By the Hand of Mormon – A Book Review
This year I have set upon a journey to do an in-depth study of the Book of Mormon. I, like many others, have so many questions about this fascinating book and “keystone” of the religion I follow. One of the books that stood out in my search for material was Terryl...
Of Pain And The Journey
I am not an expert on pain. I am not even sure I have a very high tolerance for pain. My experience has largely been within the protective circle of a loving family and the doctrines of the Mormon Church. I have never drunk alcohol. I have never had coffee but I...
Thoroughly Modern Book of Mormon
Thoroughly Modern Book of Mormon Having recently written a two-part article on the seemingly undeniable connections between the Book of Mormon and the ancient world, I thought it only fair to examine the flip side of the coin, and set forth evidence that the Book of...
The Starter-Kit of the Restoration
“Unto My Servants, in Their Weakness” The early period of the Restoration saw Joseph Smith and his associates through some remarkable sequences of events. In Joseph’s early encounters with Moroni, he was first told of a book writen on golden plates,1 then told of a...
Absurd Moments in Church Art Part 2: Nephi’s Legacy
Oh no! You’re the costume director for your semi-local Book of Mormon-themed pageant and you are in charge of producing costumes for a civilization that supposedly disappeared or degenerated into perpetual near-nudity a millennia-and-a-half ago! To add onto all of...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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