The Interpreter has recently published two reviews of William L. Davis’ Visions in a Seer Stone. The two reviews, by Brant Gardner and Brian Hales, exemplify what I think are positive trends in Latter-day Saint contributions to Mormon Studies.
Category: Mormon Thought
Doctrine – Theology – Philosophy
President Nelson’s Favorite Topics and Statements, Part 2: The Church
Last year, the Church released the guidelines by which a committee was evaluating hymns and songs for inclusion in the next hymnbook and children’s songbook and a list of topics they wanted to see more hymns about. What surprised me…
President Nelson’s Favorite Topics and Statements, Part 1: God and Power
Perils on every side
Our unhappy political moment has unfortunately corrected a longstanding asymmetry in ideologically-driven exit options.
Reconsidering the Curse of Ham
“Come, Follow Me” and The Family: A Proclamation to the World
Calls to the Quorum of the Twelve: An Analysis
For something relatively out of the blue, I want to take a moment to consider potential future candidates for the Quorum of the Twelve. The Quorum of the Twelve and the First Presidency are the highest in authority in the…
The Rise and Decline of the Angel Moroni
Nephi and the Garden Tower: A Children’s Play
This week’s Come, Follow Me lesson covers the story of Nephi praying on a tower in his garden, drawing a crowd, and revealing facts about the murder of the chief judge that he could only know through revelation. As I…
Thoughts on the Gold Plates
Hebrew Studies and the Book of Abraham
Translation and the Adam Clarke Commentary
Joseph Smith’s Studies and Translations
Reconsidering the Curse of Cain
The Metaphysics of Translation
A Small and Simple Quote
The Wagon Box Prophecy and the Temples
Zerah Pulsipher: A Pioneer Day Reflection
First Vision Special Edition
“By his own admission”: a one-footnote review
John Hammond’s Quest for the New Jerusalem: A Mormon Generation Sagastates that Sidney Rigdon, “by his own admission, ‘made up’ religious experiences in his youth,” which seems like something worth looking into.