[…] to get to bed one night, or Courtney Kendrick’s “Downtown Sister Brown and the Department of Defense,” 3 about a phone call from the government regarding one of her mission companions. The poetry and […]
[…] as it relates to historical narratives and mythologies. The work often prioritizes the poetry of religious text over dogma or historical accuracy. Stylistically it often bridges or walks a tightrope between classical and abstract […]
ADAM MCLAIN {adam .j.mclain@gmail.com} recently graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a master’s degree in theological studies, emphasizing in women, gender, sexuality, and religion. He plans to apply to graduate programs in law and […]
EmilyW. Jensen {webeditor@dialoguejournal.com} writes, edits, and mothers five children, often simultaneously. For five years, Emily covered the online world of Mormonism for the Deseret News and currently webedits Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. […]
<i>Dialogue 45.3 (Fall 2013):188–206</i><br>The scripture I have in mind, of course, is the Book of Mormon. What follows is a Gentile’s appreciation—even recommendation—of this well-known but largely unread example of worldclass scripture.
[…] there was no money. Who needed money when everything was free? Kim wondered what was wrong. For over five thousand years he had been contentedly blissful. Oh, he knew that the terrestrial kingdom was […]
[…] They say it’s beautiful in the winter. And no big crowds to deal with. Dagan thinks this over, tests his goose egg again. That’s a plus, he says. Fewer Californians. Outside, the last holdouts […]
<i>Dialogue 45. 3 (Fall 2013):138–177</i><br>In this paper, I argue that this preoccupation with structural collapse legitimizes a critical consideration of the way that language functions in the book, rendering the Book of Mormon particularly […]
<i>Dialogue 47 .1 (Spring 2014):24–57</i><br>his article will examine hospitality as it is found in the Book of Mormon. We will look at instances when a person (or group) invites an outsider (or group of […]
[…] Church repudiated teachings from the Book of Mormon immediately following its publication. Thus there is a need for a reassessment of the relation between early nineteenth-century Universalism and the teachings of the Book of […]