An Insider’s View–a personal review
I want to apologize for the negative, critical review I wrote about Grant Palmer’s book, An Insiders View of the Mormon Origins. While I don’t share the authors beliefs on several topics, I believe I was ungenerous in my examination and treatment of his...
We Brought All The Wrong Things
My name is Allison Jensen, I am currently completing my undergrad degree in the English Honours program at the University of Calgary; I’m going to be doing a Master’s in Contemporary Literary Studies at Lancaster University in the Fall and can hardly...
Mormonism in Transition
A review of Mormonism in Transition, available through Greg Kofford Books. If you want to skip to the quotes, click here. During the ‘Camelot Era’ of Leonard Arrington the church history department had plans to release a series of Mormon history for the...
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History – A Book Review
NOTE: This is a review of only Volume 2. To read my review of Volume 1, click here. Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History – A Book Review “We obeyed [the command to practice plural marriage] the best we knew how, and, no doubt, made many...
Requiem for an Apostate
Requiem for an Apostate A Review of “Passing the Heavenly Gift,” by Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. Denver Snuffer, Jr. was excommunicated in September of 2013 for “apostasy.” The reason for his excommunication was his publication of a book titled, “Passing the Heavenly...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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