[…] proved exactly the opposite meaning). However, these writers are not to blame; they are simply meeting their market, as every writer must. If a managed press requires distorted myths, they must either conform or […]
[…] that the field, while other factors have also been at work, suffers from some of the exclusiveness and intellectual imperialism that were nurtured during the glory days of the “New Mormon History ” in […]
[…] support to an Israelite origin as posited by Mormon scripture, genetic data have confirmed already existing archaeological, cultural, linguistic, and biological data, pointing to migrations from Asia as “the primary source of American Indian origins
[…] a formidable broadcast institution. Through subsidiary corporations and institutions it owns sixteen radio and television stations, a sophisticated international broadcast distribution system, a Washington news bureau, a cable TV system and production and consulting divisions.
[…] as a major religious force in the twenty-first century, it is essential to comprehend the missionary ideology and practices of the LDS church. For rank-and-file Latter-day Saints, this proposition seems simply axiomatic of their […]
[…] president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, eagerly anticipated a Republican sweep. At the news of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s decisive win as the thirty-fourth American president, McKay was elated. “In my […]
Modern Mormonism takes just pride in having produced many men and women of distinction in politics, education, science and the arts. One of these was J. Reuben Clark, Jr., international lawyer, career diplomat, and […]
[…] and shearing. They would be reading Greek newspapers, drinking Turkish coffee from demitasse cups, and quarreling over politics in Greece and Greek Orthodox church crises in America. Farther north on Main Street, a Japanese […]
[…] reason for inquiring into morality, its meaning, and how it and the churches’ moral claim relate to politics. Morality is not an easy word to define; it is a term with many meanings. It […]
[…] in turn, breaks down into several others. First, is the church entitled to intervene in the nation’s politics (including state and local)? Of course it depends on what we mean by “intervene” or “intervention.” […]