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The Population Bomb That Never Exploded — And the Man Who Would Never Admit It Introduction: The Death of a Prophet Who Refused to Recant On March 15, 2026, Stanford University announced the passing of Paul Ralph Ehrlich at the age of ninety-three. He died of cancer — a cause of death noted with grim…
There is something simultaneously admirable and insufficient about Karen Kilby’s recent essay in Plough Quarterly, “It’s Not All Good, Man.” Published in the spring 2026 issue, the piece wrestles honestly with a reality that many theologians have preferred to aestheticize, rationalize, or deny: the Christian church in the Western world is shrinking, and that decline…
A Traditional Christian Response to “Evangelical Holy War: W hy Some Christians Think Trump Will End the World.” A Theological Essay in the Tradition of Biblical Orthodoxy Introduction: When Holy War Rhetoric Meets a Secular Press Few journalistic cocktails are as potent — or as misleading — as apocalyptic theology mixed with American politics….
God’s Changing Mind? Continuing Revelation and the LDS Doctrine That Rewrites Itself Introduction: The Announcement That Asks a Deeper Question On March 18, 2026, the Deseret News published a story with a headline that most Latter-day Saints would receive as welcome news: women would now be permitted to serve as Sunday School presidents in LDS…
A New Textual Analysis of the Book of Mormon An Examination of Dr. John Knight Lundwall’s Groundbreaking Research March 17, 2026 | Mormonish Podcast, Episode E308 Introduction: The Keystone Under the Microscope There is a passage that every reader of the Book of Mormon encounters within the first few seconds of opening the text. It…
The Fabrication Question A Comprehensive Examination of Non-LDS Theories on the Origins of the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price Introduction: The Problem of Provenance Few questions in the history of American religion are more freighted with consequence than this: where did Joseph Smith get his material? The question is not merely…
There is a particular kind of professional — rare, but recognizable — who doesn’t merely survive technological disruption. He sees it coming, steps onto it like a wave, and rides it into the next era. Dennis Robbins is that professional. His career, now spanning five decades, reads less like a résumé and more like a…
If you follow LDS apologetics or the broader conversation surrounding Mormon truth claims, the name Sandra Tanner needs no introduction. But for a new generation of seekers — active Latter-day Saints, those who have left the faith, and curious onlookers alike — her story and her legacy deserve a fresh telling. That is precisely what…
The Convenient Civilization: Why the Jaredites Fit Joseph Smith’s World, Not 2200 BC’s Introduction: A Battlefield with No Bodies Imagine a battlefield so vast, so saturated with carnage, that nearly two million people are said to have been slain by the sword—and yet not one archaeologist has ever identified a single bone, weapon, or site…
Nepotism, Family Networks, and the Question of Divine Calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints A Theological and Historical Analysis Introduction: The Family at the Top of the Kingdom Imagine attending a large corporate shareholder meeting, only to discover that nearly every seat at the executive table is occupied by a member…