What are the doctrines of the Priesthood?
If you are looking at the length of this post and thinking tl;dr then please just click here to jump to the heart of the post. Mormon gender roles and the Ordain Women movement have been in the news recently. Most arguments I’ve seen used to denounce the...
“As Far as it is Translated Correctly…”: Varying Bible Translations and the Latter-day Saints
Note: Just like my last post, I want to note that I use academic studies throughout this post so I have moved all of the bibliography to the end of the document in order to facilitate a more convenient reading for those not interested in the notes. If you are...
An E-mail from Dr. Phillip Barlow
AN EMAIL EXCHANGE BETWEEN ME AND DR. PHILLIP BARLOW NOTE: This is a personal email exchange between Dr. Phillip Barlow, the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University, and me. The conversation was spured by a fabulous Mormon...
Reaching the Nations: International LDS Church Growth Almanac, 2014 Edition
Reaching the Nations: International LDS Church Growth Almanac, 2014 Edition by Matthew Martinich I began my serious study and interest in the worldwide growth of the LDS Church and missionary work in 2002. One day I had the thought that I did not know where all of the...
Three Mormonisms
Introduction: Tensions in Utah It was early 2012, and Alain de Botton had just published Religion for Atheists, a book which asserts that everyone — even non-believers — should embrace the good features of religion, like community and service. When Religion for...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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