[…] poles of definition. The noble savage is one of many European ideas that attempts to comprehend New World discoveries. The new land seemed virginal, unencumbered by historical burdens and social demands, and offering, in […]
[…] the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has shepherded the text through translation into 109 world languages from Afrikaans to Zulu, with more on the way.1 All of this and other […]
Dialogue 39.4 (Winter 2006): 58–67
I spoke as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Community of Christ. As a result, I had a decidedly different perspective on Joseph […]
[…] the last days to stand as witnesses for the Lord and to spread his gospel throughout the world. He explained that this was a reward for their righteous actions in the premortal existence. He […]
[…] love this description because my Mormon heaven seemed far superior to this standard Christian heaven that Twa in’s Satan describes. Sexual intercourse does have a place in Mormon heaven, though not as an end […]
[…] riots at Alton. A mob threw into the river the press of the Alton Observer, an Abolition newspaper r published by Elijah Lovejoy. Lovejoy and a member of’ the mob were killed in a […]
[…] row. But if he had to sit through the farce of off-key kids singing “Joy to the World,” he might as well do it commiserating with his son. “Well, he’ll get over it,” Vernie […]
[…] Pioneers of Sound With The Darkest Abyss set to launch a US tour, can a popular, ground breaking noise band made up of Mormon musicians lead to a thaw in US–Nipponese relations? head and […]
[…] would have given for a student with an “attitude.” Jean-Paul himself had had some success in the world of publishing. A book of short stories, What Men Really Do When They Go Fishing, and […]
[…] even before he and Beth married. Sometimes he would write, “Thank you for bringing Beth into this world.” Other times, “You’re the mother that I never had.” Although he did have a mother: a […]