Comments on: A Call for Mormon Studies Papers — for Brazil

By: Antonio Trevisan

Antonio Trevisan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:22:46 +0000

Hey, Jiro, I am thrilled to know about these conferences/study meetings in Japan. I served in the Tokyo North Mission.

I have a couple questions for you: how many people usually attend the conferences? And what is the attitude of the local leadership towards the conferences?

If you are able able to attend our conference in Brazil, it would be great to hear more from you on your experience.

By: Jiro Numano

Jiro Numano — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:08:41 +0000

Well, Kent, it is because I did not notify them. I have just done that. Thank you for reminding me of that!

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:28:33 +0000

Jiro, why hasn’t the Japanese conference appeared on MormonConferences.org? I too am excited to learn of other conferences, and I had hoped that MormonConferences.org would be a clearinghouse for this kind of information.

By: Jiro Numano

Jiro Numano — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:49:17 +0000

Regarding Mormon studies conference outside of English speaking countries, let me give you a case in Japan. Japan has had Mormon studies conferences six times since 2001. It is small in size and scope, almost unknown, and is perhaps between popular conference and academic one in its nature. The name of the conference is “Mormonism Study Meeting” organized by myself. Each time I invited a researcher or a scholar from outside of the Church in addition to speakers from the inside. Our next meeting is planned to be held in the spring of 2011 with D. Jeff Burton as the main presenter.

I am excited to learn of the Sao Paulo conference in January next year. I am looking forward to attending the conference.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:59:56 +0000

Um, observer, what does this have to do with the topic of this post?

By: Observer

Observer — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:36:38 +0000

What happened to Kaimi’s terrificly satirical post about same sex divorce? Look out Swift: we have a guy here who says one thing, and means another thing entirely. Groundbreaking.

By: Deep Sea

Deep Sea — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:12:28 +0000

“for what may be the first academic conference on Mormonism not held principally in English.”

Probably not true. There was an academic conference on Orson Hyde in Regensburg, Germany, around 1990 or so.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:10:14 +0000

Thanks, Kent. Email reply on its way to you.

BTW, I should have said in the post that the $700 is for airfare from the U.S. (New York City, in my case), and it is only from the northern hemisphere that you get to fly from winter to summer when visiting this conference. My apologies for assuming everyone was in the U.S.

By: Kent (MC)

Kent (MC) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:48:27 +0000

I’ve added the call for papers at MormonConferences.org. Kent, check your email.

By: Kirk C.

Kirk C. — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:38:17 +0000

I really hope this pans out well. It could be great for the region.