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From the 2010 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Community
Presenters:
Moderator: Kaimipono Wenger, JD, assistant professor, Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego.
Kristine Haglund, editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Bridget Jack Jeffries, MA candidate, history of Christianity in America, Trinity Divinity School.
John Dehlin, PhD, clinical/counseling psychology, Utah State University, funder of Mormon Stories podcast, StayLDS.com
Abstract: The work of political economist Albert Hirschman suggests a nuanced approach to public dissatisfaction with an organization. Dissatisfied members of an organization, business, or nation have a variety of choices available, including both exit (simply leaving) and voice (discussing their dissatisfaction). As Hirschman notes, greater loyalty to the organization can correspond to greater use of voice. Contradicting traditional Mormon views, dissent may actually indicate greater loyalty to the organization than does silent acquiescence. Panelists will discuss loyalty, voice, exit, and dissent from a variety of angles, ultimately suggesting that the LDS understanding of public disagreement may be underdeveloped, and sketching ways in which legitimate dissent could take on a broader role in the LDS community.
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From the 2000 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: The Academic Study Of Religion: Prospects And Perils
Presenters: Dan Wotherspoon, Brian Birch, Elaine Englehardt, Eugene England, Mary Ellen Robertson, Scott Kenney
Abstract: The recent announcement that early steps have been taken toward establishing a Mormon Studies program at Utah Valley State College has generated much excitement among many who have long felt a need for such a program at one of Utah’s state schools, but it has also raised concerns on two fronts. Some have begun to worry that such a program could easily become a forum for Mormon apologetics, even proselyting, while others voice concerns about it as “yet another forum for Mormon bashing.” This panel, consisting of UVSC faculty, as well as others with experience studying religion– including their own–from an academic perspective, will address these and other issues as they consider both the “prospects” and the “perils” of such an adventure.
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From the 1983 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: The Life of Oliver Cowdery
Presenter: R.D. Dennis
Presenter: John Sillito
Abstract: Two papers discuss the life of Oliver Cowdery.
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This is an excerpt from the original Sunstone 2015 presentation, Four View of Joseph Smith: Historians Debate the Prophet Puzzle.
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