Upcoming Events
August 21-22, 2008 - European Mormon Studies Association Conference: The European Mormon Studies Association is joining with the Department of Comparative Religion at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland for their annual conference. The theme of the conference is “Mormonism and the Christian Tradition.” Deadline for paper proposals is April 15. visit website for more details
Coming Up Next...
EMSA Conference
Date: Aug. 21-22, 2008
Place: Turku, Finland
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Selected audio recordings of CMSSA events are now available.
Most recently added: Richard Turley on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Announcements
Book of Mormon Survey: J. Nelson-Seawright, a student at Northwestern University, is currently seeking respondents for a survey of people’s experiences with and connection to the Book of Mormon. The purpose of the survey is intended to provide evidence about how people relate to and think about the Book of Mormon. This will aid in the development of psychometrically useful indicators of how people with ties to the Mormon world relate to the Book of Mormon across several analytic dimensions. [visit website and take survey]
New CMSSA President: CMSSA is proud to announce the Deidre Nicole Green was recently selected to serve as the President of CMSSA. Deidre is a PhD student in Women's Studies at the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. It is anticipated that she will serve from June 1, 2008 thru June 1,2009.
Element Call for Student Submissions: The Journal of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology is publishing a special issue dedicated to student articles. Submissions will be accepted by undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled in a program of study related to philosophy, theology, or other areas of religious studies. Deadline for submissions is July 15, 2008. [more info]
In the News
June 11, 2008 - Sunstone Announces New Editor, New Outreach Director: The Board of Directors of the Sunstone Education Foundation announces the hiring of Stephen R. Carter as its new Director of Publications and Editor, and Mary Ellen Robertson as its new Director of Outreach and Symposia. Source: Sunstone website visit website to read the complete article
March 21, 2008 - Dialogue Names New Editor: After an extremely competitive process among many highly qualified candidates, Dialogue is pleased to announce that they selected Kristine Haglund as their new Editor beginning January 1, 2009. Source: Dialogue website visit website to read the complete article
February 22, 2008 - Academic Interest in Mormonism Rises: Mormonism as a subject of scholarly interest was for many years explored by Latter-day Saint researchers and a small number of non-Mormon scholars, but now the field is attracting more academic attention. Source: LDS Church Newsroom visit website to read complete article
February 19, 2008 - Colleges scramble to offer curriculum on Mormon religion: Harvard Divinity School has long prided itself on the diversity of its curriculum - it currently features classes in American Buddhism, Jewish Apocalypticism, and Classical Sufism - but it took until this semester for the venerable school to offer a course on one of the fastest-growing faiths in the world: Mormonism. Source: The Boston Globe visit website to read complete article
About CMSSA
The Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association (CMSSA) is dedicated to providing an academic and social support structure for students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in the academic study of Mormonism. As an extracurricular extension of and support to Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University’s School of Religion, its main objective is to enrich, enliven, and engender intellectual conversations among students and with scholars. To this end, CMSSA hopes to assist the School of Religion in preparing young scholars by regularly sponsoring student and scholar research presentations, hosting critical topical discussions that will highlight issues especially relevant to the contemporary religious community, and sponsoring graduate-student conferences. read more...