Portrait of a (Latter-day) Saint
One of the most disturbing pieces of information in Givens's biography is England's report of a conversation he had with apostle Hugh B. Brown over the then-existing priesthood ban. For example, I don't think Givens is correct in seeing Gene as naïve, partly because he also sees Gene...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Foundation
2022
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| In: |
Dialogue
Year: 2022, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-167 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
Church Polity
B Book review B STRETCHING the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England & the Crisis of Modern Mormonism (Book) B Church work B MORMONISM B Mormons B Polygamy B Dilemma B CONFLICT transformation |
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| Summary: | One of the most disturbing pieces of information in Givens's biography is England's report of a conversation he had with apostle Hugh B. Brown over the then-existing priesthood ban. For example, I don't think Givens is correct in seeing Gene as naïve, partly because he also sees Gene as a tragic figure, and naïveté and tragedy simply don't go together. Remembering Gene's love of Shakespeare and his essay, "'No Cause, No Cause': An Essay Toward Reconciliation", I wrote: "I have imagined Gene entering heaven. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialogue
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5406/15549399.55.2.18 |