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.
By June 10, 2009
CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, is holding their international conference in Salt Lake City June 11-13, that’s tomorrow, Thursday, through Saturday, in the City Council building. There are several sessions on Mormonism. Here is a link to the programme: http://www.cesnur.org/2009/slc_prg.htm
By June 10, 2009
At the MHA conference a few weeks ago, an associate asked if I, as a never-married LDS male, were “hyper-aware” of single women at MHA. [1] I gave my standard spiel: I want to marry; feel strong social pressure to do so; and am into my third decade of post-pubertal celibacy and therefore am always aware of who does and does not wear a wedding/engagement ring.
By June 10, 2009
About a year and a half ago, I received an invitation to join the newly created Association for Spanish and Portuguese Mormon Studies. At the time it consisted of a website (now apparently defunct) and a google group, which members used to communicate. I have no idea who started the group (or whether it was initially an individual or group effort). It was an exciting prospect for those interested in the international Mormon experience.
By June 9, 2009
Biographer Breck England argued that Orson Pratt?s interpretation of Joseph Smith?s revelations and teachings largely shaped Pratt?s thought.[1] In his introduction, England noted that Pratt ?made a lifelong effort to construct a rational theology on the revelatory foundation laid by Joseph Smith.?[2]
By June 8, 2009
The Juvenile Instructor is pleased to announce a new series that will become a regular feature of the blog. The series—Scholarly Inquiry—will consist of a series of questions addressed to a guest scholar and that person’s responses. Visiting scholars will include both Mormons and those from other faith traditions, as well as historians of Mormonism and those whose primary research interests focus on other subjects. The aim of Scholarly Inquiry is to involve a larger community of scholars in attempts to situate the Mormon experience in wider contexts and new and innovative ways.
By June 7, 2009
Maybe this is old news to some, but I wanted to bring attention to a program that the Church recently begun on its radio channel. Reid Nielson, professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU and author/editor of a number of great works on Mormon history was asked to host a weekly radio program in which he interviews a mission or stake president from around the world and learns about the lives of LDS Church members the world over. The program is called Into All The World and has three previous podcasts available for listening online. I’m happy to see continued steps toward bringing issues facing the international church into sharper focus and I’m sure I speak for more than myself when I wish Reid well in this new project.
By June 5, 2009
I’m sorry for the severe delay in posting this research. It is a very interesting facet of my overall research at discussions of civil rights in BYU’s newspaper The Daily Universe:
In March 1964, the Daily Universe published a series of three editorials on the Nation of Islam, which were most likely reprinted editorials from a national newspaper.[1] The first of the three editorial was published three days after Malcolm X announced that he was leaving the Nation of Islam, and an editor?s note preceding the first editorial noted that the editorial series was being published given ?recent developments in the Black Muslim movement? and ?recent publicity? on Cassius Clay and the Nation of Islam.[2] Although the new series was listed under the headline of ?Black Muslim Threat,? the editorials discussed the religious movement in more objective and respectful terms than might be expected of an extreme group at BYU.
By June 4, 2009
Steve R. Sorensen, former director of the LDS Church Archives and co-editor of the 5th volume in the Joseph Smith Papers’ document series passed away on May 29, 2009. In 1980 he started work as an archivist for the Church and went on to serve 16 years as director of the Archives.[1] In 2006, Steve received the Leonard Arrington Award from the Mormon History Association for his lifetime contributions to Mormon history.[2]
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