[…] memoir fascinating is the context in which these non-events occur. Freeman grew up in a small, uni formly Mormon town in 1950s Utah. That backdrop elevates her beautifully written narrative from mildly diverting memoir […]
[…] At the last Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference, a famed historical literary figure stood for pictures and selfies next to booths piled high with books. He was bald except for a […]
[…] always within them. They live preoccupied with family legacies and personal histories, often ruminating, always remembering. Consider, for example, the structure of Rosenbaum’s story “Requiem in L Minor.” Charlotte, the main character, is recopying […]
Board member Patrick Mason discusses the role of Dialogue within Mormons Studies in this new podcast at LDS Perspectives. He explains “There are also really important institutions like the Mormon History Association, which is 50 years old, and Dialogue: A Dialogue of Mormon Thought also 50 years old. These institutions and periodicals where this scholarship is done. A lot of this is just people supporting with blood, sweat, and tears. These are the institutions that have built us to where we are now. And I think where we go from here is further insitutionalization.”
Find the LDS Perspectives podcast here.
[…] one important step but we still need a broad solution throughout our communities. The most helpful in formation on how to prevent suicide among our LGBTQ youth can be found at the Family Acceptance Project. It […]
For Time and All Eternities. By Mette Ivie Harrison. Soho Press, 2017 Reviewed by Heather B. Moore For Time and All Eternities is the third installment […]
The 2017 Mormon Studies Conference is themed “Multicultural Mormonism: Religious Cohesion in a New Era of Diversity” and was held March 30 and 31st at Utah Valley University. Find videos of the presentations here.
This conference explored multicultural and intercultural interactions within Mormonism, focusing on issues surrounding ethnicity, race, and class; and with an eye toward the future of Mormonism as a global religion.
It included presentations by Gina Colvin, Ignacio Garcia, Janan Graham-Russell, Moroni Benally, Anapesi Ka’ili, Darron Smith, and more.
Find the entire schedule and video links here.
Dialogue was able to attend and tweet about a recent conference at Utah State University called “New Perspectives on Joseph Smith and Translation.” Participants in the all-day conference included many friends of Dialogue including Richard Bushman, Terryl Givens, Jana Riess, Samuel Brown, Jared Hickman and Rosalynde Welch. The conference was conceived and hosted by Philip Barlow and the USU Dept. of History and Religious Studies, and was sponsored by the Faith Matters Foundation.
Now the videos are being made available, with all the videos slated to be up by May 20. Visit faithmatters.org to see a produced, session-by-session video of the conference, with some additional graphic features and context added.
[…] I opened the book, I would be intruding. Her bright knee-length plaid skirt, reminiscent of schoolgirl uni forms, belied the knowledge behind her glare. If it wasn’t for her posture, her arms embracing something, […]
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Jack Harrell. Writing Ourselves: Essays on Creativity, Craft, and Mormonism. Draper, Utah: Greg Kof ford Books, 2016. 156 pp. Paperback: $18.95. ISBN: 978-1-58958-754-0. Reviewed by Jennifer Quist The back cover of […]