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• Originally published 09/12/2013

  Virginia names scholar to new Mormon studies chair

  Kathleen Flake is part of a new generation of non-Mormon Mormon scholars.

• Originally published 07/22/2013

  Some Mormons search the Web and find doubt

  In the small but cohesive Mormon community where he grew up, Hans Mattsson was a solid believer and a pillar of the church. He followed his father and grandfather into church leadership and finally became an “area authority” overseeing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout Europe.When fellow believers in Sweden first began coming to him with information from the Internet that contradicted the church’s history and teachings, he dismissed it as “anti-Mormon propaganda,” the whisperings of Lucifer. He asked his superiors for help in responding to the members’ doubts, and when they seemed to only sidestep the questions, Mr. Mattsson began his own investigation.But when he discovered credible evidence that the church’s founder, Joseph Smith, was a polygamist and that the Book of Mormon and other scriptures were rife with historical anomalies, Mr. Mattsson said he felt that the foundation on which he had built his life began to crumble....

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• Originally published 12/17/2013

  "Cities are the Living Embodiments of Past Decisions"

  Full article: http://hnn.us/article/151591