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June 2014

June 08, 2014

Faithless Execution?

Not exactly religious, but it is the great tragedy of our age that such a...

June 04, 2014

What Makes You a Buddhist?

Interesting reflections on what I call Para-Buddhists (people on the sides or fringes of Buddhism)....

June 02, 2014

Religious Art

Hamblin-Peterson column in the Deseret News on religious art.

May 2014

May 16, 2014

Tikal Temple 5

May 10, 2014

John Adams Center

For those interested in questions related to "religion, philosophy, and the Public Square" I suggest...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Temple of the Cross

Panoramic photo of the Temple of the Cross plaza in Palenque.

April 18, 2014

No Anonymity

I'd like to request that those of you who post comments use their real names....

April 16, 2014

La Venta Pyramid

Photos of the early first millennium BC Olmec pyramid at La Venta.

April 15, 2014

Was Jesus Married? 2

John Gee has some interesting criticisms of the "Jesus' Wife" fragment, which he believes is...

April 14, 2014

Mormon Scripture Explorations

All of the old materials from my previous blog "Mormon Scripture Explorations" has now been...

April 11, 2014

Was Jesus Married?

The results of the lengthy study of the "Jesus' Wife fragment" have recently been published...

April 11, 2014

New Sunday School Curriculum?

Alas, I fear this new plan will only increase scriptural illiteracy and proof texting.

April 11, 2014

Popcorn trees!

April 09, 2014

Olmec arrowheads

The Olmec Museum at La Venta contains a number of interesting artifacts, including these obsidian...

April 08, 2014

Colossal Olmec Head

Colossal head of an Olmec god-king from La Venta, Mexico (early first millennium BC).

April 05, 2014

Amazing Grace!

The Hamblin-Peterson column for this week.

April 05, 2014

Photos of the Church of Santa Lucia

My photography of the Church of Santa Lucia, decorated for Christmas, 2013. San Christobal del...

April 05, 2014

New LGBT agenda: Impeach Obama!

I've just heard a secret report that, following on their triumph in getting Brendan Eich...

April 04, 2014

Book Signing

Bradshaw and Larsen will be signing their book at Eborn Books (254 S. Main Street) in...

April 04, 2014

Noah and the Flood

Personally, I thought the Noah movie was okay, but not great. I really couldn’t buy...

April 03, 2014

Why “Enigmatic Mirror”?

Why did I name my new blog "Enigmatic Mirror"? It is drawn from Paul's observation...

April 03, 2014

Welcome to “Enigmatic Mirror”

I've relocated my blog "Mormon Scripture Explorations" to the Patheos community. The old site location...

February 2014

February 15, 2014

An important article

An important evaluation of the secularizing impulse at work at BYU, providing the broad context...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

Want to Tour Mesoamerica?

Although I have ceased active posting on this blog, I do want to make this...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Gee’s Official Position on the BOA

Gee's views on the BOA have been misrepresented in some of the comments on my...

August 30, 2013

Mysteries of Enoch 4

Audio and video of notes of my last lecture on Enoch at Education Week:

August 28, 2013

Mysteries of Enoch 3

Some friends asked me to post the videos of my "Mysteries of Enoch" lectures before...

August 28, 2013

Stop Blogging!

I've decided to stop blogging on this web site. I'll leave it up for a...

August 26, 2013

Book of Abraham Studies

Since I've been discussing the Book of Abraham, it should be noted that the classic...

August 25, 2013

The Mysteries of Enoch 2: 1 Enoch and the New Testament Era

Examination of Enoch lore in: 1- First Enoch; 2- the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; 3- Enoch...