The Mormon Archipelago

Message versus method in Mormonism @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  So I'm reading through Christian blogs this morning and came across "In Defense of Seeker...

A short history of the megachurch, and why there aren't any Mormon megachurches @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -   At Mere Orthodoxy, "Why Didn't Jesus Start a Megachurch?" Megachurches are defined as a...

Take your tithing and have a kegger, thus saith the Lord?! @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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Cyberspace a gay haven @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  There's a story on the AP wire (by Jennifer Dobner) that ran in my local newspaper with...

Politics and Communion @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  And you thought Mitt Romney was the only candidate whose religion raised issues for...

Don't chase anyone out of the Church @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  At Life on Gold Plates, a summary of Michael Ash's FAIR Conference presentation on...

What echoes lurk in Alma 41? @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  Take your listening ear over to "Alma 41 and the Wiccan Rede" at The Rains Came Down,...

BYU Idaho Fight Club? What the Crap? @ New Cool Thang
  -  I frankly find this disturbing. President Clark, you have a problem.

Model Minorities? @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  I have recently been exploring Chiung Hwang Chen’s 2004 book Mormon and Asian...

Brigham Young and the West, Part 2 @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  [See Part 1] This is the second installment hitting highlights in Brigham Young and the...

Compartmentalizing the Bracket and the Problem of Creep @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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Dreaming of Joseph Smith’s Mummy @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  So, I had a pretty wacked out dream last December.  I found it rich with symbolism,...

Are denominations irrelevant? @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  From Mark D. Roberts:Most American Christians aren’t especially limited by or even...

Another Romney for VP plug @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  Of course Hugh Hewitt has been plugging Romney all along, but now the discussion turns on...

How many houses do you have? @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  Probably not as many as John McCain. Of course, that depends on the meaning of the term...

It Must’ve Been Love, But It’s Over Now @ Nine Moons
  -  When I was attending the University of Utah one of my then favorite movies, The Big...

Help me find “The Best Books” @ New Cool Thang
  -  So, I have noted that my typical habit of buying books and giving them away has once...

BYU Football: Best Sites To Bookmark @ New Cool Thang
  -  Football season is upon us. Woohoo! As I have in years past I will be posting on the...

For Shame @ a bird's eye view
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Roundtable Discussion on Mountain Meadows Featuring Faragher, Barlow, Fixico, and Turley @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  Word of this panel has been around already, but I thought I’d draw attention to it...

What do we do with the Revisionist Emma Smith? @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  In recent years there has been a consistent effort on the part of Church members to...

From the Archives: The Mormon Reformation of 1856-57 @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  I’ve been going through Joseph F. Smith’s letter correspondence from his...

Get Thee to a Grad School @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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Religion, Law and Legalism @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  At First Things, "Law and Unlaw," a fine short essay on the various permutations of law...

The Abortion Plank @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  The latest headlines in the unending abortion debate come from the draft 2008 Democratic...

Insider's view of Mormon chapels @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  As part of its continuing mission to explore new media worlds and combat misperceptions...

Dutcher's long and winding road @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  In the LA Times, "Richard Dutcher leaves the Mormon church and a genre," reviewing where...

Brigham Young and the West, Part 1 @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  I recently finished Brigham Young and the Expanding American Frontier, by Newell G....

You don't have to be perfect @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  Michelle at Blogger of Jared, in "Ideality vs. Reality":As a trying-to-recover...

The undeluded believer @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  LDS Science Review gathers links to responses to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. In...

To “Declare One’s Allegiance” When Writing Biography @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  Earlier this summer, in preparation for my first-time visit to Monticello in the lush...

Is Mormonism Euhemerism? @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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Your daily dish of Mormon blogs @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  The Today in the Bloggernacle feature at Mormon Times now updates every weekday. It's...

MMM book opens old wounds @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  So says the latest article making the media rounds with commentary on the newly-released...

Rational Supernaturalism, Part I: Joseph Smith, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Angels @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  Enlightenment thought brought many threats to eighteenth and nineteenth century religious...

LDS Chapel in London Firebombed? @ Dave's Mormon Inquiry
  -  A first-person report from an LDS blogger who was on the scene. In addition, he used the...

Too Much Excitement for Sunday, or on Burning Down a Mormon Church @ a bird's eye view
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The future of Mormon history @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  About a year ago, I was talking with a friend about the state of Mormon history. He...

New Guest Blogger: Brett D. @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  The Juvenile Instructor is pleased to announce our latest guest blogger, Brett D.  Brett...

Children and SSM: An Analysis of “The Divine Institution of Marriage” @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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On Criticism @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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Sacrament Cups: Paper or Plastic? @ Nine Moons
  -  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in...

From the Archives: David Whitmer on Joseph Smith and his Followers @ Juvenile Instructor
  -  David Whitmer was a powerful figure in the early Mormon Church. Besides being one of the...

Why be married? @ New Cool Thang
  -  So I have to teach the Young Men a lesson this Sunday on choosing an Eternal Companion,...

Pick Romney….Please @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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The My Girl Bill @ Nine Moons
  -  The stake president called on our home last night, a pre-arranged appointment that made...

The Discourse of Orthodoxy @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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8 Years a Couple, Forever a Family @ Nine Moons
  -  Last night at 5:30pm Sara gave birth to our daughter, Lucca Plum Clifton (Lucca as in the...

Why the KJV? @ New Cool Thang
  -  Someone asked me recently why the LDS church still uses the King James Version...

Can someone give me a solid definition of “the Lord’s anointed”? @ New Cool Thang
  -  Can someone give me a solid definition of “the Lord’s anointed”? Does...

Whoops. @ Nine Moons
  -  I have the nicest visiting teacher. She’s an older lady, and she’s very...

Smells and Bells @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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New Order Mormonism @ Faith Promoting Rumor
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And It’s Me You Need to Show, How Deep is Your Love? @ Nine Moons
  -  **This is my first entry on Nine Moons and I just wanted to thank Rusty for inviting me...

Question: Does the prophet ever publish original material in the Ensign? @ New Cool Thang
  -  As I opened the August Ensign, and went over the prophet’s message, I found it...

BOMB*: A Voice to Shake the Earth @ a bird's eye view
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Out of the Best Podcasts @ Nine Moons
  -  I’ve always had a love for the pure, unadulterated beauty of talk radio. No faces -...

Welcome Guest Blogger David T @ Nine Moons
  -  Nine Moons would like to welcome David T as our newest guest-blogger. And no, this...

Time Travel Survival Tips @ New Cool Thang
  -  I just want ya’ll to know that this is going to be kind of a weird post...

See you at FAIR @ New Cool Thang
  -  Living in Oregon I don’t get to many of the various conferences, but as it turns...

Feel this bag! @ New Cool Thang
  -  This recent story over at KSL cracked me up (hat tip to Eric Snider and sorry if you saw...

A Dog’s Life Part 3: the FuMan Cometh @ New Cool Thang
  -  After the Duchess I thought I was through with dogs forever. I know that Geoff really...

A Dog’s Life Part 2: The Duchess @ New Cool Thang
  -  So, moving on to “the Duchess” (or as I like to call her, Fat @$$). We now lived in...

Love in Mourning @ Nine Moons
  -  Last Tuesday our dear friends’ 1-month old baby passed away after a fight with the...

Of Good Report @ Nine Moons
  -  I’m a wee bit of a meme fan. I think they’re useful in helping bloggers...

A Dog’s Life Part 1: Portrait of a Lady @ New Cool Thang
  -  Last December, much to Geoff’s dismay, we (the children and I) brought a new addition...

25 Percent of American Adults Are Obese @ New Cool Thang
  -  A new report from the Center for Disease Control is out announcing that for the first...

Some Meandering Theological Musings @ New Cool Thang
  -  Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen....

Newsroom Blogging and Grand Enterprises @ a bird's eye view
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How Does Libertarian Free Will reject Causal Determinism? @ New Cool Thang
  -  Ok, If you’ve been around a while, you know that I’ve never had a philosophy lesson...

Our Dead III @ a bird's eye view
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Temples at the Center @ a bird's eye view
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New CES change @ New Cool Thang
  -  I received the following in my e-mail today, and as I am aware that many of our friends...

New survey: Religious tolerance growing among Christians? @ New Cool Thang
  -  There was and interesting article today at Time.com (via Yahoo News) focusing on a recent...

God and the Future @ New Cool Thang
  -  I face sort of an odd situation in my life. You see, I don’t believe the future...

How much evil is okay? @ New Cool Thang
  -  Let’s assume for the sake of this post that God exists and that he’s good. ...

Black Nail Polish @ New Cool Thang
  -  Last month I was “fired” as Ward Clerk and moved to be Young Men’s...

Questions On Our Eternal Being @ New Cool Thang
  -   One of the most prominent and appealing concepts throughout our religion is that of...

A Textual History of the KFD, Part II @ Splendid Sun
  -  This post is a direct continuation of Part I and follows without introduction. The...

A Textual History of the KFD, Part I: Sources to the “History of Joseph Smith” @ Splendid Sun
  -  EDITORIAL NOTE: This post contains links to various transcripts of the “King...

The end of an era @ Splendid Sun
  -  I am a chemist by training, but Mormon history has always been open to dilettants (for...

Moving to the lesser law — a bitter farewell to the 2.5 hour block @ New Cool Thang
  -  It’s finally over. After about 4 years of enjoying the higher law in our stake...

Baby girl, it was really nothing @ New Cool Thang
  -  My third grade daughter was distraught the other evening. She has/had a crush on a boy...

Forbidden Fruit @ New Cool Thang
  -  So, just to show I suck at New Years Resolutions, I switched from the Book of Mormon to...

EMSA Conference 2008, Programme and Instructions @ EMSA
  -  The European Mormon Studies Association Annual Conference: 21-22 August 2008 Organized...

What Was Mormon Thinking? Or, 30+ Chapters on War Followed By One on 200 Years of Peaceful Utopia?!? @ New Cool Thang
  -  The response to my previous post could be characterized as a collective “that’s...

The Nine Commandments @ New Cool Thang
  -  In a book called The Nine Commandments, David Noel Freedman argues that the Old Testament...

In which I ask a Seventy a question @ New Cool Thang
  -  A few months ago, I enjoyed being in a Question and Answer session with Elder Anderson of...

A Dreamy Theodicy @ New Cool Thang
  -  Every night I go to sleep and have the most terrible dreams imaginable. I am torn to...

New Gilbert Temple announced — three miles from my house! [updated] @ New Cool Thang
  -  So I found out just yesterday that the church officially announced it will be building a...

Research update on Mormon healing @ Splendid Sun
  -  As some know, Kris and I have worked together for the past couple of years doing research...

1,000 Years of Abuse; Millions (Billions?) Victimized @ a bird's eye view
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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid @ a bird's eye view
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Bemused Observations @ a bird's eye view
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Two latest in Signature’s Significant Diary Series @ Splendid Sun
  -  John P. Hatch, ed., Danish Apostle: The Diaries of Anthon H. Lund (Salt Lake City,...

A Tale of Labor Terrorism in Salt Lake City @ a bird's eye view
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A Lady’s Life among the Mormons @ Splendid Sun
  -  One of the most invaluable publication series in Mormon Studies is Utah State University...

Elder Ballard’s Advice–Start a Blog @ Splendid Sun
  -  I haven’t written for a while, and now I feel remiss. Today was graduation day at...

EMSA Conference 2008, Call for Papers @ EMSA
  -  The European Mormon Studies Association Annual Conference Organized together with the...

Thanksgiving among the Mormons @ Splendid Sun
  -  Perhaps as we celebrate our feasts we will give thanks for our co-religionists who...

Review: barnesandnoble.com @ Splendid Sun
  -  I am typically an Amazon.com man. I have the free two-day shipping and I love their used...

Review: The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Utah Years, 1871-1886 @ Splendid Sun
  -  Donald G. Godfrey and Kenneth W. Godfrey, The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Utah...

Worcester Conference @ EMSA
  -  Many thanks are due to all those who made the inaugural EMSA conference such a resounding...

Final Details @ EMSA
  -  Programme here. Venue: University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, WR2 6AJ. Leave extra time...

EMSA Conference: Programme @ EMSA
  -  European Mormon Studies Association Conference 2007, University of Worcester, England...

EMSA Conference: First Circular @ EMSA
  -  The inaugural conference of the European Mormon Studies Association (EMSA) will be held...

The People Of The Restoration @ Liberation Front
  -  I happen to work in a largely Jewish area. Within that vibrant community there is...

LDSLF is taking submissions! @ Liberation Front
  -  Several people have mentioned lately that they’d like to see LDSLF active again. ...

EMSA Summer Conference: Call For Papers @ EMSA
  -   The European Mormon Studies Association (EMSA) Inaugural Conference University of...

Abolition-R-Us @ Liberation Front
  -  I’ve been listening to some podcasts dealing with David Batsone’s new book,...

Even Educated Fleas… @ Liberation Front
  -  The BBC reports on a recent Norwegian museum exhibit which documents the presence of...

Review: Phillips, “Rethinking Expansion” @ EMSA
  -  The Mormon weblog, By Common Consent, has posted a brief review/description of Rick...

Review: Aird, “Without Purse or Scrip” @ EMSA
  -  EMSA intends to offer brief reviews of recent publications. Below is a review of Polly...

The Purposes of LDSLF: An Email Conversation @ Liberation Front
  -  From time to time, the folks here at LDSLF receive inquisitive or even confrontational...

Women, Priesthood @ Liberation Front
  -  One of the most frequent, and perhaps most important, conversations among people inclined...

Anna: “Separating Religious Belief from Authority and Structure” @ Liberation Front
  -  At the beginning of the year, LDSLF hosted a series of posts with the theme “What...

Why Do We Have Sunday School? @ Liberation Front
  -  Each Sunday, we devote roughly a third of our worship service to Sunday School. For new...

Backwards in Time @ Liberation Front
  -  As everyone knows, we use places where major events have occurred to structure our...

Praying for Strength @ Liberation Front
  -  I have to finish my dissertation by the end of this summer. Speaking realistically,...