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Krister Stendahl died earlier this year (hat tip: Lehi’s Library). He was a Swedish scholar and theologian, and also served for a period as the Lutheran Bishop of Stockholm. In LDS circles, he is fondly remembered as the author of three rules of religious understanding, which he propounded during public debate critical of a planned LDS…

According to a recent AP story, Bob Jones University has issued a statement apologizing for its past race policies. Before 1971 it did not admit black students and there was a school policy against interracial dating until 2000. The full document, “Statement About Race at Bob Jones University,” makes interesting reading. Hard to decide whether…

Posted by one of the bloggers at Feminist Mormon Housewives: “My Prop 8 Manifesto.” There are two stories about the Prop 8 campaign and passage that are rumbling through media stories and LDS blogs. One is the post-election targeting of Mormons and Mormon buildings for angry protests and boycotts, reflecting the view of those who opposed…

A post at Get Religion takes the sprawling On Faith site to task for offering all opinion and no news: “Old questions on news and ‘On Faith’.” GR’s beef is that the world is full of religion news and journalists who cover it, so why doesn’t the site provide some news to its readers? The…
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