A Public Conversation about Mormonism

September 19, 2012 by James Faulconer

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We don't practice these things perfectly by any means, but they and the beliefs they incarnate suggest that the as-yet unexplored Mormon view of the world is different than the worldview of either political party, notwithstanding Mitt Romney's Republican candidacy and Harry Reid's Democratic membership. The most interesting public conversation about Mormonism hasn't occurred yet.

Simon Critchley has written a beautiful, though in spots perhaps slightly awkward, love-letter to Mormons, but most such first confessions of love are somewhat awkward. Our responses have also been awkward, and probably will continue to be. We're just getting used to this kind of relationship with non-Mormons. But I, at least, owe Simon great thanks for what he said, and I think other Mormons do too.

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About James Faulconer

James Faulconer is a Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University, where he has taught philosophy since 1975.

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