Elizabeth Smart
Mormon leader’s comments about ‘nonconsensual immorality’ draw fire
By Jana Riess — April 3, 2018
(RNS) — In General Conference, Mormon leader Quentin Cook spoke out against sexual abuse, but the language he used may have created more problems than it solved, says guest blogger Emily Jensen.
Dismantling Mormon purity culture
By Jana Riess — September 27, 2016
Elizabeth Smart and others are taking aim at rape culture within Mormonism and America -- and getting results.
Possible long-term sexual consequences of Mormon modesty: A guest post by Mette Ivie Harrison
By Jana Riess — May 16, 2014
Mette Harrison asks, "Could it be that our insistence on talking about male desire and female purity is leading to problems for married couples who do not know how to negotiate an equal sexual interaction?"
The Mormon Themes in Elizabeth Smart’s Memoir
By Jana Riess — October 26, 2013
Elizabeth Smart did not lose faith, despite crushing circumstances. “The human spirit is resilient,” she says. “God made us so.”
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