Source Book framing of the issues
We’ve been discussing Brother Sorenson’s Source Book. Today we’ll look at how it frames the issues. Brother Sorenson did a great job […]
Lewis and Clark and geographical areas
Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the mysterious death of Meriwether Clark of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition. Some years ago […]
The academic cycle: Jakeman and the Source Book
The Source Book we discussed yesterday has a helpful history of Book of Mormon geography that I encourage everyone to read. One […]
Example of academic process– The "Source Book"
Yesterday we looked at the academic process of bias confirmation in a generic sense, then applied it to the LDS academic process. […]
How the academic process works
Pretty much every day someone asks how M2C persists. Answer: the same way every other theory and philosophy persists. Bias confirmation is […]
The pandemic potential
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has lasted longer than many people assumed, and looks like it will continue much longer. People everywhere wonder […]
How to Zion
Yesterday I mentioned my pivot to my favorite topic: the establishment of Zion. Readers here know that I’ve lived and worked and […]
David Whitmer, the angel, the messenger, and two departments in Cumorah
The first time Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith (JFS) visited the Hill Cumorah near Palmyra, New York, was in September 1878. […]
Perspective and pivoting
In recent presentations I have discussed the importance of keeping things in perspective. The topic of Book of Mormon geography is more […]
Maxwell Institute podcasts
I’ve mentioned the excellent Maxwell Institute podcasts before. Here is the latest. I highly recommend it. https://mi.byu.edu/mip-bti-becerra/ I listen to a lot […]