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DIALOGUE A JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT EDITORS : Linda King Newell* L. Jackson Newell* ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Lavina Fielding Anderson* BUSINESS MANAGER: Fred C. Esplin* LEGAL CONSULTANT: Randall A. Mackey* DESIGNER : Warren Archer II ART CONSULTANT: GraphicStudio BOOK REVIEW EDITOR : Linda Thatcher EDITORIAL ASSOCIATE : Allen D. Roberts* EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS : Annie M. Brewer, Julie Randall BRIEF NOTICES EDITOR : Gene Sessions POETRY EDITOR : Michael R. Collings AMONG THE MORMONS EDITOR : Stephen W. Stathis STAFF : Nanette Poll Allen, Dawn Hall Anderson, Gary James Bergera, D. Jeff Burton, Bethany Chafjin, Linda M. Cunningham, Susette Fletcher Green, G. Kevin Jones, Blake Ostler, Karen Post, Julie Randall, Craig Swenson, Susan B. Taber, Jerilyn Wake field * Executive Committee EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas G. Alexander, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Lester E. Bush, Gaithcrsburg, Maryland Melodie Moench Charles, Arlington, Virginia Irene M. Bates, Pacific Palisades, California Richard J. Cummings, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Paul M. Edwards, Temple School, Independence, Missouri Lawrence Foster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta William Clayton Kimball, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts Armand L. Mauss, Washington State University, Pullman Douglas D. Alder, Utah State University, Logan D. Michael Quinn, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah ADVISORY COUNCIL Lowell L. Bennion, Salt Lake City, Utah Mary L. Bradford, Arlington, Virginia Grethe B. Peterson, Salt Lake City, Utah Robert Rees, Los Angeles, California George D. Smith, San Francisco, California DIALOGUE A JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT is an independent quarterly established to express Mormon culture and to examine the relevance of religion to secular life. It is edited by Latter-day Saints who wish to bring their faith into dialogue with the larger stream of Judeo-Christian thought and with human experience as a whole and to foster artistic and scholarly achievement based on their cultural heritage. The journal encourages a variety of viewpoints; although every effort is made to ensure accurate scholarship and responsible judgment, the views expressed are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of the Mormon Church or of the editors. ART CREDITS Cover, "Brigham Young and His Friends," by Sarah Ann Burbage Long, oil on canvas, circa 1864. Left: John V. Long, John Lyon, John W. Young, Edwin D. Woolley, George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, and Daniel H. Wells. On display at the new Museum of Church History and Art. Used by permission, LDS Church, Arts and Sites. Photographs of James E. Talmage courtesy of LDS Church Historical Department. Photograph of Luxembourg Cathedral by Warren Archer..

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