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The Book Of Mormon And Dialogic Revelation, Terryl L. Givens

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This article has been adapted from the author’s book By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion. The author discusses three common understandings of the term revelation: (1) revelation as doctrine, (2) revelation as history, and (3) revelation as inner experience. He suggests that the Book of Mormon introduces a fourth type: revelation as dialogue. This form of revelation allows individuals to have direct contact with God, rather than only through the scriptures, and can be applied to our lives just as it was to the lives of those living in Book …

Mormonism's Encounter With The Michigan Relics, Mark Ashurst-Mcgee

BYU Studies

One of the strangest and most extensive archaeological hoaxes in American history was perpetrated around the turn of the twentieth century in Michigan. Hundreds of objects known as the Michigan Relics were made to appear as the remains of a lost civilization. The artifacts were produced, buried, "discovered," and marketed by James O. Scotford and Daniel E. Soper. For three decades these artifacts were secretly planted in earthen mounds, publicly removed, and lauded as wonderful discoveries. Because the Michigan Relics allegedly evidence a Near Eastern presence in ancient America, they have drawn interest from The Church of Jesus Christ of …

Culture Carol: Dickens's Influence On Lds Christmas Fiction, Rosalynde Frandsen Welch

BYU Studies

During the festive weeks before Christmas feasts, everybody loves to hate Scrooge. That's how it always was in the household of my childhood. On the first Sunday afternoon of December, my father would gather the children in the family room and ceremonially produce our green hardbound edition of A Christmas Carol. He worked his way through the five staves of the Carol during that afternoon and the Sunday afternoons that followed, in order to complete the reading before Christmas Day. Although the younger children would fidget and the older children would complain, we needed the annual retelling of the …

Review: Lionel Gossman, Basel In The Age Of Burckhardt. A Study In Unseasonable Ideas, Benn Williams

Swiss American Historical Society Review

"Monotonie sans egale" or sanctuary for "unbridled thinkers"?

Being human and prone to forming first impressions, this reviewer glanced at the full title of the text under review, and saw red flags rising. First, in the spirit of full disclosure, this non-Swiss reviewer has only "visited" Basel once: an unpleasant-and unexpected-wintry layover courtesy of a French rail strike. Second, seeing "unseasonable ideas" in the same title as anyone other than Nietzsche raises one's hackles. Third, while the works of Burckhardt enjoy renewed interest among art historians and publishers, he remains largely ignored by "new" cultural and intellectual historians and humanists …

Committee Activities, Hideyuki Morimoto, Teresa Mei, Taemin Park, Fung-Yin Simpson

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Managing Dual Relationships, Marleen S. Williams

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

Because LDS people often seek psychological help from LDS counselors, the potential for ethical dilemmas around dual relationships is high. The article reviews current professional literature concerning ethical reponses to dual relationships in the context of LDS culture and practices. Recommendations are made for ethical decision making. Steps in the decision-making process are outlined.

The Comparability Of Ancient And Modern Civilizations, John K. Hord

Comparative Civilizations Review

One of the great questions in the comparative study of civilizations has been, how many civilizations are truly comparable? Are there factors which separate and differentiate civilizations so thoroughly that no comparison between them can be useful? This paper will address the problem of "the" difference between ancient and recent civilizations. It will be proposed that the major differences exist on a range of development rather than as some kind of unbridgeable gulf, and will suggest the possibility of a format for studying this range of development mathematically.

Popol Vuh: The Mythic Sections—Tales Of First Beginnings From The Ancient K'Iche'-Maya Allen J. Christenson, John S. Robertson

BYU Studies

Allen J. Christenson, translator and editor. Popol Vuh: The Mythic Sections—Tales of First Beginnings from the Ancient K'iche'-Maya. Provo, Utah: FARMS, 2000. xv; 278 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendix, bibliography. Softbound, $19.95.

In Memoriam: Roger Williams Wescott, 1925-2000, Corinne Lathrop Gilb

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

End Matter, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Evidence For Borrowing As The Reason For Exceptions To The Spanish Sound Change F To H, David Riding

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Missionary Language Mangling, Lynn Henrichsen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Discourse Intonation And Speaking English As A Second Language, John P. Broderick

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Lexicostatistics Applied To The Historical Development Of Three Languages Of The Philippines, Hans Nelson

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Improving Speech Recognition For A Communicative Call Task, Michael Emonts, Deryle Lonsdale, C. Ray Graham, Michael Rushforth

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Toward A Psychological Analysis Of The Sentence From The Work Of Lashley, Chomsky, Wundt, Polanyi, And Skousen's Aml, Bruce L. Brown

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

An Nlp System For Extracting And Representing Knowledge From Abbreviated Text, Deryle Lonsdale, Merrill Hutchison, Tim Richards, William Taysom

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

A Speech Interface To Genealogical Data, Deryle W. Lonsdale

Faculty Publications

This talk presents an interface that has been developed to enable users to access genealogical information via speech. Whereas the more traditional approaches for accessing data are prevalent in today’s commercial genealogical products (e.g. windows, icons, and point-and-click methods), hands-free access to information is becoming increasingly popular. There would seem to be a potential demand for speech-based access to genealogical information, particularly among enthusiasts who might require mobile access, or those who are uncomfortable with or unable to use manual methods. Yet software to perform this function for genealogical access does not appear to be widely available yet.

An Integrated System For Processing Information From Genealogical Text, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Merrill Hutchison, Tim Richards, William Taysom

Faculty Publications

This presentation introduces an integrated software system that has been designed and implemented to allow processing of difficult text. The genealogical text subdomain often exhibits characteristics that do not occur in more general written language. The system we describe has been developed specifically to address the extraction and analysis of information from such specialized text.

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Contributors, Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

No abstract provided.

The Editor's Notebook, John L. Sorenson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Introduction to the current issue.

What's In A Word?, Cynthia L. Hallen

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This article explains the benefits of studying specific words in the context of the Book of Mormon. Focusing on the origin of a word provides additional meaning and insight to a particular verse of scripture and helps the reader better understand the intended meaning of the author.

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 10 Issue 1, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

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Joseph Or Jung? A Response To Douglas Salmon, William J. Hamblin

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of “Parallelomania and the Study of Latter-day Saint Scripture: Confirmation, Coincidence, or the Collective Unconscious?” (2000), by Douglas F. Salmon

The Other Stuff: Reading The Book Of Mormon For Cultural Information, Brant A. Gardner

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Nephite culture and Society: Selected Papers (1997), by John L. Sorenson

Lehi Of Africa, Michael R. Ash

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Manifestations Mysteries Revealed: An Account of Bible Truth and the Book of Mormon Prophecies (2000), by Embaya Melekin

A Seemingly Strange Story Illuminated, Kevin L. Barney

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness unto Light” (2000), by John A. Tvedtnes