Ideas, like everything in the universe, do not exist in isolation. Ideas bear traces of the past, are in a state of continual evolution in the present, and are intertwined in dialectical relationships with […]
[…] of scriptures and the teachings of Joseph Smith and subsequent LDS Church leaders reveal a rich theology pertaining to the origin and purpose of the earth and to our responsibility as stewards over nature’s bounty.
[…] to their worship: “The sacrament was also administered at times when Joseph ap pointed, after the ancient order that is, warm bread to break easy was provided and broken into pieces as large as […]
(after the autopsy, after the funeral, after AIDS) I’ve started to read John’s missionary letters from Italy. Nearly one a week for two years. From what Mom told me when I asked about them, […]
[…] . . When a man’s honor was impugned, it was imperative that he confront the aggressor in order to save face. . . . In serious cases, violence against the offender was often the […]
Almost two decades have elapsed since I published The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994). My book began by acknowledging and illustrating the “Americanization” thesis […]
Christ was perfect. Christ turned water to wine at the wedding at Cana. Did Christ create the perfect wine?
[…] something you were still unsure of at church? Maybe you found yourself hoping that if you played the role, it would eventually feel real? Or have you ever said you believed something that you […]
[…] ever (252–255). In contrast, Michael’s marriage of convenience to a Swiss woman, for an appropriate fee, in order to obtain permanent residency in Switzerland so he could live with his gay partner, is brushed […]
[…] 2013):138–177 In this paper, I argue that this preoccupation with structural collapse legitimizes a critical consideration of the way that language functions in the book, rendering the Book of Mormon particularly well-suited to a […]