Monthly Archives: June 2008

Anxiety and the Fall

Posted on June 30, 2008 by secco

Some years back for a course I was taking in psychiatry we were assigned to regularly visit a local mental hospital. The first and second floors were “day programs” and the third floor was the locked unit, for those not … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Doctrine, Mormon Studies | 7 Comments

Process-ease and other Linguistic Pet Peeves

Posted on June 27, 2008 by jupiterschild

I’m not a prescriptivist when it comes to language. That is, when a foreign-speaking missionary comes home from a mission correcting everyone’s grammar, people are correct (imo) to be turned off by it (this usually assumes, as prescriptivists have throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Marginalia, Personal Issues | 21 Comments

How Old Was Jesus?

Posted on June 24, 2008 by TT

Doesn’t everyone know that Jesus was 30 when he started his ministry, and 33 when he was killed? This seems to be common knowledge, right? Well, sort of. But not everyone agrees. Let’s begin with the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, … Continue reading →

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The Danger of the [Bracket]

Posted on June 23, 2008 by TT

The [bracket] has been the focus of some rather heated debates in the study of religion in recent years, and poses a particular challenge for Latter-day Saints. This debate was typified in a Harvard Divinity Bulletin exchange between Stephen Prothero … Continue reading →

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A Religious Studies Major at BYU Pt. II

Posted on June 22, 2008 by smallaxe

In Pt I we looked at developing a curriculum and focused on “core classes”. That discussion is still on-going. This post will examine the develoment of an Introduction to Religious Studies course (which will be part of the core classes), and a required … Continue reading →

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Dei Verbum: The Word of God in Modern Times

Posted on June 20, 2008 by mogget

Yesterday’s post was on Vatican II as a background to Dei Verbum. Here you will see how the Catholics talk about integrating critical methods with the pastoral mission of the Church. This is a very interesting topic, but I am … Continue reading →

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Vatican II and Modernity

Posted on June 19, 2008 by mogget

Last time we met, Pius XII had published Divino, and set the Catholics on a glide path for a more productive encounter with modern life. I should emphasize that it’s a Catholic approach to modern life, so you won’t be … Continue reading →

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A Religious Studies Major at BYU Pt. I

Posted on June 18, 2008 by smallaxe

Okay, I know it will probably never happen, but…

Posted in BYU, Mormon Studies, Speculation | 63 Comments

The Shift Toward Modernity

Posted on June 18, 2008 by mogget

Today’s important news is that I ate my first ripe tomato of the 2008 season last night. Now we can get back to the Catholics. When last we left off in this little exercise, Pius X had dealt rather, er…firmly…, … Continue reading →

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The End of Modernism?

Posted on June 17, 2008 by mogget

When last we met to discuss the world of Catholic Biblical scholarship, Pius X had just excommunicated Alfred Loisy in an effort to suppress Modernism… What else did Pius X do about Modernism? In addition to excommunicating Loisy, et. al., … Continue reading →

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