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Mormon Postmodernism: Reflections on Ryan Habermeyer

  • Posted on October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

A Reply to Bennett’s “The Shock of the New: Raleigh’s In Our Lovely Deseret“

  • Posted on October 4, 2026October 5, 2026

T.I.M. Wirkus, “A Bad Deal in Mormon Land”, and The Book of Mormon

  • Posted on September 28, 2026September 29, 2026

Irreantum presents KIDS

  • Posted on September 25, 2026

Champoux, “C.C.A. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary” (Reviewed by Kevin Folkman)

  • Posted on September 21, 2026September 21, 2026

Haws, “Richard Lyman Bushman: A Mormon Ambassador” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)

  • Posted on September 21, 2026September 28, 2026

Oman, “Welding Another Link: Latter-day Saint Essays on Faith and Intellect” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)

  • Posted on September 21, 2026September 28, 2026

Champoux, “C. C. A. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)

  • Posted on September 20, 2026September 20, 2026

Brown, “After Happiness: Living with Faith in a Time of Crisis” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)

  • Posted on September 20, 2026September 20, 2026

Elias & The Highwayman

  • Posted on September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

The Mormon Fringes Take Center Stage: Nathan Curtis Roberts’s “Yellow Tulips” and “Water Wisdom”

  • Posted on August 28, 2026
Carol Lynn Pearson

Contemplating Carol Lynn, by Maxine Hanks

  • Posted on August 15, 2026August 16, 2026
  • by Robert Bennett
  • Posted on October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Mormon Postmodernism: Reflections on Ryan Habermeyer

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  • Posted on October 4, 2026October 5, 2026

A Reply to Bennett’s “The Shock of the New: Raleigh’s In Our Lovely Deseret“

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  • Posted on September 28, 2026September 29, 2026

T.I.M. Wirkus, “A Bad Deal in Mormon Land”, and The Book of Mormon

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  • by Theric Jepson
  • Posted on September 25, 2026

Irreantum presents KIDS

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  • Posted on September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

Elias & The Highwayman

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  • by Robert Bennett
  • Posted on August 28, 2026

The Mormon Fringes Take Center Stage: Nathan Curtis Roberts’s “Yellow Tulips” and “Water Wisdom”

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Carol Lynn Pearson
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  • Posted on August 15, 2026August 16, 2026

Contemplating Carol Lynn, by Maxine Hanks

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  • Posted on August 10, 2026August 29, 2026

Tributes to Carol Lynn Pearson, the Blessing-giver

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NEW REVIEWS

  • Champoux, “C.C.A. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary” (Reviewed by Kevin Folkman)
  • Haws, “Richard Lyman Bushman: A Mormon Ambassador” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Oman, “Welding Another Link: Latter-day Saint Essays on Faith and Intellect” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Champoux, “C. C. A. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Brown, “After Happiness: Living with Faith in a Time of Crisis” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)

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  1. The Shock of the New: Robert Perry Raleigh’s In Our Lovely Deseret – Dawning of a Brighter Day on Towards a New Mormon Short Story: England’s Bright Angels & FamiliarsOctober 5, 2026

    […] Eugene England’s anthology, Bright Angels and Familiars, is pretty much a gimp horse limping out of the gate, Robert Perry…

  2. Theric Jepson on A Reply to Bennett’s “The Shock of the New: Raleigh’s In Our Lovely Deseret“October 4, 2026

    . I appreciate that Robert is trying to be loud and bold and dangerous in order to get more people…

  3. A Reply to Bennett’s “The Shock of the New: Raleigh’s In Our Lovely Deseret“ – Dawning of a Brighter Day on The Shock of the New: Robert Perry Raleigh’s In Our Lovely DeseretOctober 4, 2026

    […] W. Jorgensen gives a full reply to Robert Bennett’s review essay, “The Shock of the New: Robert Perry Raleigh’s…

  4. Theric Jepson on T.I.M. Wirkus, “A Bad Deal in Mormon Land”, and The Book of MormonOctober 1, 2026

    . Wait. Just checked my review. I liked Infinite Future better than I said. I was just frustrated by the…

  5. Theric Jepson on T.I.M. Wirkus, “A Bad Deal in Mormon Land”, and The Book of MormonOctober 1, 2026

    . Ha. If I hadn't loved City of Brick and Shadow and liked The Infinite Future just fine, I'm not…

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