[…] people from Roman rule, encounters Jesus of Nazareth. Expecting a revolutionary ally, Cleopas instead finds himself trans formed by Jesus’ teachings, leading to a spiritual awakening that reshapes his life. Reed Richards’ “Mr. Lind” […]
[…] the set of fanatics called Mormons.” A letter written by a gentile in Kirtland, Ohio, in 183 6 admits grudgingly that Mormons “are by no means, as a class, men of weak minds. Perhaps […]
Since the pioneering work of Orson Pratt, little advancement has been ‘made in the area we will refer to as celestial demography.
[…] infallible foreknowledge. In this view, Jones’s choices are not determined until Jones chooses. If God knew in 600 B.C. that Jones would rob that 7-11 in 1995, however, then it is impossible for Jones […]
[…] use policy” be so foreign to us when they are kindergarten-level words to Pentagon planners and g overnment decision-makers? The obvious answer lies in what psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton calls “psychic numbing.”When we try […]
[…] declare war without fear of encountering much resistance from the LDS community. The lessons of the 19 60s and early ’70s, whereby the credibility and the authority of presidents and high government officials were […]
[…] airplanes, and television. I grew up in the Tri-Cities. My father, an electrician for the federal g overnment, often worked in the Area. I toured a reactor with my high school science club. It […]
[…] flair for Mormonizing Protestant sacred songs. A familiar example is his trans formation of Joseph Swain’s (17 61-96) “O Thou in Whose Presence” into “Redeemer of Israel.” Joseph Swain W. W. Phelps O thou […]
[…] in the academic journals, Mormon Enigma holds much satisfaction and some surprises. They have followed its development over the past several years since its authors came among them, relative neophytes, ready to learn their […]
[…] experience as Plymouth Rock and Independence Hall. Sunbonneted women, sun-browned men, gallant leaders, hostile Indians, white-topped c overed wagons, and sturdy oxen are familiar to the pioneer saga, but little known is the role […]