By January 20, 2010
2009 was also a fruitful year for evaluating scholarship at the JI.
Jordan W.’s review of Matt Grow’s book was later published in the International Journal of Mormon Studies: Book Review: Liberty to the Downtrodden
By January 19, 2010
Yea, we had current events posts too. See, we don’t just live in the past!
David G. wrote on: Larry EchoHawk?s Mormonism, Casinos, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Christopher posted some interesting material about Glenn Beck, and that long before a Salon.com article took those themes to a national audience. A Boston Phoenix article on Beck cited Chris’s blogs here at the JI (and in the process, finally got credit for being on the cutting edge of this analysis):
By January 19, 2010
See also PYMHM, 2009: Historical Posts, Part 1.
In bringing you conference coverage, aside from the efforts of various JI permas, we often benefited from friends such as Brent Brizzi and Trevor Holyoak who were kind enough to share their notes for posting on the JI. I’m proud to say that we often posted fuller notes than any competing reports, often posted them more quickly, and covered more events than just about anyone. One reporter, upon meeting me at one of these events said, playfully, “Oh, I hate you guys, you’ll probably have your stuff up tonight, won’t you?” I answered, “Probably.”
By January 18, 2010
One of the fresh insights provided by Jan Shipps? Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition when published in 1985 was its argument that Mormon history was ?not ordinary history.? Shipps explored the tensions surrounding interlocked, opposing construals of Mormonism. She also demonstrated how accounts of Mormon history and origins were the animating force behind the formation of Mormonism, which she characterized as a new, independent religious tradition. A self-supporting worldview, this tradition carried its own ways of understanding place, time, and human purpose.
By January 18, 2010
Well, the Niblets are here, and in a blatant and shameless attempt to remind everyone of some of the fantastic content you may have missed or forgotten from us in 2009, here is the first of a thematic series of Posts You Might Have Missed, 2009. In my opinion, 2009 was the best year yet for the JI as well as a year of transition. See Christopher’s 2nd birthday write up for info about us and our history through most of 2009.
By January 15, 2010
From my inbox. I’m glad to see this version in print. It was originally included on a cd-rom in the back of the printed biography, color coded to show what was not included in the printed version. The color coding is retained in this copy. Though many of the additions are repetitive material, making the book (perhaps unnecessarily) about twice the length of the printed version, the most important additions are the full source notes. Given that the information contained in this book is already available in a more compact and cheaper format, this may not be a purchase that everyone is interested in. However, for a Mormon bibliophile like me, it’s a must own. And to be sure, to get the chance to hear Ed speak and sign your copy of any of his tomes–well worth your evening.
By January 14, 2010
If you are interested in Church history and have advanced technological skills, there is currently an internship opportunity at the Church History Library that you may be interested in.
By January 14, 2010
I recently completed reading David Clark’s biography of his great-great grandfather, Joseph Bates Noble: Polygamy and the Temple Lot Case (U of U Press, 2008). My full review of it will appear in the forthcoming issue of Nova Religio, but I want to focus here on an aspect of the book I wasn’t able to fully explore there.
By January 14, 2010
Have you ever lingered in the Sacred Grove? Paused to read the inscription on a headstone at the Winter Quarters Cemetery? Wondered aloud how the pioneers fit in those little benches at the Salt Lake Tabernacle? Glanced at the historic marker at Benbow farm? If the answer is yes, you have interacted with a church historic site.
By January 13, 2010
I am pleased to introduce Emily Utt as the newest JI guest blogger. Emily double majored in religion and history, with a minor in sociology, at Case Western Reserve University. Now she works in the Church’s Historic Sites Department, where she focuses on the “interpretive side of history.” Some of her projects include work with the Gadfield Elm Chapel, the Church’s first international historic site; a new historical interpretation for sites in Southern Utah; and a current project involving the Beehive House.
In addition to her full-time work with the Church (where she has been employed for five years), she is pursuing a master’s degree in historic preservation through Goucher College, in Baltimore, Maryland. She has chaired sessions at MHA. She is also a renowned collector of Mormon kitsch, of which a plastic Liahona is one of her favorites. Several JI contributors–Stan, Ben, and Jared T.–and one former contributor, Heidi, have worked with Emily in historic site internships. Please join me in giving her a rousing welcome!
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