[…] to the Book of Mormon text, which itself, in emphasizing the “Indian question,” offers a new narrative for understanding what it means. If we read with such questions in mind, we can recognize in […]
The newest Dialogue podcast features Dr. Cory Craw ford, Assistant Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Ohio. He discusses his new […]
[…] Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Mason is the author of a much-anticipated book scheduled for release in December — Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt. This important work will […]
[…] enjoyed in reshaping Mormonism’s cultural contours in the postcolonial world. THE SPEAKER: Russell Stevenson is author of For the Cause of Righteousness: A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830-2014, winner of the 2014 […]
[…] advancement of women in politics, education, employment, physical health, and domesticity. But she was also largely responsible for formulating the paradigm that “men have priesthood and women have motherhood,” and she firmly advocated a […]
[…] author of the recently published book, Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness, published by Oxford University Press discusses “Black, White, and Mormon: Race and the Mormon Struggle for […]
The 20th Dialogue podcast features Associate Professor of Religious History at Harvard Divinity School David Holland speaking on “Full of Eyes Both Before and Behind: Joseph Smith as American Prophet and Ancient Historian.” From the Miller-Eccles website: “When writing about Joseph Smith, observers almost reflexively invoke the term “incomparable.” The Latter-day Saint prophet can indeed make comparison difficult. And this may be particularly true of his engagement with antiquity. Smith’s forays into the ancient world, from Abrahamic papyri to American Mulekites, often appear so distinctive or peculiar as to resist analogy.
[…] by Eerdmans, a well-known publisher of Christian books. You may find it interesting to browse on Craig’s website for more information. THE TOPIC: The publisher’s synopsis: When Craig Harline set off on his two-year Mormon mission […]
[…] Brandt Malone to discuss it’s history and his part in that history in this newest Dialogue podcast. For background, check out his “Editorial Preface” wherein he says “A new generation of Mormons has arisen […]
[…] than any other religion? Where is this growth occurring? Where is it not? What are the reasons for growth or stagnation, as the case may be? What are the results of various programs the […]