Category: general news

Long time MSSA member, O. Kendall White, recently commented on a MormonTimes.com story about Southern Virginia University, an independent university that caters specifically to Mormons.

The Mormon Social Science Association was contacted by a foreign reporter looking for someone knowledgeable about polygamy from a social scientific perspective.  The reporter was directed to Michael Nielsen, a long-time MSSA member who is currently doing research on polygamy.  Michael Nielsen’s thoughts on the developing story were incorporated into the news article, which is available here.  This is a great illustration of how the MSSA website is reaching out to a broader audience to share the knowledge and expertise of the membership.

Armand Mauss, a long time MSSA member, is in the news again as a recent article of his is provoking discussion about the future of Mormonism in Europe.  Another long time member of the MSSA, Grant Underwood, is also mentioned in the story.

Armand Mauss is featured in an LATimes article on Mormons and Muslims.

After a lengthy and thorough search, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, has a new editor.  Peggy Fletcher Stack has a good write up about it here.  You can also see the announcement on Dialogue’s website.

Marcus Martins, a member of the MSSA, recently delivered a retrospective speech looking at how the 1978 Revelation on the Priesthood brought changes in Mormonism. The speech is available on Dr. Martins’s website here.

Richard Bushman, a friend of the MSSA, recently participated in a lengthy panel discussion on Mormonism and politics. The transcript of the session is well worth the read and is available free of charge here.