Nathan (enters, stage left): “Tell Simon that America is part of Texas!” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
LDS Newsroom
- Church Working With Oklahoma Officials to Provide Support in Wake of Tornadoes May 21, 2013
- Funeral Services for Frances J. Monson Announced May 20, 2013
- Frances J. Monson, Wife of President Thomas S. Monson, Passes Away May 17, 2013
- Elder Dallin H. Oaks Honored for Championing Religious Freedom May 16, 2013
- Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right| 15 May 2013 May 15, 2013
- Rendering of Meridian Idaho Mormon Temple Now Public May 15, 2013
- Mormon Delegation Encourages Religious Dialogue at International Conference May 14, 2013
- Mormons Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites |14 May 2013 May 14, 2013
- Mormons Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites | May 9 May 9, 2013
- Church Donates More Than 1 Million Pounds of Food to Top Hunger-Relief Organization May 9, 2013
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Over Two Million
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “as of December 31, 2004, there were 2,267,787 people behind bars in the United States.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Arguments and Authority
The March 2006 issue of The New Era features an article on the Lord’s prayer, wherein we can read the following: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Spring Has Brought Us Such a Nice Surprise!
Check out the new online Mormon-themed narrative arts magazine at popcornpopping.net. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
“There is nobody against this—nobody, nobody, nobody, but a bunch of mothers!”
Jane Jacobs passed away today in Toronto. She was 89 years old. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Puzzle of Blasphemy
In one of its fitful bursts of faux-oracular prose, the Supreme Court once declared that the U.S. Constitution knows no blasphemy. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Rhetorical Burden of Authority
Authority is a key concept in Mormonism. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Without Hesitation
I just read a story in the Church News that I can’t make out. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Primary Primer
I haven’t been in Primary very long, but it has been long enough to notice this: most adults could benefit from a few simple ideas that will make them much, much better at teaching a group of children. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Earth Day and the Church
Today is Earth Day. A number of denominations have given their support to environmental issues, encouraging their members to be sensitive to the protection of the environment. This not only pertains to the major (and controversial) topic of climate change and global warming, but to all the small things people can do daily to save energy, sort waste, recycle, be attentive to what we purchase… Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday School Lesson #17
Lesson 17: Deuteronomy 6; 8; 11; 32: 1-4, 15-18, 30-40, 45-47 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Puritanism without Calvinism
Three of the best books that I have ever read on Mormonism are not about Mormonism at all: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The KJV: A Sealed Book?
I’ve been teaching the second half of the Old Testament in Institute this semester. The KJV is a terrible obstacle to understanding the scriptures. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Most Mormon Story
Nate Oman’s link to the art show from the Kingdom’s latest international competition puts me in mind of a story, most Mormon story, that I read recently in the Ensign. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The Vicar’s Garden in the Global South
This week’s New Yorker features an interesting article by Peter Boyer on the crisis facing the Episcopalian Church in the United States after a New Hampshire diocese elected the openly-gay Gene Robinson as bishop. (This post, by the way, is not principally about gay issues.) Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
The organ
It was a historic day for our tiny Flemish branch when we replaced the old harmonium with a new electric organ. Nothing could better symbolize our progress, lift the morale of our handful of members, and prepare the way to convert the whole city. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
When do you blog, and why?
I blog most on Tuesdays. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
In Defense of Janice Kapp Perry
I have often heard or read conversations that go something like this: 5 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Correlation Gone Mad!
BCC is hosting an all-star panel of academics on questions relating to correlation. Talking about correlation reminds me of a time from our history when doctrinal correlation efforts were incredibly restrictive. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
An Interview with Valerie Hudson
BYU Political Science professor Valerie Hudson has been in the news lately as a result of her new book, Bare Branches. 3 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
What’s the Mormon-est Surname?
A while back I stumbled upon this website that allows you to map the prevalence of a given surname, by state, in the United States for the years 1850, 1890, 1920, and 1990. 3 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »
A Mother in Heaven Sighting
Mother in Heaven recently made a cameo appearance in correlated materials. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
We are conquered, we are free
On Friday (Good Friday). I drove slowly to work. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing
And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
From the Archives: The Silver Ring
This Easter, I have a story to tell, a story about the Atonement. (more . . . ) Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sunday School Lesson #16
Lesson 16: Numbers 22-24; 31:1-16* Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Agreeing to Disagree
Robert Aumann, a winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics, once published a paper in The Annals of Statistics titled “Agreeing to Disagree.” The basic idea of the paper is that two rational people should, by sharing their beliefs with each other, come to a common understanding about what is likely to be true. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Mormon Studies at Claremont
The LDS Council for Mormon Studies, which has been involved with the creation of a chair in Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University, has issued the following press release: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
Sitting Down Together
The night before he was killed, Jesus ate the passover with his disciples. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
A Mormon Image: Sweaters for the Penguins
This image was too good not to revive the Mormon Images feature of blessed memory. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
I don’t know why you say goodbye
We give many thanks and a fond farewell to both John Fowles and John Payne. We were happy to have them around and enjoyed their posts. In an effort to keep up our streak of powerful yet ubiquitous names, we welcome Ed Johnson as a guest blogger. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »
Conferences and Events
- American Society of Church History Annual Meeting
- American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting
- Communal Studies Association Annual Meeting
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research Association
- Western History Association Annual Conference
- Utah State Historical Society Annual Meeting
- Center for Studies on New Religions
- Mormon History Association
- European Mormon Studies Association Conference
- Sunstone Symposium