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Community and Faith: An Imperfect Roundness

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Speculative Fiction in Conversation with Mormonism: Ideas for Future Study

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Kickstarting the Book of Mormon

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Sunstone Symposium 2020 – Literature and the Arts

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Mormons & Starships: Why So Many Mormons in Science Fiction?

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Competing lectures this SundayUPDATED WITH VIDEOS

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