Archive | October 2009
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Intro to “More Wives Than One” by Kathryn Daynes
My book club is reading More Wives than One, by Kathryn Daynes. I am loving this book! You may remember my earlier post outlining my perspective on Polygamy, as well as Bushman’s perspective. I must say that I was very uncomfortable with many of these aspects (and I still am.) Daynes outlines the much more […]
“Healthy Bucksom Lassies”: “ Spalding’s “Manuscript Found” Part 2
This is part 2 of my in-depth look into Solomon Spalding’s only known novel, “Manuscript Found.” I’ve previously discussed the Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon origins, and given an introduction to Spalding’s only known manuscript discovered by LL Rice in Hawaii. The original manuscript is located at Oberlin College in Ohio. One of the […]
10 Reasons Why the Book of Mormon Took Place in Peru
From time to time, I get an email from George Potter. He has a website called the Nephi Project. I heard him speak a few years ago on research he has done in Yemen. His research is pretty well-respected, and it appears he has a very good candidate for Nephi’s Harbor, and he may have […]
Introduction to Spalding’s “Manuscript Found” Part 1
I was surprised at the recent burst of activity on my post back in April titled, Debunking the Spaulding Manuscript Theory. One of my commenters (Roger) seem to believe the Spaulding Theory still has merit. I even had Craig Criddle stop by. He is a leading proponent of the theory and published a peer-reviewed article […]
Balaam: Prophet, Wicked One, Both, Neither?
I finally got around to one of my requests! Tara and I have been discussing several topics, such as the Priesthood Ban, Polygamy, and Abraham, and the story of Balaam always seems to come up. She takes the position that Balaam is a fallen prophet, but I think he never was a prophet. Here’s my […]
Mormon Heretic 