[…] 11: “A Flicker of Hope in Conflict’s Moral Twilight” Day 12: “Christmas in Utah” Day 13: Music for Advent from Editor Kristine Haglund Day 14: “Waiting for Lightning” Day 15: “A Deep Reverence in […]
[…] 11: “A Flicker of Hope in Conflict’s Moral Twilight” Day 12: “Christmas in Utah” Day 13: Music for Advent from Editor Kristine Haglund Day 14: “Waiting for Lightning” Day 15: “A Deep Reverence in […]
[…] claimed by the religious people one studies? Or as Steve summarizes, “how do scholars of religion account for experiences that are simultaneously irrational and real?” (4-5) Orsi’s response is to construct a conceptual category […]
After looking at “The King James Bible and the Future of Missionary Work” for Dialogue last summer, Grant Hardy now looks at the recent scriptural changes for Faith Promoting Rumor at Patheos, lamenting […]
[…] 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 […]