The Theology of Desire
March 21, 2018[…] when she was accompanied by a male pianist. They worked together on the piece for some weeks; and finally, when they performed, the ecstatic release, the sense of the flowing together of their spirits, […]
[…] when she was accompanied by a male pianist. They worked together on the piece for some weeks; and finally, when they performed, the ecstatic release, the sense of the flowing together of their spirits, […]
[…] to those broader scholarly questions. As a result, we are learning that Mormonism is important to the American (and broader) experience in ways we had never imagined. Its significance goes beyond its supposed embodiment […]
[…] it was like diving into the rabbit hole, the role reversal so instant and obvious. Her pioneer stock took charge as she became her old pragmatic self again, stripping the bed sheets as coolly […]
Many Utahns may call the Utah War of 1857-58 “Johnston’s Army,” but the U.S. Army and most historians surely do not. It seems to me that this shorthand label for the war trivializes, personalizes, […]
<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.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. It’s my pleasure today to speak about something that absolutely distinguishes Mormonism from other religious traditions—namely, the book from which it takes its name. Say it with me now: […]
[…] of Utah Press. From the <a href=”http://www.millereccles.org/?p=3518″>Miller Eccles website</a>: Dr. Garrett traces his adventures as a Native American history scholar meandering into the world of Mormon Studies, with special attention paid to the various […]
[…] Gregory B. Lewis and Charles W. Gossett, “Changing Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage: The Case of California,” Politics and Policy 36 (Jan. 2008): 4–30. NMS topline data analyzed by Benjamin Knoll, Jan. 2023. See […]
[…] essays in this volume were brought together to facilitate engagement between scholars of “early Mormonism and early American religious and literary history” (ix). With a designedly inter- or transdisciplinary ambition, Envisioning Scripture assembles the […]
[…] and Barringer, “Use of Gethsemane,” 60 (quoting “Discourse by Elder John Taylor, Tabernacle, Nov. 13, 1859,” Deseret News–Salt Lake Telegram, April 11, 1860, 1.). “Discourse by Elder John Taylor, Tabernacle, Nov. 13, 1859,” Deseret […]