The Book of Mormon
More Jesus, Less Joseph: Changes in Mormon General Conference
By Jana Riess — March 4, 2016
Where Mormon leaders once spoke at length about the end of the world and being victims of persecution, sociologists say now it's all about Jesus and the nuclear family.
The dangers of idolizing Mormon prophets
By Jana Riess — October 24, 2014
The Church teaches us on the one hand that a living prophet is more valuable to us than even the scriptures (!), and instructs Primary children to follow the prophet and never "go astray." But then it also tries to emphasize that a prophet is only a prophet "when he is acting as such," and that not every teaching is doctrine. Which is it?
“I know the Church is true,” and other Mormon muddles
By Jana Riess — October 17, 2014
When Mormons say we "know the Church is true," what do we mean? Does it merely *contain* truth, or is it the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Sidebar: Selections from the new ‘Jefferson Bible’
By Kimberly Winston — January 11, 2013
(RNS) Selections from the American Humanist Association's new version of the "Jefferson Bible." By Kimberly Winston.
Humanists slice and dice the world’s sacred texts
By Kimberly Winston — January 11, 2013
(RNS) "A Jefferson Bible For the 21st Century'' takes Thomas Jefferson’s slice-and-dice Bible one step further. By Kimberly Winston.
The 10 Best Stories About the ‘Mormon Moment’
By Cassandra Hedelius — November 12, 2012
(RNS) As we try to make sense of the "Mormon moment," Religion News Service asked MormonVoices to collect the ten best recent stories about their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Americans intrigued but wary still of Mormon beliefs
By Tracy Gordon — January 27, 2012
(RNS) Suddenly, America's abuzz about Mormonism's "gold plates and magic underwear," says Terryl Givens, a professor of religion at the University of Richmond. Mormon ways are little-known, yet many Americans are suspicious of them. Why? Cathy Lynn Grossman reports.
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