Divine Family Modeling
Several weeks ago, I read an essay by Margaret Toscano entitled “Is there a place for Heavenly Mother in Mormon theology?” [fn 1] After an insightful analysis of the institutions surrounding Mormon theology, she answers, “No.” To critique her conclusion, I recruited a...Is Ashtoreth Mrs. Yahweh?
Is Ashtoreth “Mrs. Yahweh”? By Tom Roberts, PhD For centuries, the people of God had fought an uphill battle attempting to defend the one God concept. Monotheism is defined as the belief in one deity. Amenhotep of Egypt believed the Great Monad was the sun...
Biblical Allusions to Asherah
“And the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2) Part 2 (see my introduction to this discussion in Part 1) As I mentioned in Part 1, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible’s description of Israelite religion as focused on the worship of...
Goddess Worship in Ancient Israel (or Evidence for the Mother God from Archaeology and the Bible)
One of the most important developments in recent study of Israelite religion has been the discovery of evidence for widespread goddess worship in archaeological contexts dating from the monarchic period, ie. the period covering much of the historical books of the Old...
Daughters Of
By Danielle Mooney I remember the first time I stood and recited the Young Women Theme. I had heard it a few days before at the welcome activity my ward YW leadership had hosted for the few of us girls who had just turned twelve. When the older girls recited the theme...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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