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Balm for America’s Wounds

Daniel Ortner5 years ago5 years ago010 mins

America has increasingly felt ripped apart at the seams. For the many who have felt this way, Joe Biden’s words this weekend felt reassuring and timely.

When Does the Poison of Our National Suspicion Become Lethal?

Jacob Z. Hess5 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Early this morning, President Trump stood before the American people on the verge of another astounding upset and accused his opponents of fraud. When will the mounting levels of mutual suspicion and accusation take us past our breaking point as a country?

Injustice, Civil Unrest, and Finding Peace in the Book of Mormon

C.D. Cunningham6 years ago4 years ago011 mins

If we seek to end direct violence without paying more attention to structural and cultural contributors, will we be successful? Not if we’re paying attention to advice from the Book of Mormon.

A Rhetoric of Racial Despair

Jacob Z. Hess6 years ago3 years ago024 mins

Anger and grief can inspire social progress. But they can also turn into rage and despair depending on the way we talk and think about what’s happening.

How Collective Healing Happens

Public Square Staff6 years ago3 years ago08 mins

In all the debate around appropriate accountability, reform, and policy change, far less attention has gone to how to find healing together as a people.

Four Corners

In the staycation era, the art of deliberate escape

Four Corners6 years ago4 years ago00 min

Is the Gospel of Jesus Too Boring for America?

Public Square Staff6 years ago3 years ago06 mins

In a climactic time of pandemic, maybe the simple fare of the gospel doesn’t quite do the job. Or maybe it’s exactly what we need?

Not All Prophets Are Doom and Gloom

Public Square Staff6 years ago4 years ago07 mins

It’s easy to characterize anyone speaking about the last days as “fear mongering.” Prophets of the Church of Jesus of Christ provide a striking counter-example.