If you’ve thought there was nothing new to discuss about the connections between Masonic influences on early Mormon history and theological development, you haven’t yet read Don Bradley’s article “The Grand Fundamental Principles of Mormonism: Joseph Smith’s Unfinished Reformation” in the April 2006 Sunstone. But even more than the new understandings about Mormonism and Masonry, [...]

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We are proud to announce our newest contributor to SunstoneBlog–John Remy!
John is a relative newcomer to Sunstone. His association began with the publication of his Brookie & D. K. Brown Fiction contest winning short story, “Ojîchan’s Funeral” in October 2002. He’s participated in annual and regional symposia since that time. In Internet-years, John is an [...]

This podcast is an interview with John Gustav-Wrathall, author of a recent essay in Sunstone magazine titled “A Gay Mormon’s Testimony” that describes his journey out of Mormonism and then back again. He asks and gives wonderful, compassionate answers to the question of why God would lead him to leave the LDS Church and then, [...]

 

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We’re excited to announce the posting of a new SunstonePodcast! In it, Emily Pearson, daughter of Gerald and Carol Lynn Pearson, reflects on the ways her life has been affected by growing up as the daughter of a gay man and then, years later, marrying one. Many SunstonePodcast listeners may know that former husband: [...]

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In this podcast, Sunstone editor Dan Wotherspoon interviews Phil McLemore, author of the cover article of the April 2006 issue, “Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation.” In it, Phil speaks about his experiences as a Mormon convert turned Church Education System employee turned Air Force chaplain who, after thirty years of struggle to attain [...]

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It’s with great pleasure that we introduce Rick Jepson as our newest SunstoneBlog contributor. Many of you will remember Rick as the author of the November 2005 Sunstone cover article, “Godwrestling: Physicality, Conflict, and Redemption in Mormon Doctrine,” and for the SunstonePodcast interview that followed (SunstonePodcast #05, see 29 December 2005 blogpost). Rick is also [...]

We proudly announce the release of 2 new (old) Sunstone Classic Podcasts:

SunstoneClassic 005: Carol Lynn Pearson–Personal Recollections of Marriage, Life, Love and Death: In this Sunstone Classic episode, Carol Lynn Pearson (LDS poet and author) discusses her journey with her husband, Gerald, as he struggled with homosexuality, AIDS, and ultimately death. This presentation was first [...]

 

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In this edition of SunstonePodcast, Sunstone magazine editor Dan Wotherspoon interviews Professor Laurie Maffly-Kipp, author of the article, “Tracking the Sincere Believer: ‘Authentic’ Religion and the Enduring Legacy of Joseph Smith Jr.,” in the December 2005 issue of Sunstone and available here.
Maffly-Kipp discusses the obsession with Joseph Smith’s “sincerity” as the lens for looking at [...]

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Over the next few weeks and months, SunstoneBlog will be announcing a new team of bloggers. It is my distinct pleasure to announce our first contributor — none other than THE Stephen Carter. Welcome Stephen! Bio below….
Stephen was pulled into this world on a crisp spring morning a little more than [...]

The Sunstone Education Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the inaugural Sunstone Short-Film Contest.
In conjunction with the 2006 Sunstone Symposium, which this year centers on the theme “Mormonism and Popular Culture,” Sunstone invites filmmakers to create and show short films on any aspect of Mormon life, thought, history, personality, or culture. Films can be serious [...]