Akrasia

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LDS.org responds to Julie and T&S discussions

Nate Oman | June 29, 2007

Apparently folks in the Church Office Building drop by T&S from time to time. Today, this press release was posted to LDS.org, responding in part to Julie’s post on the recently posted Ensign article on MMM.

The Creation of Mormon Lawyers

Nate Oman | June 29, 2007

Brigham Young and Joseph Smith had some very harsh things to say about lawyers, but from the beginning, Mormon attorneys sought to create an ecclesiastical identity for themselves other than that of lying tricksters bent on stirring up litigation.

Rosen’s Crabbed View of Judicial Temperament

Nate Oman | June 25, 2007

Religion and Bankruptcy

Nate Oman | June 20, 2007

“Are Mormons Bankrupting Utah?”

Nate Oman | June 20, 2007

That is the question asked by Zeke Johnson and James Wright in a recent Suffolk University Law Review article.*

Why I am a Christian

Nate Oman | June 19, 2007

I’ve always been happy to be a Mormon without insisting on being a Christian.

FTA: Toward a Theology of Supermarkets

Nate Oman | June 18, 2007

If you are looking for a morally, philosophically, and theologically fascinating place, I can think of few locations in contemporary life that can compare to the supermarket.

The Bushman Moment

Nate Oman | June 14, 2007

Richard Bushman’s recent appearance at a Pew Forum conference on Mormonism and Democratic Politics has got me thinking about the role of scholars of Mormonism in shaping the religious news coverage swirling around Mitt Romney’s candidacy. I decided to do a little bit of informal content analysis of recent news stories, seeing which scholars [...]

Tribal Scholarship

Nate Oman | June 8, 2007

It’s a Girl!

Nate Oman | June 7, 2007

Earlier today, Elizabeth Rose Oman was born in Richmond, Virginia. Both Heather and the baby are doing well. Elizabeth is 8 lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long. Labor lasted for 18 hours, and we are very glad that she is here. God has been very good to us.