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May 2014

May 08, 2014

The Book of Mormon as Myth and More on the Name Alma

So to begin with I wanted to clarify my attitude about the BoM and why...

May 04, 2014

Guest Post: Mormons Talking About Jews

This post comes from guest contributor Orson. LDS scholars can sometimes be quite disparaging when discussing...

May 01, 2014

Alma and Adieu: When Will the Tired Apologetic Arguments End?

In his recent op-ed to the Deseret News, Daniel Peterson has trotted out two old...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Pseudonyms and the Ad Hominem

Let me share my observations about being a pseudonymous Mormon blogger for over a decade....

April 11, 2014

Female Voice and the Prophetess Huldah

There has been a lot of talk lately about gender equality and whether women have...

April 08, 2014

Challenging Church Leadership

The following is a reprint of a post originally written in Oct 2008. Something reminded...

April 04, 2014

Some non-arguments against ordaining women to the LDS priesthood

I’m sure all these things have been said before and better, but in order to...

April 01, 2014

I am the newest BYU Prof!

Many of my close friends and family already know this, so it won’t be a...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

The Joseph Story in Genesis and the Documentary Hypothesis

A basic first step in grasping the meaning of a biblical text as it may...

March 19, 2014

The Problem of Gendered Voice in the Church Memo to leaders of Ordain Women

The non-accidental choice of the Church to issue the recent press release through a female...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Friendly Fire on Mormon Scholars

While some corners of the LDS church's intellectual health have been thriving, including in some...

February 13, 2014

What is the Moral Lesson of Genesis?

Latter-day Saints are studying the Old Testament this year. Unfortunately, many LDS readings of the...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Remember that one time God totally denied having a body in restoration scripture?

There I was looking at all the fascinating differences between the First Book of Moses...

January 23, 2014

The Myth of “Listening” to the Scriptures

So, I am still thinking about the interpretive claim made by another blog that "God...

January 22, 2014

“Generous Orthodoxy” and Continuous Revelation

I recently came across a phrase from feminist theologian Hannah Bacon that I really liked....

January 21, 2014

A Mormon Tribute to MLK

Given some of the discussion of Martin Luther King, Jr. in some LDS venues, I...

January 17, 2014

Who wrote Ether 3? Or, Why Mormons do not fear the Documentary Hypothesis

The story of the appearance of Jesus Christ to the brother of Jared is one...

January 11, 2014

Even More Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

I once wrote about the Jacob (pseud)epigraphon in the book of Alma, which I said...

January 04, 2014

Repost: Ethics as an Interpretive Lens

This is a repost of an earlier post of mine that seems relevant today. How...

January 03, 2014

Yes, M* is a Child-Sacrificing Misogynist and Racist Bigot Blog

I believe that I recall the last time I posted M*. It was April 2012....

December 2013

December 30, 2013

FPR Best of 2013

This year, like many years past, we had some great posts. We tend to be...

December 16, 2013

Even Christ’s Body Has an A**hole

Communities sometimes find themselves in deep division over really important issues. There is no universal...

December 16, 2013

Sorry Brigham, but we’re all the children of Cain!

With the recent statement disavowing aspects of Mormonism’s tangled history with racism, attention has turned...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

The Book of Mormon and the Late War: Direct Literary Dependence?

The rediscovery of the Late War by Gilbert Hunt recently as a possible source for...

October 28, 2013

Two LDS Perspectives on Religious Studies (A Parody)

Two LDS scholars have recently voiced their thoughts on the academic study of religion. One...

October 07, 2013

What Paul did not mean by apostle

Paul claims to be an apostle by virtue of his vision/s of Jesus. He does...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Korihor: An Anachronistic Exemplum of Atheism and Infidelity?

In a recent post TT made some interesting observations about Korihor and secularism in the...

August 27, 2013

BYU Professor’s Mormonizing of the Old Testament

When I opened up my new issue of the BYU magazine, I immediately encountered a...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Hans Mattsson and Joseph Smith’s polygamy

The online LDS response to the NYT article describing Hans Mattsson’s struggle with doubt about...

July 12, 2013

The Heresies of Father Brown and the Future of LDS Scriptural Studies

With the new direction at the Maxwell Institute, the launch of the Mormon Interpreter, the...

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