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April 2011

April 26, 2011

Pseudonyms and the Siloed Life

I recently realized that I lead multiple different lives. I have by professional life where...

April 21, 2011

Genocide is better than Sacrifice

The prophet Samuel famously rebukes King Saul's desire to offer sacrifice to the Lord with...

April 21, 2011

Exclusive newly discovered primary source depicts the difficulty of establishing “Mormon doctrine”

An interesting and newly discovered primary source on Mormonism has fallen into the hands of...

April 15, 2011

Early Mormon Responses to the BoM Musical

The "early" in this post title is intended to modify the word "responses," not "Mormon."...

April 14, 2011

The Original Pious Fraud

Latter-day Saints often discuss the merits of thinking about the Book of Mormon as a...

April 12, 2011

The Articles of (whose?) Faith

The Articles of Faith, as is well-known, were orginally penned by Joseph Smith in the...

April 09, 2011

Rethinking Mormon Christianity

When I first entered divinity school I met a friend who described his home denomination...

April 04, 2011

When Abraham Killed Isaac

Of course, we all know that Abraham didn't kill Isaac in the end. Or do...

April 03, 2011

Sunday PM Conference Open Thread: Bored in Conference Edition.

This afternoon, my co-host will be Bored in Vernal. BiV is a regular guest here...

April 03, 2011

Sunday AM Conference Open Thread: Parshall, Murray, and Taysom Edition

This morning, we have a three-guest powerhouse panel of co-hosts, though the post title does...

April 02, 2011

Saturday PM Conference Open Thread: Democrat Edition

Just kidding! It is a non-partisan thread, but my co-host for this session is Dan....

April 02, 2011

Saturday AM Conference Open Thread: Literary Edition

I am excited for Conference this weekend! I have always loved General Conference and General...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

What is Anthropomorphism?

LDS are often ardent defenders of biblical anthropomorphism, decrying not only the later theological tendency...

March 24, 2011

Earth to Elna Baker: God doesn’t live on Kolob

Don't get me wrong, I actually personally want to see the new Broadway musical The...

March 22, 2011

Garments of Skin?

In Genesis 3, after Adam and Eve have been cast out of the garden, Yahweh...

March 17, 2011

Living with a “vastly increased awareness of global suffering”

I witnessed suffering this week. You did too. I didn't witness it in person, and...

March 11, 2011

Ten Tidbits about the Sermon on the Mount

1. The Sermon on the Mount only appears in Matthew's gospel. In Luke, the sermon...

March 08, 2011

Hauglid’s new critical text of the Book of Abraham manuscripts

Brian M. Hauglid's A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions is the...

March 07, 2011

BYU’s honor code, implications of racism, and journalistic rhetorical structures

I don't really follow college sports, but I couldn't help but notice the attention BYU...

March 04, 2011

Do Mormons Need a “Nostra Aetate” of Their Own?

In 1965 the Second Vatican Council produced a declaration on the relation of the Catholic...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

Ten Tidbits about the Five Books of Moses

1. Most scholars don’t believe that Moses wrote the five books of Moses. Moses never...

February 25, 2011

(Past Due) – an uncorrelated hymn

I believe in uncorrelated hymns. This post is a personal reflection about one of my...

February 18, 2011

The Royal Psalms: An Interview with David L.

David L. is currently working on his dissertion at University of St. Andrews in Biblical...

February 13, 2011

Guest Post: Work We Must, But the Lunch Is Free

The voices of inequality and brutal Social Darwinistic capitalism have enjoyed a resurgence on the...

February 12, 2011

Happy Birthday! Early Lincoln on Religion

In 1846 Abraham Lincoln wrote the following about his religious outlook: To the Voters of...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

Ten Tidbits About Prophets and Prophecy in the Old Testament

1. The biblical, or so-called "canonical," prophets--those whom we tend to consider the prophets--in many...

January 24, 2011

How Like a Chevrolet a Bird Is! A recipe for Temple soup.

This recipe is so easy, anyone can follow it! No need to memorize nor even...

January 23, 2011

A post prompted by another post

One of my fellow saints recently asked me what I think of the late Hugh...

January 23, 2011

The Blessings of an Unknown God

This post could be called anti-Areopagean, since in a reversal of the Acts 17 narrative,...

January 19, 2011

It’s not a competition, but…

A few years ago, I attended an event where a scholar of biblical studies pined...

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