Back in June 2012 Daniel C. Peterson, was fired as FARMS/Maxwell Institute editor of the FARMS Review. Part and parcel of that controversy was the existence, but at that point, yet unpublished article by Gregory L. Smith, also formerly of FARMS dealing with John Dehlin of Mormon Stories.
Much has been written, blogged, Facebooked and speculated about Smith’s paper. Today the speculation ends with its publication by The Interpreter, Daniel Peterson’s (with others) latest project. You can find the paper along with an accompanying second article by Gregory Smith about his version of the John Dehlin affair here: Dubious “Mormon” Stories: A Twenty-First Century Construction of Exit Narratives, and here: Return of the Unread Review: A Mormon Story.
I have not yet been able to read both in their entirety, as they were posted to Daniel Peterson’s blog and Facebook page late last evening; however, both look to be interesting reading . . .
February 24, 2013 at 9:24 am
Guy, I’m confused. Is it the public pronouncements of John Dehlin encouraging members to abandon their faith that we should admire, or the supposedly “partisan” talk President Matthew DeVisser that we are supposed to deplore?
February 24, 2013 at 3:18 pm
We finally agree on something, Jim. You are confused . . .
February 24, 2013 at 4:17 pm
What a boring read. This will have little impact because few on either side of the issue will have the patience to get through it!
February 24, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Thanks, Guy. That particular issue was never in question.
February 24, 2013 at 7:53 pm
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