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November 2017

November 02, 2017

D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42: Some important background and resources on OD2

This, I think, is important enough for a post. Lesson 42 on Continuing Revelation highlights Official...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

Fireside books and references

These are books/authors I quote or allude to in the slides of my fireside/Sperry Symposium...

October 04, 2017

“Reading the Old Testament in Context” Fireside in San Antonio Tx, Nov 11

My Oct. 8 fireside in Claremont will be repeated in San Antonio, Tx on Saturday...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Repeat of “Reading the Old Testament in Context” Fireside, in Rochester MN

My Oct. 8 fireside in Claremont will be repeated in Rochester MN on October 22. (Flyer)...

September 23, 2017

Fireside Oct. 8 on Reading the Old Testament in Context

If you live in the Los Angeles area, I'll be giving a fireside on October...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

Evolution and the Fall

I received a trio of books recently, so I'm providing some brief thoughts on what...

August 13, 2017

On Elder Hamula

You have likely heard that a member of the 70 was recently released and excommunicated....

August 04, 2017

FairMormon, Some Papers, and Books

My FairMormon presentation reiterated parts of two previous papers I have presented. That text should...

August 02, 2017

Announcement: MI Seminar Conference on Thursday

The Maxwell Institute Seminar draws to an end with a public conference this Thursday. I'll be...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

Kenton Sparks on Genre

In the LDS Perspectives podcast, I alluded to this passage from Kenton Sparks' section in Genesis: History,...

July 19, 2017

Podcast post

I was interviewed last year for the LDS Perspectives podcast, which I recommend. Therein, I...

July 14, 2017

Truth, Scripture, and Interpretation of Genesis: A Conference Preview

In a little less than a month, I'll be speaking at the FAIRMormon Conference in...

July 01, 2017

Listening to History, Science, and Evolution

I've not had a lot of time to write here recently. I have done a...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

My MHA Presentation and Reconciling Science with Scripture

Here is a copy of my MHA presentation text, "Early LDS Attempts to Reconcile...

May 2017

May 21, 2017

10 Things for Understanding the Old Testament

My semester has ended, and now I enter into a busy summer of reading, writing,...

May 04, 2017

May 4th is Not Just Star Wars Day…

Few Mormons, I think, know that May 4 is a significant day in LDS liturgical...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

Announcement: Online Mormon Reading Group of Luke T. Johnson’s Introduction to the New Testament

It's paper-writing season for me, not a ton of time to blog anything substantial. However,...

April 09, 2017

Carpe Diem: Two Book Sales

First, Fortress Press is having a massive ebook/Kindle sale through the end of April. There's...

April 01, 2017

Free Book! and It’s a Good One!

I've often had Misreading Scripture Through Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible on...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

A Bit of News

I've got some public speaking coming up, and I'm excited. First, I'll be in Utah over...

March 07, 2017

Transitional Mormonism, Part 2: An Earlier Transition

What do I mean by "transitional Mormonism"? (Part 1 is here if you missed it.)...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

My Contribution to the SMPT Conference at Claremont

The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology will hold a conference at Claremont, March 2-4....

February 17, 2017

Greek/Hebrew Followup: Another Demo and more Free Stuff Through March 1

It's Logos' 25th Anniversary, and they're offering a $25 coupon through March 1. That means it's...

February 16, 2017

The Complexities of History in The Ensign

I still haven't had time for the second post in my Transitional Mormonism series, but I...

February 11, 2017

How to Use Greek and Hebrew: New and Improved

I'll get back to my Transitional Mormonism and Tradition, but I was really excited about...

February 01, 2017

Transitional Mormonism and Tradition: Part 1

I wrote the last post while traveling and have just started a new and busy...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Mormon Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It?

Occasionally, one hears Mormons (usually laypeople) critiquing Protestants for slavish and uncritical interpretation of the...

January 01, 2017

Quick Thoughts on D&C 1:30 “the only true and living Church”

A few scattered thoughts on what "the only true and living Church" might and might...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

The Blog in the Coming Year and D&C

I've agonized a bit over how to handle D&C this year. Here's what I have decided and...

December 21, 2016

Santa Claus is Canaanite! Really.

I've plugged Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) before, a great magazine (with pictures!) aimed at interested laypeople....

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