In 2015, I published an article titled "Skins as Garments in the Book of Mormon: A Textual Exegesis" in volume 24 of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (JBMS). This blog post gathers together articles, books, blogs, and message board threads that have referenced my article in the years since its publication. … [Read more...] about “Skins as Garments” in Conversation
Telos and the Primitive Christian Value of Conflict
I wrote this essay for a panel titled "Reconciling Christian Peace with a Rhetoric of War and Conflict" at the National Communication Association's 101st Annual Convention, which was held in Las Vegas in 2015. … [Read more...] about Telos and the Primitive Christian Value of Conflict
Magic Systems & the Discourse of Obedience
A presentation I gave at Sunstone Symposium 2014 in which I explore the influence of Latter-day Saint authors on the evolution of magic systems in fantasy literature. In 2014, my friend Steven Carter (who is also the editor of Sunstone Magazine) invited me to participate in a panel on Mormonism and pop culture at the Sunstone Symposium. My contribution was this presentation. … [Read more...] about Magic Systems & the Discourse of Obedience