CHILD ABUSE AND THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC
Child Abuse and the Sacrifice of Isaac by Tresa Brown Edmonds As a survivor of childhood abuse, the way we usually teach the story of Abraham is deeply disturbing to me. Any God that would command someone to harm their child just for the sake of His own worship is...
Discovering the Old Testament: Why It Matters for Mormons
Discovering the Old Testament: Why It Matters for Mormons By Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D. Since late October of last year, I’ve been publishing a weekly podcast called “Discovering the Old Testament.” The format is a roughly 20-minute lesson or lecture where I discuss 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...
Bob Marley is Scripture to Me
**This is in no way exhaustive and is meant for discussion purposes** What is scripture? This question came up while I was reading weird stories from the Old Testament a few weeks back and I started to wonder. I pondered and studied the question privately and then...
What Latter-day Saint Christians Should Know About the Old Testament
WHAT LATTER-DAY SAINT CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE OLD TESTAMENT Note: Although I use academic studies throughout this post, 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...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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