Joseph Smith And Modernism,
2020
Brigham Young University
Joseph Smith And Modernism, Richard Lyman Bushman
BYU Studies
One of the questions we ask about Joseph Smith’s First Vision is, What did visions mean in those days? How did Smith understand his encounter with God? The most established interpretation is that questions about the churches prompted Smith to pray. He was confused by the melee of voices coming from ministers of various denominations and wanted guidance. When the heavenly personages appeared, he asked them which church to join, and they replied none of them. His prayer was answered.
Editor’S Introduction,
2020
Brigham Young University
Editor’S Introduction, Susan Elizabeth Howe
BYU Studies
It is with pride and gratitude that we present this issue of BYU Studies Quarterly—pride in recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote and the 150th anniversary of the granting of that right to the women of Utah, and gratitude to the excellent historians, other writers, and artists who have contributed to the issue. McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding have written three books with the title Girls Who Choose God, and Kathleen Peterson, the artist whose work we feature on the cover, has illustrated those …
Front Matter,
2020
Brigham Young University
Dime Novel Mormons,
2020
Brigham Young University
Dime Novel Mormons, Veronica Anderson
BYU Studies
In Dime Novel Mormons, editors Michael Austin and Ardis E. Parshall invite the readers to experience late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century portrayals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members. Beginning in the 1860s, dime novels gained popularity in the United States. These novels, full of thrilling storylines and heroic characters, often included negative stereotypes of various groups of people. Among them, “Mormons” were often depicted as murderous villains who kidnapped women for polygamist marriages and operated an underground society of Danites— dangerous vigilantes out to kill “gentiles” (x–xi).
The Grove,
2020
Brigham Young University
The Grove, James Goldberg
BYU Studies
When the Smiths put money down on that plot of land, it was all trees. Maples and beech, wild cherry and ironwood; ash, oak, hickory, elm. The boys must’ve measured their hours by axe-stroke some days as they put their shoulders to the slow, sweaty work of clearing land. To make room for wheat, rye, and oats, for buckwheat and beans they brought down maybe six thousand trees— those towering majesties—some saplings before Columbus laid eyes on their world’s distant shore.
Sermon Notes Of Jesse Townsend, A Presbyterian Minister In Palmyra, New York,
2020
Brigham Young University
Sermon Notes Of Jesse Townsend, A Presbyterian Minister In Palmyra, New York, John G. Turner
BYU Studies
After his youthful visionary encounter with God the Father and Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith Jr. recovered his strength and stumbled home. When Lucy Mack Smith, his mother, asked Joseph what the matter was, the boy reported that the church that attracted her and several of his siblings was false. He would not join it. “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true,” the budding prophet informed his mother.1
Rock Of Promise,
2020
Brigham Young University
Rock Of Promise, K. D. Taylor
BYU Studies
When storms from thine opposer Entice our hearts to fear, O God, thou great disposer Of blessings, bid us hear
Full Issue,
2020
Brigham Young University
Working For A More Divine Model,
2020
Brigham Young University
Working For A More Divine Model, Mcarthur Krishna, Bethany Brady Spalding
BYU Studies
When Bethany’s daughter Simone was almost three, she and Bethany were reading a popular LDS children’s book of scripture stories. At the end of it, Simone turned to her mom and demanded, “Where are the girls? I want to read about the girls!” Not unfamiliar with this question herself, Bethany was still surprised. She picked up the book, flipped through, and found the authors had not chosen to tell the story of even a single woman.
Hope In A Time Of Fracture,
2020
Brigham Young University
Hope In A Time Of Fracture, Anne Snyder
BYU Studies
In the spring of 2015, I encountered two worlds within twenty-four hours—worlds yoked by creed but divided by demographic and disposition. On a crisp Wednesday evening in May, I was invited to attend a cocktail reception at the New York Yacht Club for a celebration among Jews, Catholics, and Evangelicals honoring the legacy of a man named Dietrich von Hildebrand, a philosopher and anti-Nazi hero during World War II. The room was filled with intellectuals, politicos, bankers, and think-tankers, and they were largely male and all Caucasian. These were true believers, and yet they felt isolated in their faith amid …
An Apostolic Journey: Stephen L Richards And The Expansion Of Missionary Work In South America,
2020
Brigham Young University
An Apostolic Journey: Stephen L Richards And The Expansion Of Missionary Work In South America, Elisa Eastwood Pulido
BYU Studies
In their work An Apostolic Journey: Stephen L Richards and the Expansion of Missionary Work in South America, authors Richard E. Turley Jr. and Clinton D. Christensen have compiled a documentary history of the 1948 journey of Apostle Stephen L Richards and his wife, Irene Merrill Smith Richards, to South America. Turley is a former assistant Church historian and former managing director of the Department of Public Affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Christensen has spent much of his career at the Church History Department collecting Latter-day Saint history from Latin America. An Apostolic …
Pink And Blue Lenses: Duoethnographic Reflections On Biological Sex In Conservative Christian Education,
2020
Fort Hays State University
Pink And Blue Lenses: Duoethnographic Reflections On Biological Sex In Conservative Christian Education, Phillip A. Olt, Linly Stowe
The Qualitative Report
In this duoethnography, we explored how experiences in conservative Christian high schools were viewed through the different lenses of our binary-constructed, biological sexes. Our perceptions varied along the axes of gendered roles, gendered responsibilities, and romance and sexuality. Through reflecting on our own experiences, we critiqued what we were taught and the lasting repercussions those teachings left on our lives. The approach of indoctrination proved counterproductive in our schools, as graduates left unprepared to enter meaningful romantic relationships or to encounter a world outside their previously sheltered environs.
Toward A Reimagined Theological Anthropology: Freeing The Excluded And Re-Envisioning Scenes Of Instruction,
2020
Boston College
Toward A Reimagined Theological Anthropology: Freeing The Excluded And Re-Envisioning Scenes Of Instruction, César Baldelomar
Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology
No abstract provided.
Brief Introduction To Numbers And Deuteronomy; Conclusion On Leviticus,
2020
Taylor University
Brief Introduction To Numbers And Deuteronomy; Conclusion On Leviticus, Milo A. Rediger
Milo Rediger Sermons
No abstract provided.
Deuteronomy,
2020
Taylor University
Exodus (1st Lecture): Review Of Joseph And Introduction To Exodus,
2020
Taylor University
Exodus (1st Lecture): Review Of Joseph And Introduction To Exodus, Milo A. Rediger
Milo Rediger Sermons
No abstract provided.
Exodus (3rd Lecture): Plagues,
2020
Taylor University
Exodus (3rd Lecture): Plagues, Milo A. Rediger
Milo Rediger Sermons
No abstract provided.
Exodus (4th Lecture): Passover,
2020
Taylor University
Exodus (4th Lecture): Passover, Milo A. Rediger
Milo Rediger Sermons
No abstract provided.
Following The Guide: A Wilderness Theology Of Youth Ministry,
2020
Seattle Pacific University
Following The Guide: A Wilderness Theology Of Youth Ministry, Rachel M. Weisz
Honors Projects
Scripture offers readers a unique characterization of wilderness spaces and provides us with a great deal of information about what to expect. This discussion traces various scriptural narratives of encounter with God in the wilderness, offering the reader a model for what a wilderness experience of God may entail, and then turns to more current conversation about wilderness youth ministry. The project traces current research of fields that are tangentially related to wilderness youth ministry including wilderness therapy, outdoor adventure education, and camp ministry, and seeks to highlight the ways that they can enhance, alter, and confirm various practices within …
Biblical Friendship In Historical, Theological, And Practical Perspective: Aelred As Paradigmatic Model For Christian Friendship,
2020
Taylor University
Biblical Friendship In Historical, Theological, And Practical Perspective: Aelred As Paradigmatic Model For Christian Friendship, Hank Voss
Essays
No abstract provided.
