Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Mormons know how the Church sanctioned racial exclusion. That policy has a paper trail.

By Jana Riess — March 10, 2023
(RNS) — Paul Reeve's new book argues the decision to ban Blacks from priesthood and the temple began with Brigham Young but wasn't fully entrenched until the early 1900s under Joseph F. Smith.

More Jesus, less touching: 14 changes to the Mormon temple endowment ceremony

By Jana Riess — February 10, 2023
(RNS) — Just four years after the most recent revisions, the LDS temple ceremony has undergone more changes.

Mormon women are finding their voices. Are Mormon men listening?

By Jana Riess — May 9, 2020
(RNS) — The new issue of Dialogue, guest edited by Mormon feminists and chock-full of diverse voices, will likely not be read by the people who most need to read it.

Why I still need ‘Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought’

By Jana Riess — September 6, 2016
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought has been hugely important in my life. In fact, I'm not sure I would have ever converted to Mormonism without it.

Mormon founder turned over priesthood keys to women, says Deseret Book author

By Jana Riess — June 21, 2016
Fiona Givens, a Deseret Book author and popular Mormon speaker, says early LDS women were given priesthood keys -- and that there is historical tradition linking Heavenly Mother to the Holy Ghost.

Who owns the name “Mormon”?

By Jana Riess — April 24, 2014
I listen to the Mormon Matters podcast, get Primary ideas from Mormon Mommy Blogs, and learn about new books from the Association of Mormon Letters. But the LDS Church is making a stand about organizations and businesses like these that lay claim to the name "Mormon."
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