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Monthly Archives: February 2014

My Visit to the Mormon Gilbert, Arizona Temple

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Konden Smith

“He expected the temple to be more beautiful on the inside than it was…” Just a few days prior to me and my wife taking our five daughters to the new Gilbert, Arizona temple, I sat for lunch with an LDS … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Culture | Tagged architecture, beauty, temples

Mormon Studies Classics: The Angel and the Beehive by Armand L. Mauss

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Brian Whitney

Armand L. Mauss, The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994.  257 pages. The thesis of Armand Mauss’ The Angel and The Beehive is centered on the response of The Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged history, Mormon culture, retrenchment, sociology

Review: ‘Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis – Deuteronomy’

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Walker Wright

Review of David Bokovoy, Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis – Deuteronomy (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2014).   As Darwin’s concept of evolutionary adaptation through natural selection has become central to modern evolutionary theory, so…historical criticism provides the foundation for … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Documentary Hypothesis

Sex in Genesis: Is the Sodom story literal? (part 3)

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Clair Barrus

[read part 2 here] Just as earlier stories were used to fashion the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, a later story in the Old Testament borrowed the Sodom story as a template – using sexuality to shame a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in Scriptures | Tagged Bible, Genesis, Old Testament, Sexuality, Sodom, sunday school

Inaugural Bible Verses, and What They Tell Us About Our Presidents

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Christopher Smith

When new presidents are inaugurated, they traditionally lay their hand on the Bible for their swearing-in. Occasionally, as in the cases of Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy, the Bibles are left closed. Usually, however, they are opened—either to a … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, Scriptures | Tagged President's Day

Sex in Genesis: Is the Sodom Story Literal? (part 2)

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Clair Barrus

In a previous post, I proposed the Sodom and Gomorrah story was carefully constructed to parallel the story of the Lord telling Abraham and Sarah that despite their age, they would be able to conceive a child. The thwarted sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in Scriptures | Tagged Bible, Genesis, Old Testament, Sexuality, Sodom, sunday school

Sex in Genesis: Is the Sodom Story Literal? (part 1)

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Clair Barrus

When asked to substitute-teach a gospel doctrine lesson a few years ago, I discovered unexpected parallels between the Sodom and Gomorrah story and some of the stories preceding it. Upon further examination, I came to the realization that the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Scriptures | Tagged Bible, Genesis, Old Testament, Sexuality, Sodom, sunday school
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