WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE: MORMONISM IN CONTEXT OF ONGOING DISCUSSIONS OF COLONIALISM, CONVERSION, AND GLOBALIZED RELIGION Mormonism is famous for its missionary zeal, driven by its self-understanding as being the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and the desire to fulfill the biblical prophecy of Christ’s gospel being taken to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. Informed by themes and questions in contemporary debates about colonialism, conversion, and globalized religion, panelists will explore Mormon growth and attitudes toward religious and cultural “others.” Can intercultural activities ever be fair or balanced? Is missionary work or even interreligious dialogue a cloak for cultural genocide?

Charles Randall Paul, Megan Falater, Kenneth M. Morrison