Daniel Peterson Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 There's a nice entry, just up today on Mormon Scholars Testify, from Paul Reeve at the University of Utah, about the relationship between his work as a historian and his faith in Mormonism:http://mormonscholarstestify.org/2699/w-paul-reeveSince certain critics claim that honest history and Mormon belief are antithetical, Professor Reeve's statement might be of some interest to a few here. Link to comment
Kevin Christensen Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 There's a nice entry, just up today on Mormon Scholars Testify, from Paul Reeve at the University of Utah, about the relationship between his work as a historian and his faith in Mormonism:http://mormonscholarstestify.org/2699/w-paul-reeveSince certain critics claim that honest history and Mormon belief are antithetical, Professor Reeve's statement might be of some interest to a few here.Another helpful testimony on an increasingly useful site.Also, on this general theme, the recent FAIR publication on the backstage politics of how History is done on Wikipedia is very enlightening.http://www.fairlds.org//FAIR_Conferences/2011_Something_Wiki_This_Way_Comes.pdfKevin ChristensenBethel Park, PA Link to comment
Kevin Christensen Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 There's a nice entry, just up today on Mormon Scholars Testify, from Paul Reeve at the University of Utah, about the relationship between his work as a historian and his faith in Mormonism:http://mormonscholarstestify.org/2699/w-paul-reeveSince certain critics claim that honest history and Mormon belief are antithetical, Professor Reeve's statement might be of some interest to a few here.Another helpful testimony on an increasingly useful site.Also, on this general theme, the recent FAIR publication on the backstage politics of how History is done on Wikipedia is very enlightening.http://www.fairlds.org//FAIR_Conferences/2011_Something_Wiki_This_Way_Comes.pdfKevin ChristensenBethel Park, PA Link to comment
Daniel Peterson Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Yes, that's a fascinating piece. Link to comment
Wiki Wonka Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Another helpful testimony on an increasingly useful site.Also, on this general theme, the recent FAIR publication on the backstage politics of how History is done on Wikipedia is very enlightening.http://www.fairlds.org//FAIR_Conferences/2011_Something_Wiki_This_Way_Comes.pdfKevin ChristensenBethel Park, PAWikiness never was happiness.WW Link to comment
Calm Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Apparently just used up my last rep point for the day, this one is good enough I must remember to come back tomorrow and give you one. Link to comment
kolipoki09 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That's fine and dandy, but everyone knows that no true historian could actually be a Mormon. If s/he is, they need to have a proverbial asterisk next to their name by labeling them as an "apologist" or some other pejorative rather than a historian. Those with negative views about Mormonism, regardless of whether they have a Ph.D. or run a defunct ministry out of a storefront with a high school diploma, must always be referred to as "scholars" or some other credible expression.Here are some good examples of how to properly do this:"Apologist Richard Bushman speculates in Rough Stone Rolling (p 490) that this delay was possibly because Smith did not fall for the trap completely and did not translate the plates before his death a year later." [1]"Two Utah scholars, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, have written the definitive treatise on Joseph Smith and money digging..." [2] Link to comment
Wiki Wonka Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That's fine and dandy, but everyone knows that no true historian could actually be a Mormon. If s/he is, they need to have a proverbial asterisk next to their name by labeling them as an "apologist" or some other pejorative rather than a historian. Those with negative views about Mormonism, regardless of whether they have a Ph.D. or run a defunct ministry out of a storefront with a high school diploma, must always be referred to as "scholars" or some other credible expression.Here are some good examples of how to properly do this:You have now passed the qualification to edit LDS Wikipedia articles. Go forth and edit... WW Link to comment
volgadon Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 You have now passed the qualification to edit LDS Wikipedia articles. Go forth and edit... WWIn hoc signo iterares Wikipediam. Link to comment
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