[…] merely that part of the iceberg visible above the troubled waters of Mormon history. Some Church leaders, for example, once they had reconciled themselves to the inevitability of the attack on polygamy, in a […]
[…] significant literary historians: Bernard DeVoto, Vardis Fisher, and Wallace Stegner. DeVoto, perhaps best remembered as a crusader for public causes rather than as an historian, wrote so voluminously that simply to list his works […]
[…] which attempts to emphasize the production of goods and services and to stimulate human needs and desires for a higher and increasing standard of living. It has been the very materialistic drive of the […]
[…] fit into contemporary theater? Or does he fit? Or should he? These were no mere academic questions for me. I was returning to my career as a professional actor and playwright at a resident […]
[…] is probably the most frequently-repeated theme of modern-day revelations. The following scriptures are representative of theological bases for the higher educational demand that Mormonism places upon its members: The glory of God is intelligence. […]
[…] times and put all our odds and ends on the table where we could pick them over for our mutual amusement, down to the last snarl of twine and thought. Somewhere in the rich […]
[…] literary and dramatic material which only we are equipped to mine properly. Of what incalculable value ( for instance, as public relations and as an indirect missionary effect) would be a Mormon stage show […]
[…] the other evening, I heard the broadcast announcing new record American deaths and casualties in Viet Nam. For the first time I realized with a chill that should the world stand so long, this […]
[…] to lose one inch of ground you have gained in your organization, but hold fast to it, for this is the Kingdom of God. . . . Our government is going to pieces and […]
[…] all the way to economic determinism to observe that our materialistically oriented society rarely passes by opportunities for economic benefit just because the longer run social adjustments may be difficult. Which social trends can […]