This year’s Pillars of My Faith session featured historian Don Bradley and theologian Maxine Hanks who talked about their journeys out of and then back into the LDS Church. Don Bradley is a writer, editor, and researcher specializing in Mormon origins and an MA candidate in history at Utah State University. He is also the …
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Prop 8 Two Years Later
For those in Salt Lake, save August 4 for “8,” a play about California’s Proposition 8 and how it was overturned. Join playwright Dustin Lance Black (Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk) afterward for a Q and A. It should be an enjoyable and thought-provoking evening. Click here for more information.
2012 Salt Lake Symposium Preliminary Program is Up!
This year’s symposium examines “Mormons and Mormonism as a Political Force,” covering everything from early Utah women’s suffrage, to the Church’s involvement in the Equal Rights Amendment and anti-gay marriage legislation, to the possibility that a Mormon might take up residence in the White House. And more. Check out this year’s offerings.
Articles on the Priesthood Ban
In light of the current media attention on the LDS Church’s priesthood ban, Sunstone presents some of its best articles on the subject. “Dispelling the Curse of Cain: Or, How to Explain the Old Priesthood Ban without Looking Ridiculous,” by Armand Mauss A quick review of LDS publications that promote racial folklore. Sunstone‘s first article …
2011 Fiction Contest Winners
Sunstone is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Brookie and D.K. Brown Fiction contest. Many excellent entries were received this year. 1st Place: “Name” by Heidi Naylor 2nd Place: “How They Get You” by Josh Allen 3rd Place: “Sinkhole” by Larry Menlove Honorable Mention: “One Traveler” by Julie Nichols Look for these stories …
Paul Swenson–Deceased
Sunstone is sad to announce the passing of Paul Swenson. A memorial service for Paul Swenson is scheduled Saturday February 18 at 11:00 am at the Twin Peaks ward house located at 5290 So. Wesley Rd. (approximately 1130 East) Murray, UT 84117 A great Sunstone supporter, Paul invariably sponsored at least two sessions in every …
Sunstone West 2012 preliminary session listing
Sunstone Symposium West 2012 3-4 February 2012 Claremont Graduate University Stauffer Hall 925 N. Dartmouth Ave Claremont, CA Opening Plenary Session 8:00 pm Friday 3 February, Albrecht Auditorium Stirring Up LDS History In her December 2011 Sunstone lecture at the University of Utah, historian LAUREL THATCHER ULRICH examined the new Daughters …
Elder Poelman’s Famous Speech
(The following is excerpted from Joe Geisner’s upcoming article ” ‘Very Careless in His Utterances’: Editing, Correcting, and Censoring Conference Addresses,” to be published in the December 2011 issue of Sunstone. Click here to subscribe.) On 16 November 1984, the Salt Lake Tribune broke a story about changes in first quorum of seventy member Ronald …
Examined by the Examiner
Doug Gibson at the Ogden Standard Examiner reviews Gary Bergera’s article in the current issue of Sunstone. Comes with bonus Grondahl cartoon!
ISO a Utah County venue for immigration panel!
We’d love to repeat our panel discussion on Mormons and Immigration in Provo/Orem. We have a group of willing speakers and plenty of interest in the topic; we just need a place to have the event. We’d need seating for about 50-75 people and a podium and head table for panelists to use. If you …