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June 2015

June 08, 2015

New Director at the Maxwell Insitute

Word is that Jerry Bradford has retired as Director of the Maxwell Institute. He will...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

Philip Jenkins on Book of Mormon Historicity

Philip Jenkins, a scholar I admire, has been critiquing Book of Mormon historicity on his...

May 03, 2015

Does Historicity Matter?

The ever insightful Neal Rappleye

May 03, 2015

“Not a Divine Product”

On his blog David Bokovoy suggest that Latter-day Saints should adopt the views of Marcus...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Challenge Refused

Twelve days ago I issued a challenge to critics of John Gee's review of Paul...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Historical Criticism and Historicity

I'm off traveling for a while, and will have intermittent internet access, and time for...

February 2015

February 21, 2015

Authenticity of Scripture

Hamblin and Peterson on the Authenticity of Scripture (Deseret News column).

February 18, 2015

What is Historicity?

In his blogs of the past few David Bokovoy has been using the term "historicity"...

February 13, 2015

Vindicating Dan Peterson

Allen Wyatt has made some important observations on how Dan Peterson has been vindicated against...

February 10, 2015

Seems odd

Does anyone else find it odd that John Dehlin has been excommunicated in part for his...

February 07, 2015

Is Modern Biblical Studies a “Historical” Discipline?

John Gee presented an interesting analysis of the question of whether a person can get...

February 07, 2015

Historicity 1: What is History

Hamblin and Peterson Desert News Column on Historicity. More to come!

January 2015

January 22, 2015

Gee on HIstoricity

I've been out of the loop for a couple of weeks due to my mother's...

January 08, 2015

A Great American Novel?

The vast majority of people understand precisely the implications of a fictional Book of Mormon....

January 08, 2015

More Confusion about Historicity

David Bokovoy is a smart guy, a good scholar, and a wonderful human being. But...

January 07, 2015

A Noble Lie

Often what we hear from progressive and liberal Mormons is that the way to keep...

January 05, 2015

Tis a Puzzlement

Why--I find myself asking--is it legitimate scholarship when the new Maxwell Institute publishes reviews critical of books written...

January 02, 2015

John Gee on “Why They Leave”

John Gee has post two important blogs on the question of why youth leave the...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Objections Regarding the New Direction at the Maxwell Institute

In a recent blog David Bokovoy has claimed that “what this [dispute] is all really...

December 30, 2014

Infallible?

David Bokovoy advises that we should Remind youth ... that [Church] leaders have made mistakes...

December 29, 2014

I agree

At the risk of being accused of shameless sycophancy, I agree with virtually everything Dan...

December 28, 2014

Despair

I have come to despair of ever having a coherent discussion with liberal Mormons. Conservatives...

December 26, 2014

More Important Insights from Ralph Hancock

More important insights from Ralph Hancock on the issue of "new directions" in Mormon studies....

December 24, 2014

More Excellent Insights

More excellent insights from Ralph Hancock about the controversies related to the new direction of the Maxwell...

December 22, 2014

“To Whom Shall We Go?”

Ralph Hancock's important insights into the controversy surrounding the new direction at the Maxwell Institute....

December 21, 2014

Is Queer Book of Mormon Studies Next?

The Maxwell Institute expands the boundaries on the forefront of the "new" of Mormon Studies. "In the long...

December 15, 2014

On Clarity and Misrepresentation

Without clarity there can be no understanding. Human language is inherently ambiguous. We've all experienced being...

December 15, 2014

Ben Park’s Response

Ben Park has posted a response to the controversy. It can be found here. It...

December 15, 2014

Grant Hardy on Park’s Essay

Grant Hardy and I have been corresponding concerning my interpretation of Ben Park's essay. I...

December 13, 2014

Please Don’t Ask Me to Bear My Testimony!

My critics are much exercised because they believe I am trying to force someone to...