MSSA serves as expert source for news story on polygamist raid
The Mormon Social Science Association was contacted by a foreign reporter looking for someone knowledgeable about polygamy from a social scientific perspective. The reporter was directed to Michael Nielsen, a long-time MSSA member who is currently doing research on polygamy. Michael Nielsen’s thoughts on the developing story were incorporated into the news article, which is available here. This is a great illustration of how the MSSA website is reaching out to a broader audience to share the knowledge and expertise of the membership.
Mormonism in Europe?
LATimes story features MSSA member
Armand Mauss is featured in an LATimes article on Mormons and Muslims.
new Dialogue Editor
After a lengthy and thorough search, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, has a new editor. Peggy Fletcher Stack has a good write up about it here. You can also see the announcement on Dialogue’s website.
talk from MSSA member addresses changes resulting from changed priesthood policy
Marcus Martins, a member of the MSSA, recently delivered a retrospective speech looking at how the 1978 Revelation on the Priesthood brought changes in Mormonism. The speech is available on Dr. Martins’s website here.
new journal on Mormonism available
article on Mormon Studies
Richard Bushman on politics
Richard Bushman, a friend of the MSSA, recently participated in a lengthy panel discussion on Mormonism and politics. The transcript of the session is well worth the read and is available free of charge here.
MSSA Member Henri Gooren addresses BYU faculty and students
MSSA member Henri Gooren, who will soon be joining the faculty at Oakland University, recently addressed faculty and students in the Clark Building on the campus of BYU. Professor Gooren spoke at length about Mormons and Mormonism in Nicaragua, where he has done extensive fieldwork. You can read BYU NewsNet’s coverage of the talk here.