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Flunking Sainthood
If You Agree with Rob Bell, Check Out Greg Garrett’s New Book
By
Jana Riess
If, like me, you’ve been following the brouhaha over Rob Bell’s alleged universalism in the last week — and if, like me, you wonder why it is such a big deal that a pastor might choose to emphasize a theology of love than a doctrine of hell — then I have a book for you.…
What Are You Doing for Lent?
By
Jana Riess
Well, it’s Fat Tuesday, and amidst all the consumption of Paczki and Pancakes and such, I need to decide today what I’m doing for Lent. Which — gulp — starts tomorrow. And I want your help. In the past, I’ve tried the “giving up” strategy. I’ve given up sweets, television, meat, makeup, and spending money…
Changes to the Mormon Temple Experience
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Jana Riess
This weekend I perused the first half of Devery Anderson’s The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History. The book will be released on March 24 and it’s quite a scintillating collection of primary source material about how the temple experience has changed over time. Some of this was familiar to me, like…
How Do You Like That Kindle?
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Jana Riess
It’s been almost three months now since my husband bought me a Kindle for my birthday. I had asked for one because I thought it would be fun to see what all the fuss was about, even if I wasn’t completely sold on the idea of an e-reader. Like many of my buddies in publishing,…
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