Big Islands
The Giant Joshua, Chapters 11-12: Polygamy and Postmemory @ By Common Consent
- by Sarah C. Reed “Hell ain’t got no terrors for me after Dixie!” (The Giant Joshua,...
Reconsidering the Curse of Ham @ Times & Seasons
- In a candid moment in January 1858, an early Church leader named Zerah Pulsipher told his...
Whiteness and Jesus @ By Common Consent
- Over the last couple weeks I’ve been reading The Color of Christ: The Son of God...
The Giant Joshua — Chapters Nine and Ten @ By Common Consent
- By Lynne Larson “That was it, she thought, that which would sustain her . . . the Light...
Uyghurs, the Church, and Religious Freedom @ By Common Consent
- About a week ago, Disney released its live-action Mulan for rent on Disney+. As people...
Never Forget: A 9/11 Reflection Demanding we Remember Consequences @ By Common Consent
- In September 2001 I had just started my first job out of law school—working right next...
“Come, Follow Me” and The Family: A Proclamation to the World @ Times & Seasons
- The “Come, Follow Me” manuals for 2021’s course of study are available online...
The delicious detail of Benjamin Park’s book The Kingdom of Nauvoo @ Times & Seasons
- I recently read (okay, listened to) Benjamin Park’s book Kingdom of Nauvoo: The...
Accusers and the Myth of a Meritocracy @ By Common Consent
- Samuel Alonzo Dodge is a PhD candidate studying American Religious History at Lehigh...
Maurine Whipple and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A complicated relationship (Chapters 7 and 8) @ By Common Consent
- by Andrew Hall I’ll start today’s post with brief review of the themes in Chapters...
Calls to the Quorum of the Twelve: An Analysis @ Times & Seasons
- For something relatively out of the blue, I want to take a moment to consider potential...
My New JST Article @ By Common Consent
- Kevin L. Barney, “A Commentary on Joseph Smith’s Revision of First Corinthians,”...
Conspiracy Theories, Ritual Abuse and the Rise of QAnon in Mormondom @ By Common Consent
- We live at a time when conspiracy theory is spreading. This is my second post on its...
They’re not wrong @ Times & Seasons
- They’re not wrong. Not about everything.
I disagree with their choice of candidate....
The Rise and Decline of the Angel Moroni @ Times & Seasons
- If you were to ask someone what the founding vision of the Restoration was at different...
The Giant Joshua – Chapters Five and Six: Community unity and Native Americans @ By Common Consent
- By Lynne Larson “You couldn’t whip the desert without togetherness. The...
Nephi and the Garden Tower: A Children’s Play @ Times & Seasons
- This week’s Come, Follow Me lesson covers the story of Nephi praying on a tower in...
Thoughts on the Gold Plates @ Times & Seasons
- We round out the 10 questions interview series on Joseph Smith’s translation with a...
Producing Ancient Scripture: Q&A with Editors Mark Ashurst-McGee and Mike MacKay @ Times & Seasons
- Following on Chad’s recent discussions, I’m happy to share another offering...
Hebrew Studies and the Book of Abraham @ Times & Seasons
- We’re continuing our discussion of Joseph Smith’s translations and the...
Translation and the Adam Clarke Commentary @ Times & Seasons
- Kurt Manwaring has continued his interviews focusing on Joseph Smith’s translations...
A Brief Note on Alma and Corianton @ Times & Seasons
- Alma the Younger strikes me as one of the sterner of the prophets, which makes sense if...
Joseph Smith’s Studies and Translations @ Times & Seasons
- It has been a big year for volumes that discuss Joseph Smith’s translation projects,...
What I miss about home church—and why I need to go back to sacrament meeting @ Times & Seasons
- I’ve heard multiple people say how much they’ve enjoyed the last five months of home...
Reconsidering the Curse of Cain @ Times & Seasons
- Eugene England once shared an experience he had with the prominent Latter-day Saint...
Come Follow Me “correction” As Harmful As Before @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Dear Latter-day Saints,
The latest online correction to the Come Follow Me manual has me...
Authority, Scripture, and Social Location @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- By Margaret Olsen Hemming
Over the last couple of years, I’ve described The Book of...
Pop Culture Friday: Justice In America @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- It’s been awhile since I promo-ed a podcast. Today I’m spotlighting a more serious...
Pop Culture Friday: Jane the Virgin @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- If you are looking for a binge-worthy TV show with fantastic characters, great acting, a...
Pop Culture Friday: Dread Nation @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Today’s (slightly late, sorry, the school year just started and my brain is mostly...
Pop Culture Friday: The Memory of Light and Disappeared @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I have a 2-in-1 recommendation for you today, two excellent books by Francisco X....
Pop Culture Friday: The Poet X @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I love a good slam poem, one full of emotion and power and truth. One of the great...
Pop Culture Friday: The Witch Boy @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Aster’s family keeps to themselves. They live in the woods outside of town and have...
Pop Culture Friday: #WizardTeam @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Today I want to highlight one of my favorite podcasts: #WizardTeam by Black Girls...
Pop Culture Friday: Patina by Jason Reynolds @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Patina by Jason Reynolds Middle Grade Realistic Fiction
Patina Jones ain’t no junk....
