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August 2008

August 01, 2008

New Order Mormonism

I was recently introduced to the term "new order" Mormons (or is it new...

July 2008

July 23, 2008

A Religious Studies Major at BYU–Pt. III

In our two previous posts we discussed the curriculum as well as what to cover...

July 15, 2008

Nothing Wavering

Every so often I like to drop in and chat with you Mormons about your...

June 2008

June 20, 2008

Dei Verbum: The Word of God in Modern Times

Yesterday's post was on Vatican II as a background to Dei Verbum. Here you will...

June 19, 2008

Vatican II and Modernity

Last time we met, Pius XII had published Divino, and set the Catholics on a...

June 06, 2008

Introducing Secco

We'd like to welcome our newest guest blogger! Secco enjoys European breads, pastries, and all...

June 02, 2008

God is Light III: The Situation

This is the third in a series of posts that will, at some point before...

May 2008

May 27, 2008

God is Light II: Literary Relationships

This is the second post in a series on 1 John. The point of this...

May 25, 2008

God is Light I: Genre and Author

Some time ago, quite some time ago, actually, Eric asked if I’d do a bit...

April 2008

April 15, 2008

Krister Stendahl has died

The news has already started to make the rounds. Esteemed New Testament professor and former...

March 2008

March 26, 2008

Toss the Milk and Lose the Meat

I think most of the people that frequent the Bloggernacle believe that classes such as...

March 13, 2008

Church Education as Consequentialism

For a long time I've felt a disconnect between the concept of "education" employed by programs such...

March 10, 2008

Scattered thoughts on CES, nuance, gray areas, and teaching Institute

This post is a response of sorts to posts and comments here, here, and here....

February 2008

February 07, 2008

Neutrality, Stumbling Blocks, and the Path of Least Interference

A discussion begun over at BCC propelled a train of thought that has been chugging...

January 2008

January 21, 2008

What’s Missing From the Three-Fold Mission?

I don't really know much about the history of the Three-Fold Mission of the Church:...

November 2007

November 29, 2007

The Immaculate Reception… BYU Style

Leave it to a BYU student to invoke the name of the Lord in BYU's...

August 2007

August 30, 2007

What Makes New Yorkers Love New York?

An off-topic post. My wife and I are visiting New York in the next little...

August 24, 2007

A Disappointment

I posted recently about a little Iraqi boy who had been doused in gasoline and...

August 24, 2007

Hell is Too Good for People like This

Words fail me. Follow-up, and some goodness left in the world. Edit: It looks like...

August 21, 2007

The Divine Council and its Doctrinal Implications: an EV-Mormon Discussion

Several months ago, I mentioned Mike Heiser's paper, " You've Seen One Elohim, You've Seen...

August 18, 2007

The Responsibility of the Scholar

What is the responsibility of the academically trained scholar in Mormonism? As more LDSs go...

August 16, 2007

Spiritual Practices

What is the goal of our spiritual practices? Is it different from other contemporary or...

August 14, 2007

Differing Codes of Honor

I've always been curious as to why Church schools have different Honor Codes. At BYUI,...

August 11, 2007

The LDS Temple and National Security: A Romney-Related Hypothetical

Romney's politics are irrelevant for this post, as the same hypothetical would apply if Harry...

August 01, 2007

Knowing our Neighbor: Mormonism’s Failure at Pluralism

One of the key features of modernity is the increasing interaction of peoples of different...

July 2007

July 21, 2007

S#!% Gets Real! Spoiler-free review of Harry Potter 7

The gloves are off, and all the filler scenes of cuteness like going to a...

July 15, 2007

Missing the Forest

In my home ward, my Dad is the SP, and my Mom has taught Institute,...

July 14, 2007

The ethics of the Apologetic toolkit

To explain why it isn't completely impossible (or unusually irrational) to hold to a certain...

July 03, 2007

Limited Tolerance

Over at T&S a discussion about the legalization of polygamy was closed after some of the...

June 2007

June 29, 2007

Financial Problems? Try this!

My home Stake President sent this clip around to all his Bishops, probably the only...

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