Tag Archives: Black Mormons

Theme for Upcoming AML Conference

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Margaret Blair Young

THEME FOR THE 2013 AML CONFERENCE (dates TBA):  “How We Depict the Savior in Art, Film, and Literature: Does it Matter?” My review of The Color of Christ follows to ignite some ideas and discussion.  Consider Levi Petersen’s controversial “Cowboy … Continue reading →

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I Am Jane (with a little Levinas)

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Margaret Blair Young

I wrote the play I Am Jane a decade ago, and we had our premiere performance in an LDS chapel for the Genesis Group meeting. We turned the sacrament table into a deathbed and the choir seats into a pioneer camp. … Continue reading →

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Consecrating Our Talents Etc.

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Margaret Blair Young

A little over a decade ago, I had met several of my goals as a writer. I had won awards and published books. Strangely, I found that publishing wasn’t that big of a deal. Neither was winning an award. I … Continue reading →

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