On Hell, Aliens, and a Near Death Experience
Back in 1985, Rev. Howard Storm had a Near Death Experience (NDE) in which he was first taken to hell and dramatically rescued by Jesus. In 2000, Storm published a book entitled My Descent into Death recounting his NDE. He was featured on Oprah twice in the 1980’s,...
Q&A with Patrick Mason: Answers to Sundry Questions
Today we are pleased to feature an interview with Patrick Mason. He is the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies and the Chair of the Religion Department at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of several scholarly books and articles dealing with Mormon...
Frontier Grit – a Review
Guest Post by Lana Bean Frontier Grit by Marianne Monson Shadow Mountain Publishing, 9/6/2016 208 pages History While the etymology of the word “history” doesn’t suggest that it belongs to men, it’s perhaps appropriate that it at least sounds like “his story,” because...
ZEALOT – A BOOK REVIEW
Aslan, Reza. Zealot. The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Random House, 2013. Reviewed by Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D. Zealot first came to my attention when I was teaching classes on the New Testament early Christianity at Stanford University the year the book was...
Nothing New Under the Sun: A Blunt Paraphrase of Ecclesiastes – Reviewed
Miller has done it again! The brain-crush for many LDS readers, Adam Miller, has given us another paraphrase of scripture he thinks we should be more familiar with. Last year it was Paul’s letter to the Romans and this time around it is Ecclesiastes. This is a...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.
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