Pursuing Mosiah’S And Madison’S Commonsense Principle In Today’S Divided Politics,
2022
Brigham Young University
Pursuing Mosiah’S And Madison’S Commonsense Principle In Today’S Divided Politics, Keith Allred
BYU Studies Quarterly
It is hard not to despair over the dysfunction in American politics today. The chaos created by the partisan rancor is continually before us. Angry tweets, bitter protests, and personal attacks are increasingly the norm, while civil discourse about sound policy is rare. No republic ever effectively managed its challenges this way.
Rise And Run Latter-Day Saint Women And Good Government,
2022
Brigham Young University
Rise And Run Latter-Day Saint Women And Good Government, Susan R. Madsen
BYU Studies Quarterly
Thomas Jefferson believed that “the care of human life & happiness, & not their destruction, is the first & only legitimate object of good government.” According to Elder Wilford W. Andersen of the Seventy, one of the ways good government cares for human life and happiness is when it “protects religion and fosters religious freedom. And good religion encourages good citizenship and adherence to the law of the land.” If we are to ensure that human life, happiness, and religious freedom will thrive and be protected in the years ahead, women must be active in government. Women’s participation is essential …
From Stumbling Blocks To Stepping Stones What America Can Learn From Germany About Reconciliation,
2022
Brigham Young University
From Stumbling Blocks To Stepping Stones What America Can Learn From Germany About Reconciliation, Melissa Dalton-Bradford
BYU Studies Quarterly
On December 7, 1970, while in Poland to sign the Warsaw Treaty, German chancellor Willy Brandt visited the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The towering stone and bronze monument commemorates the bloody confrontation between Polish resistance groups and German military that took place on the eve of Passover in April 1943, when seven hundred Jewish insurgents wielding only pistols and homemade grenades fought against the well-equipped SS, who, in the end, leveled and incinerated the entire ghetto. More than seven thousand Jews died in that uprising, and an additional forty-two thousand were rounded up and deported to concentration camps. …
The American Political Animal,
2022
Brigham Young University
The American Political Animal, Susan Elizabeth Howe
BYU Studies Quarterly
Which one animates you? Which do you harbor? The bald eagle with its intense vision and predatory eye? Or Benjamin Franklin’s choice, the wild turkey?
“Truth Is The Only Ground” How Journalism Contributes To Good Government,
2022
Brigham Young University
“Truth Is The Only Ground” How Journalism Contributes To Good Government, Edward L. Carter
BYU Studies Quarterly
Growing up in the years after Watergate, I became a true believer in the power of the press to make society better by reporting on government’s corruption, lies, ineptitudes, and inefficiencies—as well as genuine public service, improvements, and accomplishments. In junior high school, I wrote a letter to the editor of the local newspaper critiquing the city garbage trucks in my neighborhood that left a trail of trash in their wake. In high school, I reported for the school newspaper about events and people as well as things I thought could be improved. I worked as a journalist during and …
“Things Which Are Abroad” Latter-Day Saints And Foreign Affairs,
2022
Brigham Young University
“Things Which Are Abroad” Latter-Day Saints And Foreign Affairs, Patrick Moran
BYU Studies Quarterly
When the Lord instructed Joseph Smith in May 1833 to “obtain a knowledge of . . . countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man” (D&C 93:53), that counsel may have seemed incongruous to the young prophet. After all, the entirety of the revelation that preceded it dealt with lofty theological concepts of light, truth, progression, and grace, in addition to exhortations to make family and home life more in keeping with God’s will. The sudden commandment to learn about countries, kingdoms, and earthly law might have struck the twenty- seven-year-old Joseph as out of place, even though …
End Matter,
2022
Brigham Young University
End Matter
BYU Studies Quarterly
BYU Studies publishes scholarship that is informed by the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Submissions are invited from all scholars who seek truth “by study and also by faith” (D&C 88:118), discern the harmony between revelation and research, value both academic and spiritual inquiry, and recognize that knowledge without charity is nothing (1 Cor. 13:2).
On Being A Disciple Of Hope,
2022
Brigham Young University
On Being A Disciple Of Hope, Jessica Robinson Preece
BYU Studies Quarterly
I am a political scientist, which means that I study patterns in politics. Most of the patterns in politics that I study are patterns of sexism. I work to accurately measure and carefully describe patterns of sexism in how political parties recruit candidates, how voters vote, how we deliberate with each other, or how Congress operates. Some of my work even identifies sexism in the methods other political scientists have used to study these topics in the past. On top of that, as a professor, I spend a significant part of my workday introducing these and other patterns of sexism …
Muster,
2022
Brigham Young University
Muster, Darlene Young
BYU Studies Quarterly
It’s not that she’s been silent until now, though those who haven’t trained themselves to hear the creak of mountains, work of wind, might claim she hasn’t had a voice. It’s that she knows the power of slow growth, of listening.
"The Least Of These",
2022
Brigham Young University
"The Least Of These", Tinesha Zandamela
BYU Studies Quarterly
While imprisoned in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote of the struggle for civil rights: “I am cognizant of the interrelated- ness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
Full Issue,
2022
Brigham Young University
In Memoriam, Orrin Glenn Hatch (1934-2022),
2022
Brigham Young University
In Memoriam, Orrin Glenn Hatch (1934-2022)
BYU Studies Quarterly
At the passing of Senator Orrin G. Hatch on April 23, 2022, BYU Studies joins in honoring this outstanding public servant, who has been called “the most important Utah politician since Brigham Young.” Senator Hatch served seven terms in the United States Senate (1977 to 2019), the longest period in office of any Republican. During his tenure, he presided over three major Senate committees: Labor and Human Resources, Judiciary, and Finance. In 2017, he also was elected to the position of president pro tempore of the Senate.
Oracles Of God,
2022
Brigham Young University
Oracles Of God, Ryan S. Gardner
BYU Studies Quarterly
When President Russell M. Nelson read the “Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation” at the 190th annual general conference on April 5, 2020, several articles appeared explaining this newest proclamation in the context of its predecessors. These articles revealed that these historically and spiritually valuable documents were not readily accessible in a single digital repository.
Sally In Three Worlds: An Indian Captive In The House Of Brigham Young, By Virginia Kerns (Salt Lake City: University Of Utah Press, 2021),
2022
Brigham Young University
Sally In Three Worlds: An Indian Captive In The House Of Brigham Young, By Virginia Kerns (Salt Lake City: University Of Utah Press, 2021), Julia Harrison
BYU Studies Quarterly
In Sally in Three Worlds: An Indian Captive in the House of Brigham Young, Virginia Kerns relates the story of the settlement of Utah through the life of Sally, a Pahvant Ute woman who lived in Brigham Young’s household. On its surface, the book is a narrative of the life of one woman, but Kerns argues that “a single life can illuminate an entire cultural and social world, or reveal an unremarked but vital part of the human story.”
New Deacon,
2022
Brigham Young University
New Deacon, Kevin Klein
BYU Studies Quarterly
It is our son’s first trip down the chapel aisle / steering a silver tray of broken bread. / Repentant faces lift his way and smile.
Covenant Language In Biblical Religions And The Book Of Mormon,
2022
Brigham Young University
Covenant Language In Biblical Religions And The Book Of Mormon, Noel B. Reynolds
BYU Studies Quarterly
Because twenty-first-century public discourse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seems to feature the language of covenant more and more often, it may be helpful to step back and reexamine the scriptural and historical backgrounds for covenant theology and terminology. When the Restoration took shape in the first half of the nineteenth century, it was dependent primarily on the language of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible and contemporary Protestant teachings for a context in which to interpret the language of Joseph Smith’s revelations and the Book of Mormon. After two centuries of modern linguistic …
Front Matter,
2022
Brigham Young University
"None That Doeth Good",
2022
Brigham Young University
"None That Doeth Good", Walker Wright, Don Bradley
BYU Studies Quarterly
The First Vision has been a center of both faith and controversy. While millions of Latter-day Saints affirm it as the beginning of the Restoration, others see it as an ever-growing fish tale. The multiple accounts of the First Vision vary in detail, with Joseph Smith’s earliest written account (1832) lacking some of the elements found in his later accounts. However, some of these elements—particularly the appearance of God the Father as part of the First Vision experience—are laced throughout Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible. These historical threads ultimately culminate in his translation of Psalm 14, which weaves together …
Sacred Space,
2022
Brigham Young University
Sacred Space, Jacqueline Price
BYU Studies Quarterly
My painting is about how an ordinary space can be made sacred when we invite the heavenly and earthly realms to align more closely. As a young woman reading her scriptures looks up towards heaven for inspiration, light and the Spirit of God fall upon her, and a connection is made.
Jesus Makes Everything Better,
2022
Brigham Young University
Jesus Makes Everything Better, Sam Brown
BYU Studies Quarterly
I’ve been writing this eulogy in my head for some years now. Several times it has seemed clear that Kate would be leaving us soon. But then she has stayed. And now she is gone.
