2012-08-10T12:59:07-07:00

Articles from Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, is are available as both audio and print subscriptions on iTunes.  From the web page: Below are the links to Interpreter‘s iTunes podcasts: Audio MP3 podcast in iTunes PDF podcast in iTunes ePub podcast in iTunes Interpreter is also now available for subscription on Amazon’s Kindle devices through the Kindle Store. On Amazon’s website, or on your Kindle, you may search for “Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture,” to reach the publication, or click here. By subscribing, new publications... Read more

2012-08-10T12:14:18-07:00

Mark Wright and Brant Gardner, “The Cultural Context of Nephite Apostasy,” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, 1/1 (2012): 25-55 http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-cultural-context-of-nephite-apostasy/ Read more

2012-08-09T22:36:20-07:00

Amid the swirling controversies associated with the Church, a fundamental question emerges: Who should be considered a Mormon, and why?  I believe that there are at least a minimum of four ideas one must affirm to be considered a Mormon in anything more than name only (there may be more). 1- There is a God. 2- Jesus is the Christ, meaning not that he was a great teacher, but that he was the Messiah, the Son of God, who was... Read more

2012-08-09T22:05:45-07:00

Certain denizens of the LDS apostate intellectual slums of the internet claim that my friend John Gee, a professor at Brigham Young University, lacks all credibility in professional Egyptological circles.  (This accusation, by the way, comes from people with no advanced degrees in any relevant field, no academic positions, and no peer-reviewed publications of their own.  These are mere hacks and cranks who spend their days ranting against Mormonism on internet bulletin boards.) Some of you may have noticed that... Read more

2012-08-06T19:50:28-07:00

Telephoto Macro photos of insects on a nature hike during the family reunion at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamblinofjerusalem/sets/72157630944962916/detail/ Read more

2012-08-05T19:52:42-07:00

A new academic journal focusing on Mormon scripture has been launched. (I’m on the board of editors.) The first article is online now. http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/ Read more

2012-07-30T20:42:28-07:00

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765592705/It-is-OK-to-disagree-not-dehumanize.html   Read more

2012-07-29T23:12:12-07:00

My view on the issue of Mormon studies. Mormon Studies Update and Clarification:  Several people have apparently misunderstood my use of the term Mormon studies.  Mormon studies is typically used in two ways. First, as a description of the study of anything to do with Mormonism–history, art, literature, politics, religion, economics, etc. Second, Mormon studies is used in parallel to Islamic studies or Hindu studies–that is, as a subset of religious studies.  That is how I am using the term... Read more

2012-07-24T21:41:46-07:00

Fourteenth Annual Mormon Apologetics Conference sponsored by the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR)–as of six weeks ago the premier Mormon apologetics organization–will be held on August 2-3, 2012.  For information see: http://www.fairlds.org/fair-conferences/2012-fair-conference/conf12a I understand pre-registration is up 50% this year, so you might want to register early. Alas, my wife thinks that I should go to her family’s family reunion on those days!  D’oh!!! Read more

2012-07-22T17:09:01-07:00

We discussed Korihor and Alma 30 in Gospel Doctrine today.  Here is my summary of the ten foundational claims of Korihor.  It is interesting that essentially none of the claims of the New Atheists are, in fact, “new”. Teachings of Korihor Read more

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