Heart of the Fathers
April 13, 2018[…] ritually, and decide to fast. Today of all days you must maintain the proper mood—and your self -control. Yes, think of it as a ritual, a necessary rite. Like giving an inert body back […]
[…] ritually, and decide to fast. Today of all days you must maintain the proper mood—and your self -control. Yes, think of it as a ritual, a necessary rite. Like giving an inert body back […]
[…] asserts that “myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation” (1972, 3) and suggests four important functions of myth (1988a, 31). First, “myth opens […]
[…] dis tant from his animal friends. Pooh, with his stuffed head, cannot fathom the yearnings of a human brain for knowledge and experience. He feels sad and perplexed by the loss of his companion. […]
[…] at best an ill informed intellectual exercise for his peers seemed like the triumph of evil over human suffering to him. My son has met Holocaust survivors—he has heard their stories and seen the […]
[…] a range of responses. These examples range from communal movements (Shakers, the Amana Society, and Hutterites), to nineteenth -century American religions (Latter–day Saints, Chris tian Science, and the Theosophical Society), to movements of the twentieth […]
[…] the Church. Joseph Smith’s September 1830 revelatory proclamation that “all things unto me are spiritual” (D&C 20:34 -35) gave the Saints a singleness of purpose and imbued their struggles for financial and territorial security […]
[…] so offended George Lee. We know all this—these separate incidents. We know, too, that General Authorities are human. The truth is they make mistakes. But the rest of that truth is this: George P. […]
“The satisfaction brought by morning dew is more than human stomachs can endure,” the men insist, hoping that they will die. “The satisfaction brought by morning dew
[…] editors, I developed a keen interest in how women’s issues would be handled and was delighted when two women were later added to the board. I anticipated the appearance of the finished Encyclopedia and […]
[…] secrets, voiced the impossible for the simple necessity of forming the words in the presence of another human being. It is her diary, of sorts, scribbled deeply, beyond access, somewhere inside her children’s minds. […]