Sunstone is pleased to announce the 2019 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest In the spirit of Gene’s writings, entries should relate to Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. Essays, without author identification, will be judged by noted Mormon authors and professors of literature. Winners will be announced by December 15, 2019 on Sunstone’s website, …
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2018 Eugene England Personal Essay Contest Winners
Sunstone is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest. The competition has been drawing together the best work from new and experienced writers for more than 15 years, revealing new experiences and creating new perspectives. Sunstone subscribers can look forward to reading these essays in future issues. 1st …
Call for Entries: 2018 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest
Sunstone is pleased to announce the 2018 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest In the spirit of Gene’s writings, entries should relate to Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. Essays, without author identification, will be judged by noted Mormon authors and professors of literature. Winners will be announced by October 31, 2018 on Sunstone’s website, …
Review of Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt
by Patrick Q. Mason Reviewed by Stephen Carter Doubt has two unique definitions in Mormon culture. In church meetings, we’re most likely to use the word in a negative sense to describe the state of someone who is breaking themselves against—or ignoring—an obvious gospel truth. (Except when we are talking about someone who is …
2015 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest Call for Entries
Sunstone announces a call for entries for the 2015 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest In the spirit of Gene’s writings, entries should relate to Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. Essays, without author identification, will be judged by noted Mormon authors and professors of literature. Winners will be announced by 31 May 2015 on …
An Olive Leaf: In Defense of “Passionate Engagement”
By Eugene England In this electoral season that features a climate of highly polarized political discourse, it is refreshing to remember Eugene England, a life-long Republican, with his common-sense assessments about the importance of a strong two-party political system in which both sides welcome debate and are willing to compromise. Following is an excerpt …
Eugene England’s Calculated Risk: The Struggle for Academic Freedom and Religious Dialogue
By Charlotte Hansen In a recent lecture at the University of Utah, Krista Tippett, host of the NPR radio show, Speaking of Faith, argued that religion needs a place in the public university. During the twentieth century, most people practiced their religions privately, she said, not imagining that intelligent public religious discussion could occur without …