By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:00:52 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin.

I am doubtful the generalizations of culture would have been different if I had read those articles, but I am certainly open to learning which of the cultural aspects I mentioned do not apply generally.

I am glad there are so many who have not been silenced on the topic, and now I have a lot more reading material :) So thank you for that, too.

By: Kevin Christensen

Kevin Christensen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:52:50 +0000

Interesting and well written, and doubtless deserving of a good grade, though I do wonder if the generalizations about LDS culture and silence might have been affected had the bibliography included notice of writings by Alyson Von Feldt (her Occasional Paper on Wisdom Teaching i the Book of Mormon, or her insightful review of Dever’s Did God Have a Wife? in the FARMS Review). Or Daniel Peterson’s path breaking “Nephi and His Asherah.” Or Kevin Barney’s FAIR paper on “Do We Have a Mother in Heaven? or his Dialogue article on “How to Worship Our Mother in Heaven without Getting Excommunicated. Or Elaine Cannon’s essay on Mother in Heaven in The Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Or the 2011, BYU Studies article by David L. Paulsen and Martin Pulido entitled, “A Mother There: Historical Teachings and Sacred Silence.” Or things by Eugene Seaich such as “A Great Mystery” and even yours truly in some of my essays. The recent Meridian essay by Warren Aston, Debunking Myths About Mother in Heaven came too late, of course. There are many of us who have written on the topic and who have not come close to be silenced on the topic.

I’ve currently re-reading Margaret Barker recent The Mother of the Lord, vol1 , which is packed with valuable insights on the topic.

Best

Kevin Christenen
Bethel Park, PA

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