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March 2019

March 10, 2019

On Hiatus until June

"I confess that I am constantly appalled by the scarcity of my knowledge, and the...

October 2018

October 22, 2018

A Short Announcement and a Seattle Fireside on Reclaiming the Literal Interpretation of Genesis

First, I've had a lot of Facebook friend requests from readers. I'm taking a break...

January 2018

January 13, 2018

Mormonism and the challenges of Science, Revelation, and Faith at UVU

UVU's annual Mormon Studies Conference will be held (and streamed!) February 22-23. The topic is Heaven &...

December 2017

December 21, 2017

A Christmas Plug

One of the best ways for laypeople to learn about the history, text, interpretation, archaeology,...

November 2017

November 14, 2017

Old Testament, the Blog in the Upcoming Year, and News

Coming back to the Old Testament means I've been at this solo blog thing for...

October 2017

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 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 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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

New/Forthcoming books of Interest

Update: Between now and Dec 5, get 5$ off any physical Amazon book order of...

October 2016

October 16, 2016

An update and book preview

I wrote four draft posts on Saturday, two for Gospel Doctrine lessons, and two on other...