Nate Oman | September 24, 2007
It is going on ten years now since I have lived in Utah, but I still follow Utah politics from afar partly as a matter of tribal attachment but mainly because they are just so strange and fun.
Nate Oman | September 21, 2007
A while back, Dave asked about possible narratives to structure 20th or 21st century Mormons. Another way of thinking about this question is how we bridge between modern experience and our historical narratives. We need not only new stories but also ways of maintaing continuity with our old stories. Consider the two [...]
Nate Oman | September 18, 2007
Nate Oman | September 13, 2007
This summer I had the chance to participate in a workshop at BYU put together by Richard Bushman. Bushman wanted to gather together Mormon academics working outside of Utah to discuss the question of how we explain Mormonism. My own sense is that when we explain our beliefs — even to one another [...]
Nate Oman | September 12, 2007
I know that this is controversial for some readers, but for purposes of this discussion stipulate that same-sex marriage in wrong. As an institutional shift it will damage the institution of marriage in ways that will harm society in the long run. Obviously, this is a hugely controversial claim, but for the time [...]
Nate Oman | September 11, 2007
Nate Oman | September 6, 2007
Claremont Graduate University has announced:
Professor Richard Bushman has been appointed as the Howard W. Hunter Visiting Professor in Mormon Studies.
Nate Oman | September 5, 2007
Let’s think about lines, circles, and time.
