Women in Mormon Studies

Promoting the work of women scholars who work in Mormon Studies. Connecting scholars, researchers, and journalists with women experts. #WomeninMormonStudies

[Women in Mormon Studies @WomeninMoStud]

Our website is LIVE! Visit https://t.co/PZFPeQKdmp to learn more about our mission, register as an expert, or find scholars who specialize in your interests. Exciting things ahead!#WomeninMormonStudies

[Journal of Mormon History @JMH_Journal]

The first article in the first issue of #JMH was written by Jan Shipps, Mormonism's acclaimed "inside-outsider."

Her work broke new ground in the field of Mormon Studies and remains widely read among #AmRel graduate students.

Read the article here: https://t.co/E4FIC6cwr0

[Maxwell Institute @BYUMaxwell]

🚨SEEKING APPLICANTS🚨

A visiting research associate position at the Institute's Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies is opening up in 2021. We're accepting applications until Nov. 1, 2020. Pass it along!

Details: https://t.co/jvtC63hLfW

[Maxwell Institute @BYUMaxwell]

"Over the course of our two week seminar, we made significant discoveries about the structure of Doctrine and Covenants 25," Rosalynde Welch reports. A book is forthcoming!

https://t.co/bzZYVD3meG

[J. Spencer Fluhman @spencerfluhman]

Caitlin Connolly's beatiful "Holding Sacred Things" is now up in our @BYUMaxwell conference room (aka, "The Sister of Jared"). @BYU

[Jana Riess @janariess]

I binged the first few episodes of "Unfinished: Short Creek," a riveting podcast that goes behind the scenes of the FLDS community to see how it's recovering after Warren Jeffs.

It's surprising & smart, so I also interviewed the journalists who made it: https://t.co/ELqtbszywW

[Maxwell Institute @BYUMaxwell]

'Enos, Jarom, Omni: a brief theological introduction,' by Sharon J. Harris, is available now.

[Maxwell Institute @BYUMaxwell]

Join us online this Sunday when Sharon Harris will talk all about Enos, Jarom, and Omni, what she calls the "itty-bitty books" in the Book of Mormon.

Register free here: https://t.co/euco9DSmAx

[Kate Bowler @KatecBowler]

We worry we are alone. We worry we are glitchy. We worry the pain won't end.

When the darkness feels stronger than the light, here's what my sister says to me:

You are loved, you are loved, you are loved. You will not disappear. You are here.

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

We're delighted to announce that @AlisonSyring has been promoted to acquisitions editor! She will acquire: #LaborStudies, #DisabilityStudies, #RadicalStudies, #AppalachianStudies, religion (including #MormonStudies), #DigitalHumanities, and IL history!
https://t.co/19ACOfpCYp

[Maxwell Institute @BYUMaxwell]

Ashley Mae Hoiland finally receives the review she always deserved for "One Hundred Birds Taught Me to Fly," part of our Living Faith book series. Thank you, @_megconley!

[Exponent II @TheExponent]

The search for the next Exponent II editor continues! Writerly types and anyone who wants to be a part of creating this beautiful magazine, please apply!

[Jana Riess @janariess]

The @BYU Religious Studies Center has halted publication of John Gee's "Saving Faith" due to issues w/ the book's treatment of homosexuality & abuse.

But those problems were the tip of the iceberg. Pulling the book was the right call. My review: https://t.co/bTnmQC7Uwx @RNS

[Dr. Julie de Azevedo @drjdeazevedo]

You can believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and still struggle with aspects of the Church. I do. I have a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ but I struggle with gender inequality, the treatment of LGBTQ… https://t.co/6mnqLurdgO

[Mormon Women for Ethical Government @mormonweg]

Today is the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the #19thAmendment.
Celebrate #WomensEqualityDay by learning more about some of the women who fought for the right to #vote, and the timeline of events that brought this right to all citizens.
https://t.co/ag9k4jUYa3