Mormon Studies Unit
The Mormon Studies Unit welcomes papers and/or panels on a variety of themes and topics relating to the Mormon tradition, broadly defined. The proposals should analyze the material in terms of the academic study of religion. For the online session, we propose a few themes:
Global Mormonism- We seek proposals that examine Mormonism in global context, as well as those that explore the methodologies and frameworks for such a project.
Mormonism and Indigeneity- We seek proposals that consider the interrelationship between Mormonism and Indigeneity in a variety of contexts.
Panel proposals welcome.
This Unit will examine the range of topics, disciplines, and methodologies that can be brought into dialogue with Mormonism as studied in an academic environment. It is interested in exploring strategies for teaching about Mormonism, both as the main focus of a class or as a unit within a survey course. It seeks to identify the best resources available for teaching and understanding the tradition and provide encouragement for scholars to fill gaps in what is currently available. The Unit encourages significant comparative studies and interdisciplinary cross-fertilization and hopes to explore intersections between Mormonism and ethics, theology, philosophy, ecclesiology, missiology, spirituality, arts and literature, sociology, scripture, and liberation studies.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Patterson, Hanover College | patterson@hanover.edu | - | View |
| Jana Riess | riess.jana@gmail.com | - | View |