M2C, SITH and Orwell
George Orwell, writing about the defeatist attitude of the Left in World War II: One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe […]
Know Brother Joseph: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith’s Life and Character
A wonderful book has been recently released titled Know Brother Joseph: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith’s Life and Character. It’s at Deseret Book […]
Is John Dehlin running out of money, out of ideas, or both?
Usually I avoid topics that I don’t want to bring attention to. I discuss them with small groups of people instead of […]
David Whitmer, the Nephite, and the Urim and Thummim
Edward Stevenson’s journal entry in which he reported that David claimed the messenger who took the abridged plates to Cumorah was one […]
Witnesses movie review
On June 11th, I wrote, “Maybe the people telling me about it are wrong and the Witnesses movie relates everything the witnesses […]
Going forward because something has changed
From Seth Grodin’s blog (click on link) A new decision based on new information People don’t say yes or change their minds […]
Clarifying issues: SITH vs U&T
This is an excellent time to discuss the best methodology for assessing issues of Church history. The Witnesses movie, along with the […]
A record of the Indians
There was a time when Church members still believed what Moroni first told Joseph Smith when he “gave a history of the […]
Witnesses, SITH, and the tipping point
A few notes (trigger warning for SITH/M2C promoters): The Witnesses movie is generating a lot of discussion on social media because of […]
High-level education and humility
Some of my Chinese university students are wiser than our M2C scholars and their followers. These students recognize the utility and importance […]