[…] “The Roman Catholics,” he explained. “often vilified Protestantism by comparing the Reformed doctrine to that of Mohammedanism.” Writing at the request of the Anglican Church’s Young Men’s Society, W. S. Simpson concluded that Mormonism […]
The literature surveyed for this quarter’s bibliographical essay is from periodicals. Even the casual reader of this impressive list of recent works will notice that a high proportion of the reviewed literature concerns the […]
[…] to the scriptures; discipline in the order of worship; and simplicity. The model here is the sacrament service, of course, but it should be equally descriptive of other LDS services as well. Within this […]
[…] past trying to find it. It isn’t easy. But that’s all right, because when it comes to writing, difficulties are at the root of the work. Ross Macdonald told me once that when he […]
[…] 1977. ———. Surplus and the Storehouse Principle. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1977. ———. Who’s Who In Service—A Look At Areas of Service Participation By Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of […]
[…] Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1977, pt. II, p. 2. ———. “Mormons Reply in Text Author Dispute: Writing Analysis Challenged.” Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1977, pt. II, pp. 1, 14. “Fury Raised Over […]
[…] would have been considered unthinkable. Equally amazing is the number of quality pieces. Although much of the writing comprising “Among the Mormons” is undistinguished, the periodical selections are in general both well written and […]
[…] How to Make a Good Mission Great. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1978. Durrant, George D. Get Ready’. Get Called! Go! Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, Inc., 1979. Hartshorn, Leon R., comp. Inspirational Missionary […]
[…] churches to meet the spiritual needs of those who abandoned their traditional beliefs for the new faith. Writing as the citizen of a country which had enjoyed a long and vigorous intercourse with the […]
[…] might write detective thrillers, or nihilistic science-fiction, or maybe even pornography; for as James Faulconer once noted, writing is after all a vocation just as plumbing is, and we never seem to bother about […]