How to Integrate Faith and Scholarship– and How Not To

July 30, 2010 | 11 comments
By: Steven Smith

My title here makes a false promise, obviously, on which I can’t deliver. But comments on my earlier post suggest I ought to try to say something on the subject (which may be of interest, I admit, mostly to religiously-oriented academics). And it’s a subject about which I’ve wondered from time to... Read More »

Brother, can you spare a symposium?

July 30, 2010 | 26 comments
By: Jonathan Green
Brother, can you spare a symposium?

Mormon Studies could be headed for a rough patch, because the career paths that make professional study of Mormon topics at least occasionally possible are disappearing. Read More »

Confession of a Primary Pianist

July 29, 2010 | 17 comments
By: Steven Smith

When my friend Craig Harline suggested a few months ago that I do some guest blogging on Times and Seasons, I was initially enthusiastic; but on second thought my... Read More »


Times and Seasons Welcomes Steve Smith

July 29, 2010 | 8 comments
By: Craig H.

Times and Seasons is happy to welcome as a guest blogger Steve Smith, who teaches and writes mainly about... Read More »

Redefining Morality in the Public Sphere

July 29, 2010 | 12 comments
By: Kent Larsen
Redefining Morality in the Public Sphere

This past week more than 10,000 scientists launched the Vienna Declaration, a call for a major change in handling... Read More »

Happy Pioneer Day!

July 28, 2010 | 14 comments
By: Steven Smith

This little reflection was originally posted on the blog Law, Religion, and Ethics — most of whose readers, if... Read More »

Sunday School Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34

July 28, 2010 | no comments
By: Jim F.
Sunday School Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34

As the Old Testament tells the history, Hezekiah was the 13th king after David and the 11th king of... Read More »

Just because they can’t see you doesn’t mean you’re not there

July 27, 2010 | 39 comments
By: Jonathan Green

The call for papers for the Third Biannual Faith and Knowledge Conference for LDS Graduate Students in Religion contains... Read More »

The Dictation of the Holy Ghost to Us: A Pioneer Day Sermon

July 25, 2010 | 24 comments
By: Nate Oman
The Dictation of the Holy Ghost to Us: A Pioneer Day Sermon

I spoke in church today.  The youth in our stake just completed a four-day handcart pioneer re-enactment, and my... Read More »

Your opportunity to WIN. FABULOUS. PRIZES.

July 25, 2010 | 6 comments
By: Kaimi Wenger

You’ve always dreamed of starting a handsome Mormon studies collection — who hasn’t? This week, you have... Read More »

Leadership and Self-Flagellation: Sharing Your Sins with the World

July 25, 2010 | 41 comments
By: Alison Moore Smith

Nate’s thoughtful post inspired a great discussion. Andrew spoke up to say: …even though Church leaders could and should stress... Read More »

I Cannot Read a Sealed Book – Part I: The Basic Case for Making Public the Handbook

July 24, 2010 | 97 comments
By: Kaimi Wenger

The church handbook is a foundational document for the lived experience of LDS church members. The handbook (actually... Read More »

Mormon Studies on Your eReader

July 24, 2010 | 15 comments
By: Julie M. Smith

I got a Kindle a few weeks ago, and my affection for it is quickly approaching idolatry. But... Read More »

Reforming the Church – A Response to Nate

July 23, 2010 | 20 comments
By: James Olsen

Nate has written a very articulate and worthwhile post that I think cuts to the heart of a common... Read More »

Reforming the Church, Angst, and the Spirituality of Democratic Liberalism

July 23, 2010 | 42 comments
By: Nate Oman

t seems to me that what is at issue here is less one’s conduct than one’s emotional and intellectual... Read More »

Please, Please, Sing Out!

July 21, 2010 | 61 comments
By: Kent Larsen
Please, Please, Sing Out!

I’m currently visiting my in-laws for a few weeks. I attended their ward on Sunday and once again was... Read More »

Sunday School Lesson 29: 2 Kngs 2, 5-6

July 18, 2010 | no comments
By: Jim F.
Sunday School Lesson 29: 2 Kngs 2, 5-6

A reminder: these are not notes for preparing a Sunday School lesson—though they may help a person do that.... Read More »

The “V” Words

July 15, 2010 | 21 comments
By: Dane Laverty
The “V” Words

This post is brought to you by the letter “V”. (Don’t worry, that’s grape juice in the picture. Really.... Read More »

BYU Man Whose Grades Your Grades Could Be Like

July 15, 2010 | 44 comments
By: Matt Evans

This promotional video from BYU’s Harold Lee Library is so well done it deserves it’s own post at Times... Read More »

Labels

July 14, 2010 | 24 comments
By: Dane Laverty
Labels

Alright people, here we go…on labels! (apollo, this one’s for you.) Labels of preference These are the labels anyone can just... Read More »

What Did We Lose?

July 13, 2010 | 8 comments
By: Dave Banack
What Did We Lose?

In 70 AD, the Romans capped their extended campaign to crush a Jewish revolt by destroying the magnificent temple... Read More »

Sunday School Lesson 28:1 Kings 17-19

July 12, 2010 | no comments
By: Jim F.
Sunday School Lesson 28:1 Kings 17-19

Elijah We know from passages in the New Testament and, especially, from Latter-day revelation, that Elijah is one of the... Read More »

Sunday School Lesson 27: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chronicles 17, 20

July 12, 2010 | no comments
By: Jim F.
Sunday School Lesson 27: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chronicles 17, 20

The material of this lesson, especially that of chapters 12-13, is important to understanding the rest of Old Testament,... Read More »

Scriptural Literacy

July 11, 2010 | 23 comments
By: Dane Laverty
Scriptural Literacy

I’ve just been called as a seminary teacher. Today I was sustained during sacrament meeting. I’m really excited about... Read More »

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