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Lecture on Mormon Studies
Claudia Bushman Teaching Mormon Studies in a Secular World Thurs 28 March 2013, 2 pm B092 JFSB, BYU Filed under: Uncategorized
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The Problem of Decontextualization
Joseph Spencer gave two interesting papers at the Mysticism conference of the Mormon Scholars in the Humanities meeting last week. In them he proposed (if I understood him correctly) that there is a...
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Greg Smith’s Blog
Some thoughtful postings: http://seesangelsinthearchitecture.wordpress.com/ Filed under: Uncategorized
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DN column on the Easter Holy Fire in Jerusalem
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576457/The-holy-light-of-Easter-in-Jerusalem.html Filed under: Deseret News Column
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BYU #1!
BYU is ranked #1 in the nation in the hot/smart combo rating! http://www.businessinsider.com/colleges-where-students-are-hot-and-smart-2013-3#1-brigham-young-university-25 D’oh! That is rating...
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The NEW Maxwell Institute
The new Maxwell Institute has started a blog and a facebook page. http://www.maxwellinstituteblog.org/ https://www.facebook.com/maxwellinstitute They have also announced the board of the new Mormon...
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Meet the new associate editor of the Mormon Studies Review
His name is Ben Park. He’s studying in a Ph.D. program in early modern American religion at Cambridge, England. He’s definitely into seeing early Mormonism as a result of 19th century influences....
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Where are all the Religious Education Professors?
Another interesting thing becomes apparent when you peruse the list of the advisory board for the new Mormon Studies Review (MSR)....
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An Insightful Post
by John Gee, about and important and timely issue. http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-trouble-at-harvard.html Filed under: Uncategorized
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The Apologetics of Richness?
In a recent blog comment Ben Park describes “a different approach to apologetics,” apparently favored by some young scholars. He describes it by quoting Richard Bushman: These younger scholars have a...
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A nostalgic Neal A. Maxwell Quotation
From John Gee’s blog, quoting Neal A. Maxwell in 1991 http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com/2013/03/todays-maxwell-quote_29.html I’ve never made any secret of my appreciation for FARMS. As I see you grow...
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Faulconer Lecture
New from the Maxwell Institute, a great lecture by James Faulconer on Moroni 10. http://www.maxwellinstituteblog.org/our-new-youtube-channel/ Filed under: Uncategorized
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Quote of the Day
One cannot proclaim a truth by hiding it. Laozi Filed under: Uncategorized
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He is Risen!
My outline of the resurrection narratives of the New Testament in celebration of Easter. resurrection narratives Filed under: Uncategorized
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Easter Reading Suggestion
A nice book to read for Easter is Eric Huntsman, God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life, (Deseret, 2011), ISBN 1606419757...
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A Hugh Nibley Easter
http://hughnibley.net/2013/03/31/forty-easters-ago/ Filed under: Uncategorized
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New Mission President
Just received word from an SLC insider that at conference next week Jerry Bradford will be called as mission President in the newly opened Sana’a, Yemen mission. He will be replaced as Director of the...
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Freemasonry and Endowment?
Critics of the Church often posit a close relationship of some sort between Freemasonry and the LDS Endowment. When considering such matters, its useful to remember a couple of important points. 1-...
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Israelite Temple and Endowment
When considering the possible relationship between ancient Israelite temple system and the LDS Endowment, the first thing to note is the basic purpose of the ancient temple was to reconcile Israel with...
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