CMSSA EVENTS
PLEASE NOTE: The presentation by Chuck Schofield has been post-poned until the Spring 2009 semester. A specific time and date has not yet been determined.
Thur, Dec 4, 2008: Student Reflections on the Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue: Graduate students from Fuller Theological
Seminary will join CMSSA to discuss the status of and prospects for interfaith dialogue.
(Time: 4:00-5:15pm | Location: Stauffer 106, CGU) [more information]
MORMON STUDIES EVENTS AT CLAREMONT
Sat, Mar 7, 2009: The Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies in the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University is pleased to sponsor a conference exploring the topic Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering Vision.
Time: TBA | Location: TBA, CGU [visit conference website]
Coming Up Next...
Marlin Jensen
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Date: Nov 20, 2008
Place: Burkle 16, CGU
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Mormon Studies Conferences Website: The newly launched (9/4/2008) mormonconferences.org is intended to be a comprehensive clearinghouse for conferences of all types related to Mormon Studies. No matter what your level of interest, if you want to know what's happening in the field, this should certainly prove to be an invaluable resource. [visit site]
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.
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