Dialogue
Listening with Charity: A Conversation with Patrick Mason
Some beginning of the year encouragement from a lively conversation with historian Patrick Mason.
Jacob Z. Hess
January 4, 2023
Some beginning of the year encouragement from a lively conversation with historian Patrick Mason.
Proposing a New Year’s Resolution better than “Don’t Gaslight.”
Is it possible to passionately fight to defend families, land, country, and rights without devolving into bloodlust and soul-sucking rage? Captain Moroni says yes
What can a sacred text teach us about the central social strife of our times? Some reflections on BYU, race, and the need for improved intercultural literacy.
A new BYU documentary on the University of Wyoming’s “Black 14” offers a timely, and profoundly encouraging message of hope and racial reconciliation. But is anyone paying attention?
Framing questions about culture war topics can go a long way toward understanding. It’s ok for others “to have a different religion than us.”
It’s increasingly common to hear people point towards laws compelling reporting as the answer to our child abuse crisis. Yet the research doesn’t back this up – highlighting a number of complications that need more attention.
When someone hears something that wasn’t said, it could be revealing a deeper pain. Recognizing that might provide a pathway to greater healing together.
It’s surprisingly easy for people online to pretend to be someone they are not. Don’t be fooled. Learn how to spot a propagandist masquerading as a truth-teller.
It takes faith to earnestly consider one another’s stories and courage to examine our own. But how else can we find greater unity amidst mounting discord?
How a Judeo-Christian concept went awry and became another way to divide America.
A retrospective on Elder Jeffrey Holland’s BYU staff talk and what the fierce response by some suggests about this distinctive school’s place in the ailing American university system.