Inequality in Marriage
Recently I met a friendly young woman Mormon woman. She had just gotten off her mission and was doing some child care work full time. She told me about her social life, mentioning that...
Author: Caroline
Surviving A Mixed Political Orientation Marriage
I’ve been a Democrat since I was 18. I’ve never had any regrets about this political affiliation, though I have on occasion found myself admiring the stances of Green Party candidates. Similarly, my husband...
Exponent Bloggers Celebrate Dialogue: A Journal Of Mormon Thought
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought turns 50 this year. To honor this legendary Mormon publication, I’ve collected from various Exponent bloggers some thoughts about Dialogue‘s role in their lives and about Dialogue articles...
Optimal Tension: Rejecting Racism and Homophobia and Embracing Heavenly Mother
This last year has been a tough one. I was gutted by the new policy in November to not baptize children of same-sex couples and to categorize same-sex married Mormons as apostates. This was...
Relief Society Lesson 16: Marriage — An Eternal Partnership
First, I want to acknowledge that this is a sensitive topic. For those who are married but unhappy, for those who aren’t married and want to be, and for so many others, these types...
Exponent II: Sharing the Truth of our Lives
Exponent II has been my spiritual and emotional salvation for the last decade or so. I found Exponent II in my mid 20s when I was wrestling daily with my Mormon and feminist identities....
An Interview with the Editors of the Book, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society
Kate Holbrook and Matt Grow, editors of the new book, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, graciously agreed to answer some questions I had about the book and its content. What is the reasoning...
The Exponent Blog Ten Year Retrospective Series Begins
A decade ago, The Exponent blog was launched. To commemorate this event, we are starting a new series. Every fourth Saturday in 2016, the blog will feature posts from blog founders and permas reflecting...
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