By July 4, 2009
Posts You Might Have Missed, January-February 2008
Posts You Might Have Missed, March-May 2008
Posts You Might Have Missed, June-August 2008
Here are some great posts from September to October 2008:
By July 3, 2009
It was a productive summer for JI bloggers in 2008.
Enjoy these gems, remembering that there were many more great posts than these.
Be sure not to miss Posts You Might Have Missed January-February 2008 and March-May 2008.
By July 2, 2009
More great stuff, March and April 2008:
Posts You Might Have Missed From January-February 2008
Directions to the Steed Farm Please
By July 1, 2009
I realized I started a “Posts You Might Have Missed” series that was supposed to cull some memorable posts from our first year, but I only got through December, 2007. So, this is the first part of my atonement for dropping the ball on that, which will cover from January to February 2008. Enjoy with us this stroll down memory lane.
By June 24, 2009
I received the following in my email. I’ll post it since it’s a great documentary as well as being a great Mormon book store.
By June 15, 2009
Rick Phillips, “Mormon Religiousness and the Enduring Significance of ‘Gathered’ Communities.” Phillips argued that having a dense population of Mormons contributes to religiousness and church activity and sees statistical evidence for decreased religousness among LDS in the Mormon Culture Region (Utah, Idaho, etc.) as LDS population density has decreased. Don’t miss notes from Massimo Introvigne on Mormonism and Twilight in Italy, Michael Homer on Oriana Fallaci and Anti-Mormonism, and Elder Robert S. Wood, and Iain Irving on Mormonism and Postmodernism/Modernism.
Utah has been characterized as the Mormon homeland where it dominates politics, etc. In July 2005, a Salt Lake Tribune article presented statistics that said the proportion of Utah’s citizens that were Mormon began declining in the 1980s. In a series following, the Tribune took time to follow up on this trend.
By June 15, 2009
Ian Irving, “Modernity, Postmodernity, and Mormonism.” Ian was present, but feeling ill, so Armand Mauss read his paper. Irving argues, in essence, that the LDS Church has modernist and postmodernist elements that keep it relevant to people of both philosophical persuasions. Don’t miss notes from Massimo Introvigne on Mormonism and Twilight in Italy, Michael Homer on Oriana Fallaci and Anti-Mormonism, and Elder Robert S. Wood.
Why has the LDS Church retained appeal through the current cultural shift? By appealing to modernist and postmodernist groups.
By June 15, 2009
Elder Wood was the concluding speaker at the 2009 CESNUR conference. He delivered his address at a closing banquet at the Alta Club Saturday evening. Stay tuned for notes from eight more sessions from CESNUR. For now, don’t miss notes from Massimo Introvigne on Mormonism and Twilight in Italy and Michael Homer on Oriana Fallaci and Anti-Mormonism.
I am delighted to be with you, I wish I could have attended the whole conference, but I’ve been in Virginia, and I arrive d this morning at 4 am, the plane was delayed a bit, but I made it in time for this evening. I should tell Dan, speaking of the Angelo Moroni, I remember some years ago standing in line at the Washington D. C. Temple open house, a man and his young son who were clearly not members were in line in front of me. The son pointed at the statue and said, “Daddy, who is that?” The dad said, that’s the Angel Marriott, son [laughter]. So next time I saw Bill Marriott, I said you’ll never believe who’s up there on top of the temple [laughter].
By June 12, 2009
Massimo Introvigne, “New/Old Mormon Family Values: Italian Reactions to Big Love and Twilight.”
As background for this paper, last year I gave a seminar paper on Italian media and the Romney campaign. It appears in International Mormon Studies 2, published after the conference of the European Association of Mormon Studies.
By June 12, 2009
Michael Homer, “Oriana Fallaci, Mormonism and Anti-Mormonism.” Michael Homer spoke this morning. I will have notes from Massimo Introvegne’s lecture later today as well as some notes and reflections from yesterday’s panel on the Temple Lot Church.
A new entry in anti-Mormon historical fiction. Some of the most enduring 19th century writing by famous authors of historical fiction includes Mormonism after the move to Utah and the announcement of polygamy. The Mormon image was crafted by those who never visited Utah.
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