December 13: Joseph Spencer Joseph M. Spencer is a philosopher and assistant professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He’s the author or editor of eight books, most recently of 1st Nephi: A Brief…
[…] the 87th Episode of the Dialogue Gospel Study featuring writer Christie Frandsen. Christie Frandsen lives in La Canada, California, wife to Russ Frandsen, mother to 11 brilliant children (9 living), and grandmother to 24 […]
Dialogue 18 .4 (Winter 1984): 65–80
Shortly after the church was organized, one of Joseph Smith’s main priorities during his lifetime was preaching to the Native Americans, who he believed to be the descendants […]
[…] may use a variety of methodologies, including history, theology, science, sociology, and more Articles should be between 3,000 and 10,000 words Evaluation Process Authors may not submit work that is also under consideration for […]
[…] is appropriate to apply the adjectives “gay,” “homosexual,” “transgender,” or similar terms to persons who lived be fore these terms had any meaning. Yale historian John Boswell freely used the term “gay” for medieval […]
[…] in its historical context and glean from it new possibilities. Drawing on feminist interpretive strategies, Huston reads for the “theological trajectory,” rather than the plain meaning, to discern principles that might endure beyond a […]
[…] An active church member shares his struggles of being in the church while being gay.“Solus,” S-O-L-US-, latin for alone, by an anonymous gay may in the Fall 1976 issue is the first entry on […]
Dialogue 26. 3 (Fall 1993): 119–140
In fall 1993, TJ O’Brian wrote, “You are Not Alone: A Please for Understanding the Homosexual Condition.” O’Brian was a gay man and this esay addresses how church members […]
[…] his book-length treatment Same-Sex Dynamics in 19th C. America: A Mormon Example, that looked at “intimacy” broadly defined, be fore the rise of homophobia in the post-WWII period. It is a fascinating study of changing norms […]
Dialogue 49 .2 (Summer 2016): 45–50
“I am the mother of a queer son. I am also an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a professor […]