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Mormon Experience, Scholarship, Issues, & MORMON EXPERIENCE, SCHOLARSHIP, ISSUES, & ART JULY 2004 Issue 133 FEATURES 10 Lisa Torcasso Downing. CRESTS: 2004 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest, Third Place Winner 14 Margaret Merrill Toscano. IS THERE A PLACE FOR HEAVENLY MOTHER IN MORMON THEOLOGY?: An Investigation into Discourses of Power 23 Nadine R. Hansen . THE GARDEN OF MY FAITH 26 . IF THERE ARE FAULTS THEY ARE THE MISTAKES OF MEN 26 William D. Russell . LET’S PUT WARNING LABELS ON THE STANDARD WORKS 31 Molly McLellan Bennion . THE RICHNESS OF SCRIPTURE SUNSTONE (ISSN 0363-1370) is published by The Sunstone Education Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation with no 33 Mack C. Stirling . UNDERSTANDING THE VIOLENT SACRED official ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Articles represent the opinions of the writers only. 36 Ethan Skarstedt . DESPERATION: 2001 Brookie & D.K. Brown SUNSTONE is indexed in Religion Index One: Periodicals, Fiction Contest Starstone Winner the Index to Book Reviews in Religion, Religion Indexes: RIO/RIT/IBBR Center Insert . THE 2004 SALT LAKE SUNSTONE SYMPOSIUM 1975–on CD-ROM, and the ATLA Religion Database, published by the American Theological Library Association, PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 250 S. Wacker Dr., 16th Flr., Chicago, IL 60606 (e-mail: [email protected], WWW: http://atla.com/). POETRY Submissions may be on IBM-PC compatible computer discs (MS Word or WordPerfect format), or by e-mail attachment. 13 Brandy McKenzie . SWEAT, THE WORDS, THE STONE, AND THE Submissions should not exceed 8,000 words and must be MEMORY accompanied by a signed letter giving permission for the manuscript to be filed in the Sunstone Collection at the 39 Barry Ballard . A VENTURE University of Utah Marriott Library (all literary rights are retained 44 Robert Parham. THE BLAME SEEKERS by authors). Manuscripts will not be returned; authors will be notified concerning acceptance within ninety days. COLUMNS SUNSTONE is interested in feature- and column-length articles relevant to Mormonism from a variety of perspectives, news 5 Dan Wotherspoon . FROM THE EDITOR: Silences stories about Mormons and the LDS church, and short reflections and commentary. Poetry submissions should have one poem per CORNUCOPIA page, with the poet’s name and address on each page; a self- 6 James P. Harris . PERSONAL GLIMPSES: Out of Darkness addressed, stamped envelope should accompany each submission. Short poems—haiku, limericks, couplets, and one- 7 NetMo . CYBERSAINTS: Kolob’s Dominion of Deseret liners—are very welcome. Short stories are selected only through the annual Brookie and D. K. Brown Memorial Fiction Contest 8 Todd Robert Petersen . IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE: Choose This Day (submission deadline: 30 June 2004; $5 fee per story). Whom You Will Serve Letters for publication should be identified. SUNSTONE does 9 Greg Call . BLOGWATCH: Goodbye Blue not acknowledge receipt of letters to the editor. Letters addressed to specific authors will be forwarded, unopened, to them. 40 Maxine Hanks. MOONSTONE: Explorations in Feminine Theology SUNSTONE will not provide subscriber addresses 42 D. Jeff Burton. BRAVING THE BORDERLANDS . : to mail list solicitors without permission. Jessica’s Story—Update and Responses Send all correspondence and manuscripts to: 52 Hugo Olaiz . BETWEEN THE LINES: Timely Warning or SUNSTONE Erotophobia? LDS Rhetoric about Pornography 343 N. Third West Salt Lake City, UT 84103-1215 56 B. H. Roberts . AN OLIVE LEAF: God Must Be His Own Interpreter (801) 355-5926 fax: (801) 355-4043 REVIEWS email: [email protected] website: www.sunstoneonline.com 45 Greg Matis . A STORY OF VIOLENT DEFENSIVENESS: United States subscriptions to SUNSTONE are $36 for 6 issues, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith $65 for 12 issues, and $90 for 18 issues. International by Jon Krakauer subscriptions are $48 for 6 issues; $89 for 12 issues; $126 for 18 issues. All payments must be in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. 49 Margot Anderson . FINDING A GIRL, PROMOTING A CHURCH: All international subscriptions will be sent via surface mail. Bringing Elizabeth Home by Ed Smart, Lois Smart, Bona fide student and missionary subscriptions are $10 less than the above rates. A $10 service charge will be deducted from and Laura Morton refund amount on cancelations. UPDATE Printed by A “Green” Shop 54 . President Hinckley awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom; First Presidency letter discourages circulation Copyright © 2004, The Sunstone Education Foundation. All rights reserved. of unpublished remarks; Manhattan Temple; and more! Printed in the United States of America. Cover Design: Jeanette Atwood.
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