This session is a discussion of the contents of forthcoming volume entitled The LDS Church’s Gospel Topics Essays: The Scholarly Community Responds to be published by the University of Utah Press in 2018. The discussion will feature four contributing scholars. The scholars and their topics are as follows: Newell G. Bringhurst, “A Brief Overview of the Volume—Why the Gospel Topics Essays?” Matthew L. Harris, “Reflections on the ‘Race and Priesthood’ essay—Its Strengths and Weakness” Gary James Bergera, “’Through a Glass Darkly’: ‘Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Plural Marriage’ essay.” Margaret Toscano, “Deconstructing the ‘Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple and Women’ essay.”

Newell G. Bringhurst
Matthew L. Harris
Gary Bergera
Margaret Toscano