it means […]
[…] evening and suggesting some directions for future research. Before trying to draw a picture of the Mormon world that emerges from narratives in the folklore archives, I must make a few statements about the […]
[…] in Johannesburg to the one in Soweto. And those sixty minutes present an open window on the world of difference between “black” South Africa and “white” South Africa. I was in Soweto that Sunday […]
[…] Day Saints, Independence, Missouri. Steven Epperson: Assistant Professor of History, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, specializing in American religious history and history of Christian doctrine. Mark D. Thomas: Scriptural Studies Editor, Dialogue: A Journal […]
[…] in the educational system, and with religion in science. These contact/conflict points are where the secular cultural world does its business. Religion struggles to be a part of it, to influence and control behavior. […]
[…] atmosphere of criticism, one might yet find acceptance from God’s leader(s) and congregation through obedience. Bending or breaking away from religion creates conflict, for one not only leaves the continued experience of symbolic parental love, […]
[…] Lewis was a dry Mormon, who assuredly has accepted the Gospel in its fullness in the Spirit world.” While the church clearly does not derive its doctrine from Lewis, he nonetheless turns up in […]
[…] and 23 years old, who proselytized for 1.5 or 2 years in 168 countries all over the world. How ever, the LDS church is more typically a Western Hemisphere church. Al though it claimed […]