Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1147

Mormon feminists? “Depends on what you call a feminist”

    An interesting dialogue, or parallel interview, with two articulate Latter-day Saint women:   http://ldsmag.com/depends-on-what-you...    

New Testament 103

    Matthew 10:37-39 Luke 14:25-27; 17:33 Compare Matthew 16:24-25; Mark 8:34-35; Luke 9:23-24; John 12:25   These verses are summed up, in  a way, by Luke 13:33:  “Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”   But it’s impossible for me not to think of this passage, as [Read More...]

Measuring yourself

    “Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured the consideration and tolerance you have for others.” William J. H. Boetcker (1873-1962)  

“Archaeologists uncover ancient Egyptian tombs with stunning murals”

    I know pretty exactly where this find was made, having been to Luxor and Qurna more times than I can recall:   http://io9.com/archaeologists-uncover...   Egypt is, quite simply, one of the most fascinating places on earth.   How I wish that it were stable, prosperous, and free.    

The Thought Police never sleep

    Cassandra Hedelius brings an appalling story to my attention, in which Crimethink has been singled out for punishment by the Ministry of Truth at a university on the east coast:   http://www.christianpost.com/news/con...   There’s no place for petty bourgeois reactionaries and deviationists to hide.  They must be used as public examples.   Long live [Read More...]

Royal Skousen’s handout for Saturday morning’s conference is now online.

    A very useful set of links and examples, even if you don’t attend the symposium tomorrow morning:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/roya...   But you ought to attend.    

“John L. Sorenson’s Complete Legacy: Reviewing ‘Mormon’s Codex’”

    Brant A. Gardner and Mark Alan Wright collaborated to produce the second of this week’s two articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/john...   Two articles today.  A significant academic symposium tomorrow.  Plans moving forward over the past couple of days for two more symposia.  And at least one new scripture roundtable [Read More...]

“Lehi the Smelter: New Light on Lehi’s Profession”

    Neal Rappleye has contributed one of this week’s two new articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/lehi...   I’m pleased beyond expression at the extraordinary and continuing productivity of the Interpreter Foundation, grateful to all those who contribute the time, effort, and material support needed to make it happen.   [Read More...]

“Church Applauds Passage of Utah Senate Bill 296″

    Gary Herbert, the governor of Utah, has signed into law a landmark bill designed to balance religious liberty with anti-discrimination protections.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played a not-insignficant role in the legislative history of this new law:   http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...    

“Where is the Islamic Renaissance?”

      http://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexa...   This is a question that has long occupied my mind, and that now seems to me urgently pressing — not just as a matter of academic curiosity but for the welfare of the world as a whole.