On the Mormon Vision of Language: Tutoring the Tongue
This week, I meditate on a pattern that appears in various places throughout the scriptures: a person is called upon by God to do something the person doesn’t think he can do; God says, “Whatever,” and...
View ArticleOn the Mormon Vision of Language: “Thou Hast the Words of Eternal Life”
After spending some time in the Books of Moses and Mormon over the past several weeks, in this installment I turn to an episode from Christ’s life and explore what it can teach us about life-giving...
View Article“If it be a true seed, or a good seed”: A Brief Note on Narrative Ethics
(My thoughts in this post may not break new ground in narrative studies or be foreign to readers of AMV. I share them, however, as part of my continued project to elaborate a uniquely Mormon vision of...
View ArticleA Personal and Rhetorical Review of The Crucible of Doubt
Givens, Terryl and Fiona. The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Question for Faith. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014. 168 pages. $19.99 in hardback, $11.99 Kindle. Reviewed by Jonathan Langford....
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