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February 2017

February 24, 2017
The following is a brief response to Michael Austin's post "Canon as Context: Insights from...

September 2015

September 27, 2015
Introduction The fact that New Testament (NT) language appears throughout the Book of Mormon (BM)...

May 2014

May 30, 2014
The open letter recently delivered by LDS church spokesman Michael Otterson to a variety of...

April 2014

April 04, 2014
I’m sure all these things have been said before and better, but in order to...

July 2013

July 31, 2013
The online LDS response to the NYT article describing Hans Mattsson’s struggle with doubt about...

March 2013

March 17, 2013
Sam Gamgee and the Relief Society[1] Whenever I watch the film version of the Lord...
March 05, 2013
In case you haven't seen it, take a break from Wheat and Tares Apologizing and...

February 2013

February 25, 2013
It may come as a surprise to some that there are texts from ancient Israel,...

October 2012

October 16, 2012
For the series announcement and the question to which I am replying, see here. I...

July 2012

July 26, 2012
Several weeks ago we had a sacrament meeting talk that remains on my mind. The...
July 23, 2012
1. Although commonly referred to as the "Ten Commandments," in the Hebrew Bible itself they are...

May 2012

May 08, 2012
A Freemason’s Critique of Sam Brown by Guest Poster Joe Steve Swick III Joe Swick...
May 02, 2012
In a rather strange opening miracle, the author of the Gospel of John depicts Jesus...

April 2012

April 17, 2012
Published this AM, by Ross Douthout.  Amazing what Kindle can do, no? So the "problem,"...
April 16, 2012
FPR would like to thank Christopher Carroll Smith for this guest post. Chris is an...
April 08, 2012
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new...

February 2012

February 15, 2012
In 1 Cor 8, Paul give some advice to the "strong" who know something that...
February 02, 2012
It appears that Andrew Sullivan published something on Mormons yesterday.  How do I know this...

January 2012

January 13, 2012
In a 9-0 decision the U.S Supreme Court has declared that the government may not...

September 2011

September 22, 2011
This morning my facebook and twitter feeds were inundated with declarations by my Latter-day Saint...
September 12, 2011
The much-heralded Relief Society history Daughters in my Kingdom commissioned by General President Julie B. Beck is...
September 09, 2011
The Problem What makes Biblical Scripture, Scripture for LDS Christians?* Historically one prominent model for...

August 2011

August 16, 2011
I would argue neither. With the rising tide of modern science, historical criticism, and other...
August 09, 2011
Taken from remarks made by a panel at the 2011 Sunstone Symposium. Participants were Kaimi...

July 2011

July 24, 2011
It has only been in recent years that I have slowly become aware that not...

May 2011

May 27, 2011
Title: "Swell Suffering": A Biography of Maureen Whipple Author: Veda Tebbs Hale Publisher: Greg Kofford...

February 2011

February 04, 2011
In 1858 Edward Tullidge wrote to Brigham Young to volunteer himself as the epic chronicler...
February 03, 2011
David L., who recently joined M*, and I have been having a really wonderful conversation...

January 2011

January 29, 2011
1. The biblical, or so-called "canonical," prophets--those whom we tend to consider the prophets--in many...
January 14, 2011
Jude 1:5-7 (NRSV):  Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that...
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