The LDS Church has been the subject of much media scrutiny of late. With the attention has come some not-so-ideal PR, including backlash from California’s Prop 8 and survey results indicating many identify Mormons with polygamy (if they know anything about Mormons at all). Panelists and the audience discuss the LDS Church’s use of new …
Speaker: STEVE EVANS
PILLARS OF MY FAITH
Pillars is a Sunstone favorite wherein speakers share the events and concepts that animate their religious lives. It’s a little soul-baring, a little intellectual testimony-bearing. This self-reflective session is about the things that matter most. Join our panelists as they reflect on their spiritual journeys in progress. Steve Evans, Jonathan Stapley, Tracy Mullett McKay
THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF MORMON STUDIES
The last several years have seen a remarkable shift in how LDS scholars and the Church itself approach historical and contemporary topics affecting Mormons, with unparalleled access to archives, personnel. and information-sharing. At the same time, once-prominent institutions in Mormon studies are greying and fading in popularity, and formerly controversial topics no longer raise eyebrows. …