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  • Cornucopia

    Wells run dry

    Kaimi Wenger

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    March 9, 2007

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    13 responses

    Wells run dry – TEST Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Ora Johnson Dalton: Willing to Assist Him

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    March 8, 2007

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    17 responses

    Of all the women whose stories have been told in these pages, Ora Johnson Dalton would probably be the most astonished to learn that her life could be honored as a model of faith. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    A Little Humor

    Julie M. Smith

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    March 8, 2007

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    29 responses

    These church bulletin bloopers have been making the rounds; on the off chance you haven’t seen them yet: Read More

  • Book of Mormon

    Amazon’s take on the Book of Mormon

    Frank McIntyre

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    March 8, 2007

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    16 responses

    Amazon.com has an algorithm for noting the “Statistically Improbably Phrases” in any given book. The idea is to look for word combinations that are uncommon generally but common in the book in the hope that this provides potential buyers some insight into what the book is about. Here are the ones for the Doubleday edition of the Book of Mormon: Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Scholarship versus dissemination

    Kaimi Wenger

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    March 7, 2007

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    30 responses

    Over at the great and spacious blog, Richard Bushman writes that “what I would hope for [in blogging] is more serious and focused thought, the kind that Nate Oman turns out, rather than off-the-cuff chatter that is fun but leads nowhere.” Similarly, recent discussion at DMI focuses on whether blogging can or should displace conventional scholarship. These discussions touch on the same questions: Why are we blogging, anyway? Are some types of blogging more valuable than others, as Bushman seems to suggest? Should we all be more like Nate? Read More

  • Cornucopia

    The Poetry of Red Rocks

    Nate Oman

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    March 7, 2007

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    15 responses

    I am currently doing some research on Mormon legal history, and earlier today found myself reading through an old issue of Western Humanties Review from 1951. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Survey says . . .

    Julie M. Smith

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    March 6, 2007

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    72 responses

    A recent Gallup poll explored what Americans think of Mormons. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Especially for Mormon graduate students (or, why you should forget about BYU)

    Jonathan Green

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    March 6, 2007

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    52 responses

    One of the most difficult stages of graduate school comes near the end, when the massive effort required to complete a dissertation collides with the existential crisis of finding a job Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Testimony Meeting

    Matt Evans

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    March 4, 2007

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    53 responses

    In our testimony meeting today, a visitor mildly scolded our ward for a minute-plus silence between testimonies. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Random Thoughts on the Leadership Training Meeting

    Julie M. Smith

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    March 4, 2007

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    22 responses

    Last month’s Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting is now available online here. Read More

  • Cornucopia, Essential Texts in Mormon Studies

    Essential Texts in Mormon Feminism?

    Kaimi Wenger

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    March 3, 2007

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    40 responses

    In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like to reopen our occasional series of Essential Texts in Mormon Studies. Traditionally, posts in the series have asked commenters to suggest their top five books within some segment of Mormon studies. For this post, let’s discuss what might be the essential texts in Mormon feminism. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    An Answered Prayer?

    Kaimi Wenger

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    March 2, 2007

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    12 responses

    I stood at the bus stop, thinking about my music homework. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Fireside notes

    Jonathan Green

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    March 2, 2007

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    8 responses

    What does an apostle, who himself had spent a long time away from his young family for military service, who has himself experienced grief and loss, say to a congregation of American servicemen and -women and their families in a distant country, many of whom have been to Iraq or have lost friends there or will soon be in Iraq for an unknowable duration, and who have traveled in many cases for hours to hear an apostle speak? What Elder Ballard said last night was: Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Brigham Invites a Kiss

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    February 28, 2007

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    30 responses

    I love Brigham Young. I really do. He was a great man by just about every measure. My appreciation for his finer qualities, however, doesn’t blind me to his weak spots. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Sitting in the Temple with Dad

    Margaret Young

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    February 27, 2007

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    14 responses

    I remember sitting on my dad’s lap after I burned my bottom on our ancient heating pipes at Hoosier Courts, Bloomington, Indiana. I was four years old, so it was 1959. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Talk like a Pirate Day

    Jonathan Green

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    February 27, 2007

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    16 responses

    September 19 is Talk like a Pirate Day. But every day is Talk like a Pirate Day for me. Arrrr! Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Sun and Stone

    Kaimi Wenger

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    February 27, 2007

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    113 responses

    For some of us, lapsed subscriptions are a way of life. The parade of reminder cards, the inevitable gaps in coverage — they are as familiar as morning and evening. On rare occasions, this trait leads to vistas the zealously up-to-date subscriber will never see. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    The other Heavenly Mother hymn

    Kaimi Wenger

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    February 26, 2007

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    8 responses

    Common knowledge holds that Eliza’s poetic lines in O My Father are the only spot that the Heavenly Mother doctrine broke through into mainstream Mormon discourse; that the radical doctrine, taught by Joseph Smith, was preserved only through the valiant efforts of the poetess; that no one else really thought it necessary to celebrate the concept. Common knowledge is wrong. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Forget polygamists, Mitt descends from a DESERTER!!!!

    Ardis E. Parshall

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    February 25, 2007

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    24 responses

    With all the recent attention to Mitt Romney’s polygamous ancestors, I’m surprised no one has yet commented on the really colorful and interesting ancestor, a decorated Prussian soldier who emigrated to the U.S., marched with the Utah Expedition against the Mormons in 1857, then deserted the army and sought asylum in Salt Lake City, eloping with his Iron Cross. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    All callings are good

    Kaimi Wenger

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    February 25, 2007

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    21 responses

    The ones that you love — well, you love them. And the ones that you hate? They exist to make you stronger. They may be a test. Or, you may be there to help others. Therefore, all callings are good. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Summer Seminar Deadline March 2nd

    Ben Huff

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    February 24, 2007

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    6 responses

    Again this summer, Richard Bushman and Terryl Givens will be leading a summer seminar for graduate students on early Mormon thought. The application deadline has been extended to March 2nd, so there is still time to apply (just!). Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part IV, concluded)

    Nate Oman

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    February 24, 2007

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    10 responses

    To read the previous sections of this essay, go here (Part I), here (Part II), and here (Part III). Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part III)

    Nate Oman

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    February 23, 2007

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    10 responses

    To read the first section of this essay, go here (Part I) and here (Part II). Read More

  • Comparative religion, Cornucopia, General Doctrine, Mormon Studies, Philosophy and Theology

    Why a Second Coming?

    Jim F.

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    February 22, 2007

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    25 responses

    It might seem that there are few Hegelians in the world today. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Poltical Philosophy (part II)

    Nate Oman

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    February 22, 2007

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    18 responses

    To read the first section of this essay, go here. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Intelligences and Zion: An Essay in Mormon Political Philosophy (part I)

    Nate Oman

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    February 21, 2007

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    17 responses

    The following is an essay that I wrote several years ago and never published. I have divided the essay into four posts that will run over the next couple of days. Academics regularlly present unpublished papers at workshops where they get feedback and criticism. I want to experiment with a blog-based version of the same thing in which folks offer thoughts and criticism of the essay as they read it. Enjoy! Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Chosen People

    Julie M. Smith

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    February 21, 2007

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    25 responses

    I thought this was interesting. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    From the Archives: Ashes to Ashes

    Russell Arben Fox

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    February 21, 2007

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    3 responses

    A post for Ash Wednesday, and Lent, and the promise of spring. Read More

  • Cornucopia

    The foxes have holes, and the birds of the stars have nests

    Kaimi Wenger

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    February 20, 2007

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    2 responses

    We’ve been happy to have P. Anderson, a.k.a. Starfoxy, as a guest blogger. As expected, her posts were always interesting. You can find a list of her guest posts (at many bloggernacle sites) on her blog, here. And I expect we’ll see her around the nacle, with her usual thoughtful comments. Thanks for being our guest, Starfoxy! Read More

  • Cornucopia

    Rediscovering treasures

    Kaimi Wenger

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    February 20, 2007

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    11 responses

    After we got the DVD player, the videos slowly fell out of circulation. They had no special features, no subtitles — and they required rewinding! Some were a bit worn, too — particularly the kids videos. So we were all too happy to make the switch, becoming a DVD household. Natural pack-rat tendencies meant that the videos didn’t get truly tossed — they just got put into a box. Meanwhile, new movie purchases for the past several years — Cars and Monsters Inc. and Batman Begins and whatnot — have been on DVD. Read More

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