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Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:01 pm
by Dwight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_E._Bush_Jr.
I am not a scholar, I am not a historian, but I can appreciate the work they do. Lester Bush will always have a place in my heart for his contributions to Mormon history.
I can't find a definitive source, but it seems to be floating around confidently with people who would know. Someone has updated wikipedia, but not with a source.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:57 am
by Kishkumen
Yep! Sad news. He passed away. He was one of the more important figures in Mormon Studies. A generation is passing on before our eyes.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:00 am
by tagriffy
Definitely saddening. If it wasn't for the work of people like Bush, I would probably not have converted to Mormonism.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:32 am
by Morley
tagriffy wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:00 am
Definitely saddening. If it wasn't for the work of people like Bush, I would probably not have converted to Mormonism.
Tim, so that I understand: Bush’s explanation for the Church’s racism opened room for you to convert? Maybe you could say more.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:35 pm
by mcjathan
tagriffy wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:00 am
Definitely saddening. If it wasn't for the work of people like Bush, I would probably not have converted to Mormonism.
Lester's seminal paper "Mormonism’s Negro Doctrine: a historical Overview," was my first foray into reading that would ultimately lead me out of Mormonism. It's ironic the two different trajectories you and I share over the same work.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:43 pm
by Boomer57
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:55 am
by tagriffy
Morley wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:32 am
tagriffy wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:00 am
Definitely saddening. If it wasn't for the work of people like Bush, I would probably not have converted to Mormonism.
Tim, so that I understand: Bush’s explanation for the Church’s racism opened room for you to convert? Maybe you could say more.
Actually I read Bush's explanation after joining the Church. It helped deepen my thoughts by putting it into persepctive.
Re: Lester Bush has passed
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:45 pm
by Morley
tagriffy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:55 am
Morley wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:32 am
Tim, so that I understand: Bush’s explanation for the Church’s racism opened room for you to convert? Maybe you could say more.
Actually I read Bush's explanation after joining the Church. It helped deepen my thoughts by putting it into persepctive.
Thank you.
