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“The Inclusive, Anti-Discrimination Message of the Book of Mormon”

    A (massive) new article, this one by David M. Belnap, has just been published in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:   “The Inclusive, Anti-Discrimination Message of the Book of Mormon” Abstract: Attitudes of superiority lead to societal conflict. The racial interpretation of a few Book of Mormon verses has contributed to these attitudes […]

Football, Faith, and Freud

    Rumor has it that there is a football game scheduled for this weekend, COVID pandemic willing.  Here are a few links to articles about people in the game that might be of particular interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I was alerted to them in a newsletter […]

“New Vice President for The Interpreter Foundation,” Plus a Note on Anti-Semitism

    I’m very happy about this:   “New Vice President for The Interpreter Foundation”   She joins me, Steven T. Densley Jr. (Executive Vice President), Allen Wyatt (Vice President of Operations), Jeffrey Mark Bradshaw, Kristine Wardle Frederickson, Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, and Noel B. Reynolds on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.   ***   Some […]

“Before his death, this man wanted a ride in BYU football’s equipment truck. Here’s how his wish was granted”

    New, on the nearly moribund website of the Interpreter Foundation:   Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 7 “Upon You My Fellow Servants”: D&C 12–13 and Joseph Smith—History 1:66–75 The discussants for the Interpreter Radio Roundtable on Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 7, “Upon You My Fellow Servants” on D&C […]

“Tree of Life, Tree of Healing”

    Newly appearing in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, an article by John A. Tvedtnes:   “Tree of Life, Tree of Healing” Abstract: The late Hebrew scholar John Tvedtnes takes readers on a grand tour of Jewish and Christian stories and traditions that attest to the Tree of Life as not […]

“Revelation may come in the laboratory, out of the test tube”

    For what it’s worth, I’ll be on the Interpreter Radio Show tonight (Sunday night), from slightly after 7 PM until 9 PM, Utah time. The Interpreter Radio Show can be heard Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 PM (MDT), on K-TALK, AM 1640, or you can listen live on the Internet at ktalkmedia.com. […]

Revision 8.14. “The Latter-day Saints and Modern Israel”

    First, though:  The executive board of the Interpreter Foundation met this morning, from 9 AM to just a few minutes after 12:00 noon.  (Virtually, I should add, lest some of my perpetual critics suffer cardiac arrest while vying with one another in their indignation and outrage over yet another redundant example of my […]

“Fantasy and Reality in the Translation of the Book of Abraham”

    I’m pleased to announce that yet another new article — this one by John Gee — has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:   “Fantasy and Reality in the Translation of the Book of Abraham” Abstract: The volume editors of The Joseph Smith Papers Revelations and Translations: Volume 4 propose a […]

The Saving Power of Atheism

    With all my heart, I beg those who are heading down this path to consider very seriously where it is that they want to end up:   “Heartland research director: “The Church is off course””   ***   Most likely reflecting the polar opposite ideological side from the item directly above:   “Man […]

Martin Harris, the historical Jesus, and sundry other topics

    Several new items have appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation.  It can sometimes be a bit hard to keep up:   Interpreter Radio Show — January 10, 2021 The 10 January 2021 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show featured Martin Tanner, John Gee, and Kevin Christensen. In this episode, they discussed some […]