Sunstone SLC 2008 Call for Papers

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:25 am

The Call for Papers you've all been waiting for is now online! This year's SLC Sunstone Symposium will be August 6-9 at the Sheraton. The theme is "The Spirituality of the Rising Generation," but of course they still accept Mormon-related presentations on other topics, as well. The deadline for submission is May 15. I hope to present a paper titled "Joseph Smith in Hermeneutical Crisis". Hope to see you all there!

Post by **_Infymus** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:47 pm

Why not just submit your resignation papers to the Cult, wait a couple months, and attend the Ex-Mormon conference?

Then you don't have to continue pretending the Cult is real in any way.

Sunstone is for those who haven't made up their minds yet. Who have one foot in reality and the other foot in a lie.

Post by **_Blixa** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:55 pm

er, I don't think chris is a Mormon.

What do you make of the theme, though, chris? Seems awfully "uninspired" to me.

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:46 pm

Infymus wrote:Why not just submit your resignation papers to the Cult, wait a couple months, and attend the Ex-Mormon conference?

Then you don't have to continue pretending the Cult is real in any way.

Sunstone is for those who haven't made up their minds yet. Who have one foot in reality and the other foot in a lie.

Sunstone caters to a range of folks. The Ex-mo conference wouldn't work for me anyway, because I've never been a Mormon.

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:48 pm

Blixa wrote:er, I don't think chris is a Mormon.

What do you make of the theme, though, chris? Seems awfully "uninspired" to me.

True, it's pretty sucky. But I'm going for the history and theology papers, not for the themed ones. *Shrug*

Post by **_John Larsen** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:04 pm

CaliforniaKid wrote:
Blixa wrote:er, I don't think chris is a Mormon.

What do you make of the theme, though, chris? Seems awfully "uninspired" to me.

True, it's pretty sucky. But I'm going for the history and theology papers, not for the themed ones. *Shrug*

Since John Dehlin took over, he has been trying to push Sunstone back into the "faithfully questioning" mode. Additionally, they are not very successful at attacking younger people as subscribers. This is appears to be an attempt to bridge that.

I have a couple of paper ideas floating around that I might submit.

Post by **_Blixa** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:06 pm

John Larsen wrote:Since John Dehlin took over, he has been trying to push Sunstone back into the "faithfully questioning" mode. Additionally, they are not very successful at attacking younger people as subscribers. This is appears to be an attempt to bridge that.

Ah, right. Makes sense.

Post by **_Tal Bachman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:24 pm

Infymus wrote:Why not just submit your resignation papers to the Cult, wait a couple months, and attend the Ex-Mormon conference?

Then you don't have to continue pretending the Cult is real in any way.

Sunstone is for those who haven't made up their minds yet. Who have one foot in reality and the other foot in a lie.

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---Man that was funny. Nice one, Infymus ha ha. I have similar thoughts on the Sunstoners.

Post by **_Jason Bourne** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:50 am

Tal Bachman wrote:
Infymus wrote:Why not just submit your resignation papers to the Cult, wait a couple months, and attend the Ex-Mormon conference?

Then you don't have to continue pretending the Cult is real in any way.

Sunstone is for those who haven't made up their minds yet. Who have one foot in reality and the other foot in a lie.
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---Man that was funny. Nice one, Infymus ha ha. I have similar thoughts on the Sunstoners.

Wow

Funny? That was funny? Where? what how? Course Infintus really knows how to lie well so I guess he know about where his feet trod.