Akrasia

Nate Oman’s personal blog

Terryl Givens: The Scholar as Celebrant

Nate Oman | November 30, 2007

Terryl Givens is doing a great deal in People of Paradox.

The Poetry of the Law

Nate Oman | November 27, 2007

Blogging, Church Doctrine, and the Limits of Authority

Nate Oman | November 19, 2007

People frequently claim that Mormonism is an essentially atheological religion. It is not always exactly clear what is meant by this statement, but it generally seems to me something like we place right practice and sacred stories at the center of our faith rather than an abstract set of propositions. Whatever the merits [...]

Out of the Intellectual (and Electronic) Ghetto!

Nate Oman | November 12, 2007

I have long thought that there ought to be an online clearing house for research papers related to Mormonism. My proposed model is SSRN, the Social Science Research Network, where scholars in law, economics, and other disciplines upload copies of working papers and published articles. Each article is accompanied by an abstract, and [...]

Tear Gas and the Profession

Nate Oman | November 6, 2007

It wouldn’t have happened at a law review…

Nate Oman | November 2, 2007