Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mormon Halacha and Common Law

Posted on June 27, 2009 by TT

In kosher law, wine is only kosher when it has been produced and handled by Jews. In this way this kosher law is distinctive from the LDS “Word of Wisdom” in that it is not about the substance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Leadership, Mormon Culture, Mormon Studies, Theology | 29 Comments

A Review of Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons

Posted on June 26, 2009 by dwclark

What follows is my review of the film <a href="http://www.untoldstoryofblackmormons.com/"Nobody Knows, The Untold Story of Black Mormons. I have divided it into three sections. The first section, “Review,” is just that, my review of the movie. I think it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 24 Comments

Brand Spanking New

Posted on June 25, 2009 by mogget

Like many Christians I like to read and re-read Romans 5-8. Paul uses very vivid imagery to portray both sin and grace as powers that can exercise dominion over human life. Death and the law are likewise rendered in apocalyptic … Continue reading →

Posted in Marginalia, Scripture | 9 Comments

My FPR/FMH Father’s Day

Posted on June 22, 2009 by dwclark

I like to think of FPR and FMH as the polar opposites of the bloggernacle.

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Did Man or God Create Woman? Feminist Interpretations of the Story of Eve and Adam

Posted on June 19, 2009 by theyellowdart

Did Adam or God Create Eve? Perhaps no text has influenced current gender roles and concepts of sexuality in Western culture more than the biblical Yahwist (J) account of creation found in Genesis 2-3. [1]

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Who sold Joseph?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jupiterschild

A friend suggested that when confronting the problems of the Pentateuchal narrative, it’s best to begin with an innocuous passage–that is, one that has low theological stakes. Part of the problem with the average person’s acceptance of the theory is … Continue reading →

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The Formation of the Gods

Posted on June 18, 2009 by TT

I have suggested before in more oblique ways that the humanist account of the stable subject is at odds with Mormon doctrine of divinization, and in this way Mormonism has more in common with the psychoanalytic account of the formation … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Metaphysics, Theology | 16 Comments

Optimism and Naiveté for LDS Religion Scholars

Posted on June 17, 2009 by TT

I just finished Sheldon Greaves, “The Education of a Bible Scholar” in Dialogue 42:2, Greaves’s spiritual autobiography recounting both his loss of place in the LDS church in the mid-nineties and his appreciation for modern critical biblical studies. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, BYU, Mormon Studies, Scripture, Studying Religion | 36 Comments

Follow us on Twitter

Posted on June 17, 2009 by TT

Keep up with new posts on Twitter. Our username is FaithProRumor.

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From Missionaries to Salesmen

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Chris H.

While trying to put together some posts, a colleague sent me an interesting article in The New York Times about Mormon young men selling for Pinnacle Security. Having lived and worked quite a bit in Mormon college towns, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Culture | 29 Comments