Posted on March 30, 2008 by Candice
This post comes from a presentation I gave this semester in response to a lecture on Mayan weaving given by Allen Christensen, a talented Maya scholar at BYU.
I am also writing this in response to the discussion on relationships with China that Doug raised several days ago.
There is an interesting correlation between how Mayans and [...]
Filed under: International Relations, Politics, Scripture, Theology | Tagged: Atonement, China, Economy, Elaine Scarry, globalization, Jesus Christ, Mayans, Mormon Culture, narrative theology, Paul Ricoeur, Politics, Scripture, suffering, Theology, weaving | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 25, 2008 by dougwendt
The following is an email from my friend Dave Cook regarding China’s support of Sudan in the wake of the Darfur Genocide, the Tibetan riots, the international responses, and the Olympics. It is in response to the NY Times article: Pro-Tibet Activists Disrupt Olympic Flame Ceremony and a question of mine. Dave has [...]
Filed under: International Relations, Politics | Tagged: China, Darfur, Olympics, Politics, Sudan, Tibet | 11 Comments »
Posted on March 2, 2008 by Dennis
The following post is slightly modified from a comment I left in answer to a reader’s question, in the comments from the Why Mormons Should Consider Backing Obama post. The question was concerned with illegal immigrants being able to have temple recommends (as well as, in some cases, high-level local leadership positions), considering the Latter-day [...]
Filed under: International Relations, Mormon Doctrine, Politics | Tagged: Civic Duty, Ecclesiastical Interviews, Immigration, Mormon Doctrine, Mormons, Politics | 4 Comments »
