[…] of the two peoples’ association during centuries of bondage, but because the Nile culture enriched the known world. As recently as Dickens’s time, quacks could attract crowds by claiming the title, “Doctor of Egypt.” […]
[…] us, every initiation to a higher consciousness must include an ordeal that takes us through the under world. For the elders in The Book of Mormon—and certainly for Mormon viewers—the show provides what I’d […]
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Title: Tiki and Temple: The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854–1958 Author: Marjorie Newton Publisher: Greg Kofford Books Genre: History Year: 2012 Pages: 343 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-1-58958-1210 […]
[…] abuse, and sexuality, all in the name of allowing teen readers a chance to explore the “real” world. One element of teens’ lives, however, that has often been overlooked in the literature is religion […]
Cross-posted at Times and Seasons By Wilfried Decoo What is an adequate label for the areas outside of the so-called “Church’s center”? If it pertains to non-US countries, “international” is commonly used, but […]
[…] Hawaii temporarily instituted civil unions for same-sex couples, the Church issued “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” The proclamation drew on ideas of divine intent and accountability, stating: “The family is ordained of […]
Dialogue 49.2 (Summer 2016): 1–24
The November 2015 LDS handbook policy change that identified mem- bers who participate in same-sex marriages as “apostates” and forbade children in their households from receiving baby blessings or […]
Dialogue 6.1 (Spring 1971): 37–45
Thomasson argues that because the church did not give in to the federal government regarding Renyolds v United States, even though it might not look like it, he believes […]
Dialogue 20.4 (Winter 1987): 77–85
When Joseph Smith III preached his first sermon as a leader of the Reoganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Amboy, Illinois, on 6 April 1860, […]