Memories of President Monson
Dani Addante I was sad when I found out Thomas S. Monson passed away. But I’m glad he doesn’t have to suffer anymore. I really liked his personality. He always smiled and had a...
Category: history
Mormon Feminism in 1977 and Today
This week marks the 40th anniversary the National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas, a culmination of the International Women’s Year (IWY) celebrations in the 1970s. I recently went to Houston for the 40th anniversary...
I don’t believe in prophetesses.
“Miriam, the prophet…” I read. It jolted me. I was looking at one of the Dead Sea scrolls, part of a library of ancient documents discovered in 1947 which include the oldest known copies...
Las Vegas, General Conference, Sex and Murder
Why do Mormons have such an anti-porn thing going on, but no one ever talks anti-guns in general conference? Because I am kind of tired of people telling me to avoid porn at all...
Global Feminist Critiques of Western Christianity with Jennifer Buck
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Jennifer Buck, an Evangelical Quaker pastor and an assistant professor in the Department of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University, discusses feminism within her faith,...
On White Man’s Burden
In the aftermath of recent happenings in Charlottesville, I’ve been sad and feeling powerless. I’m wrestling with my whiteness and what it means about my responsibility as a citizen of planet earth. In this...
Racism in the church
With the recent events in Charlottesville, a church member brought up the issue that racism is still present in the church. I remember being shocked when I learned as a teenager that blacks didn’t...
A Brief Syllabus on Whiteness
In the aftermath of Charlottesville, I’ve seen my academic friends reposting crowd-sourced syllabi on various topics around racism and hate in America. If you want to learn more about a contemporary topic, you can...
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