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In Tents #29 Some Tools for Studying Scripture

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Harlow Clark

At the After the AML Meeting gathering at Charlotte England’s house last year, Darlene Young asked me one of her simple questions that calls forth serious thought. (Good probing questions are one of Darlene’s talents.) “What’s your favorite translation of … Continue reading →

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In Tents #26 Ethics and Aesthetics of Jesus and Pilate, Part IV

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Harlow Clark

As I was finishing last month’s post I had one of those sudden strokes of intelligence Joseph Smith talked about, and want to expand on it this month, but first some background. In summer 1975 my mother went on a … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, February 9, 2013

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Andrew Hall

The Whitney Awards Finalists were announced. I made late discoveries of 2012 YA novels by Martine Leavitt and Lana Krumwiede that were well reviewed. Martine Leavitt in particular received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Two Mormon-authored … Continue reading →

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In Tents #24 Ethics and Aesthetics of Jesus and Pilate, Part II

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Harlow Clark

By any measure the story of Jesus and Pilate is not flattering to Pilate, or to Rome. To see why take the elements of the story and move them to another time. A judge or military commander who says to … Continue reading →

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In Tents # 23 The Ethics and Aesthetics of Jesus and Pilate – Part I

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Harlow Clark

Who has forgotten the outrages of the crucifixion In the tenor of the cloisters of gentle remembrance? —Clinton Larson, “Crucifixion in Judea” Several months ago at Statebird Book I came across a book called Unlocking the New Testament, by Richard … Continue reading →

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In Tents # 22 Jesus and Pilate Part 8 The Midrash

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Harlow Clark

As stated in part 7, while I was preparing my original AML paper I came across Robert Rees’s “The Midrashic Imagination in the Book of Mormon” (Dialogue 44:3, Fall 2011). Rees describes Midrash as imaginative engagement with scripture, and after … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, Oct. 27, 2012

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Andrew Hall

The “Four Centuries of Mormon Stories” are now up and ready for your comments and votes.  Also lots of new Christmas fiction, and a new collection of Lovecraftian novellas and novelettes. Please send any additions or corrections to mormonlit AT … Continue reading →

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In Tents 21 Jesus and Pilate Part 7

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Harlow Clark

There’s a lot more to say about Jesus and Pilate, and I may come back to the subject, but I want to do a quick summary of the things I’ve learned in this digression. 1) (Part 1) This project started … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, October 9, 2012

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Andrew Hall

Happy conference weekend. Richard Cracroft, one of Mormon literature’s leading critics, passed away. Several contests and best-offs announced their winners, including Jessica George, who won a Utah Book Award. I am back from a week in Utah and a week … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, September 15, 2012

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Andrew Hall

I am in Provo, the Mecca of Mormon lit, for a week visiting family. I am looking forward to seeing Persuasion at the Off-Broadway Theater, and buying books. Please send any additions or corrections to mormonlit AT gmail DOT com. … Continue reading →

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