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Catherine Stokes is a pioneering African-American member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She is also a retired deputy director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and a community volunteer. She lived in Chicago much of her life and became the first member of her family to graduate fromRead More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #37 w/Cathy Stokes first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Editor Taylor Petrey takes listeners into the conversations on race and civil rights within the pages of Dialogue. Since its inception, Dialogue has bravely entered conversations and cultural moments with integrity, hope, and charity. Petrey’s narrative shows that these conversations occurred in five different acts, each with its own influence and context. Note: The termRead More » The post Dialogue Topic Pages Podcast #2: Race first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Jill Mulvay Derr has studied the history of Latter-day Saint women for more than four decades. She worked in the History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of two Church Historians: Leonard J. Arrington and Marlin K. Jensen. In the course of research and teaching at Brigham YoungRead More » The post Dialogue Fireside #5 w/Jill Mulvay Derr first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Elray Henriksen on D&C 12-17 and JS History 1:66-75 Elray Henriksen grew up in an LDS family in Norway and Switzerland, and served as a sergeant in the Norwegian Air Force before doing an undergraduate degree in Peace and Development Studies focused on religious peacebuilding at Bradford University in the UK. He then completed a master’s degree in 2007Read More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #36 w/Elray Henriksen first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Dialogue is proud to launch a new monthly podcast series on the dialoguejournal.com/topicpages, exploring key issues in the history of LDS scholarship. Join host Taylor Petrey, editor of Dialogue and associate professor of religion at Kalamazoo College as he studies The First Vision as viewed through the scholarship found within Dialogue’s pages. The post Dialogue Topic Pages #1: First Vision first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Andrew Hall converses with three remarkable novelists, all of whom have recently published novels set in 19th century Mormon settlements on the Great Basin frontier. Phyllis Barber, John Bennion, and Dean Hughes write in widely different styles, but all of their recent novels feature characters struggling with polygamy. They talk about their novels, the realitiesRead More » The post Dialogue Book Report #9: Novels of polygamy and the Great Basin frontier first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

January 24: Kif Augustine on D&C 3-9 Kif Augustine is Ivan Meitus Chair and Professor of Law at BYU Law School. She was the Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs from 2008 to 2013. She has twice been a Fulbright Scholar, first in Argentina and later in Beijing. Her scholarship focuses on intersections amongRead More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #35 w/Kif Augustine first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Dialogue Fireside, January 17: Benjamin Park on “Mormonism’s Many Modernisms: What the Faith’s Alternative Trajectories in the Early Twentieth Century Tell Us About the Twenty-First.” The post Dialogue Fireside #4 w/Benjamin Park first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Andrew Hall and Andrew Hamilton discuss 2020’s books in Mormon studies and literature.  Books discussed: Matthew L Harris, editor. Thunder from the Right: Ezra Taft Benson in Mormonism and Politics Matthew L. Harris. Watchman on the Tower: Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right The Complete Ezra Taft Benson FBI File LavinaRead More » The post Dialogue Book Report #8: Andrew and Andrew on 2020 LDS books first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

On December 20 Artist Brian Kershisnik gave a beautiful fireside on the theme of “Waiting for Jesus.” The post Dialogue Fireside #3 w/Brian Kershisnik first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

December 13: Joseph Spencer Joseph M. Spencer is a philosopher and assistant professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He’s the author or editor of eight books, most recently of 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction, published this year by the Neal A. Maxwell Institute. Spencer serves as the editor of the Journal ofRead More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #34 w/Joseph Spencer first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

In “Who Brought Forth this Christmas Demon” Larry T. Menlove brings us a beautifully complicated story of two men trying to find their way in life with the backdrop of a Christmas tree lot in Payson, Utah. “And the men who brought forth this Christmas demon fought the urge to run, to hide, and theyRead More » The post Dialogue Out Loud #7: Who Brought Forth This Christmas Demon by Larry Menlove first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

December 6: Aimee Evans Hickman Aimee Evans Hickman has been collecting stories in various forms for as long as she can remember—from tales of her early Latter-Day Saint ancestors following Joseph Smith and Brigham Young from one “promised land” to another, to her nearly two decades working with Exponent II, including a stint as Editor-in-ChiefRead More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #33 w/Aimee Evans Hickman first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

Maurine Whipple’s “Mormon Saga” is a story of unrelenting faith that will haunt you in the days to come. She likely wrote it after listening to fellow Relief Society women tell stories of their foremothers, some true, some likely folklore. Please enjoy this previously unpublished story that is newly published A Craving for Beauty: The CollectedRead More » The post Dialogue Out Loud #6: Mormon Saga by Maurine Whipple first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

In Marissa Burgess “Ace of Saints” she takes readers on her journey of figuring out her asexulity, beautifully narrated in this latest Out Loud. Here’s a snippet. ” I sat in my room, shaking, letting the same thoughts run around my head over and over. Worried about how I could ever be as happy asRead More » The post Dialogue Out Loud #5: Ace of Saints first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

November 22: Daylin Amesimeku on Ether 6-11 Daylin is Chair Elect for the BYU Black Alumni Society and Dialogue Foundation Board Member. She received her BS in Exercise Science from BYU in 2012 and works in ophthalmology. She was raised in Miami, FL and now lives in Boston, MA with her husband and two daughters. The post Dialogue Sunday Study #32 w/Daylin Amesimeku first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

In “Certain Places,” William Morris tells the story of a person looking for meaning, connection, and ultimately love in this unique but gorgeous love story that spans more than one lifetime. The sound of shoes walking along will stay with long after the story concludes. The post Dialogue Out Loud #4: Certain Places first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

For our second fireside on November 15th, Claudia Bushman will be teaching us about “Resurrection Month.” Claudia Lauper Bushman, born in Oakland, California, and raised in San Francisco, considers herself a California Mormon, an independent variant of the Salt Lake City variety. She was unexpectedly given the opportunity of attending Wellesley College in Massachusetts, movingRead More » The post Dialogue Fireside #2 w/Claudia Bushman first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

In our final Dialogue Heritage that looks back into the history of Dialogue, Editor Taylor Petrey brings us from the last five years up to the present. These issues included the transfer from Editor Kristine Haglund to Editor Boyd Petersen and then to Editor Petrey. Issues covered in these issues included feminism, race, LGBT, environment,Read More » The post Dialogue Heritage #11 first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.

November 15: Ben Schilaty on Ether 1-5 Dr. Ben Schilaty works as an Honor Code administrator and adjunct professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He holds three degrees from BYU: a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies, a master’s in Hispanic linguistics, and a master’s in social work; he also earned a PhDRead More » The post Dialogue Sunday Study #31 w/Ben Schilaty first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.