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Remembering Edwin Gaustad, 1923-2011
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Jana Riess
I learned this week that my former professor and mentor, Edwin Gaustad, passed away near the end of March. (Here is the obit from the New York Times and another from the Washington Post.) I was lucky enough to study with him during the one year he was a visiting professor at Princeton Theological Seminary,…
“Morning-After” Conference Ambivalence
By
Jana Riess
I admit that I have a love-hate relationship with General Conference. I dislike the passive format of it all, the stark and depressing maleness of all those dark suits, the conspicuous absence of women from public leadership. The conference often feels too long. I’m probably too bothered by the small things, like that this weekend,…
“Book of Mormon Musical” Co-Creator Bobby Lopez on Why He’s Fascinated by Mormons
By
Jana Riess
As I’ve already shared here, I loved the new “Book of Mormon” musical on Broadway, which officially opens tonight on Broadway. As I was discussing it last week with my amazing college roommate, she dropped the bombshell that she’s friends with co-creator Bobby Lopez, who lives in her artsy building in Brooklyn. Only in New…
A Mormon Reviews Broadway’s New “Book of Mormon” Musical
By
Jana Riess
I was prepared for scatological humor, generous doses of the F word, and off-color bawdiness—this is South Park without network censorship, remember?—but I wasn’t prepared for my Mormon faith to be lampooned with any sensitivity. I was happy to be wrong. By Jana Riess “Jesus sounds like Kenny,” my friend Donna whispered at the…
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