Upcoming Symposiums and Events {CALENDAR} 2013 Sunstone Symposiums & Events To see general guidelines for submitting a presentation for consideration, click here. Christ Conference Saturday 28 December 2013 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Salt Lake City Main Library 210 East 400 South 4th floor conference …
By Jack Harrell THERE SEEM TO be two forces battling for the soul of Mormon literature. Both originated outside of Mormonism, and both tempt us to work below our station. If we take Mormon theology seriously, however, I think we’ll find an important wellspring that can push our writers and thinkers in substantive and innovative …
By Jen Smyers Migration is not only the story of the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States and the 24 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide. It is also the story of Adam and Eve; Lehi’s family; the Israelites; Mary, Joseph, and Jesus; and many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of …
Continued from Part I On 6 April 1947, newly sustained Church patriarch Eldred G. Smith began his first conference address by saying: “Brethren and sisters, I think you are all aware of the fact of the hereditary nature of the office to which I have been called. For that reason I was prepared to …
Past Symposiums and Events Sunstone 2015 Summer Symposium Click here to view the FINAL PROGRAM Or…. Scroll through the real-time program updates below: Wednesday, 29 July 2015 7:00 pm University of Utah Olpin Student Union Saltair Room Smith-Pettit Opening Lecture John Dominic Crossan The Kingdom Mind: From Jesus to Paul and the Implications …
By Stephen C. Taysom Art by Galen Dara Or right-click to download audio file here: Approaching the First Vision Saga Joseph Smith’s First Vision stories constitute a key element of contemporary Mormon self-conception. Anyone seeking to understand Mormonism will have to grapple with the complexities surrounding this event and the stories told …
Continued from Glenn Beck: Rough Stone Roaring Part I A Civil Society? I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. —William Penn42 You can turn on the television and see people who claim expertise that they don’t possess. And I say that, because the kind of expertise we need is not a facile …
By Holly For the last few weeks I have been helping out at Sunstone, preparing for the August symposium. I couldn’t help but be impressed by the name Reverend Dr. C.Welton Gaddy, but it wasn’t until I had to track down his contact info and realized that he had a secretary and a bunch of …
We have some fun things planned for Sunstone fans in April! Here’s what’s happening in Salt Lake and further afield: 7 April 2010 Special benefit performance of Eric Samuelsen’s new play, Amerigo, with a discussion with the playwright afterward. 7:00 pm Wednesday 7 April at Plan-B Theatre Company, 138 West, 300 South Salt Lake City. …
Somewhere in the roiling sea of the Gay Marriage Debate ?¢Ç¨Äú where the determined, but overmatched boats of Prophetic Proclamation, Scientific Speculation, Political Posture, and Bleeding-heart Babbling bob and weave, toss and turn ?¢Ç¨Äú stand two immovable pillars.?Ǭ Like towering lighthouses, they patiently endure the pounding sea, barely taking notice of the pitching and tossing …
