tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post1162338916302746970..comments2024-02-08T07:19:54.565-05:00Comments on Quantumleap42: What I Read: LDS Themed Blogs and BooksQuantumleap42http://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post-33138315456526355542014-11-16T15:42:54.485-05:002014-11-16T15:42:54.485-05:00I have read some good stuff on M*, but I have also...I have read some good stuff on M*, but I have also read some, well, not so good stuff there. I think that when I was reading it a few years ago I kept seeing some of the more controversial articles so they may have changed their general tone since then. Perhaps I shouldn't put it in the same category as the other ones. I'll move it to a provisional category, but I still won't read it (even if I do like what some of the authors have to say). Some of the people who read my blog may like M*, but falls just outside of what I prefer to read.<br /><br />I forgot about <a href="http://timesandseasons.org/" rel="nofollow">Times & Seasons</a>. I haven't read much over there so I don't know enough to offer an opinion.Quantumleap42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post-47768592277090924062014-11-16T15:15:58.188-05:002014-11-16T15:15:58.188-05:00Quantumleap42, I also think you are mixing up Mill...Quantumleap42, I also think you are mixing up Millennial Star with another blog. Given the other things you read, it seems that Millennial Star would fit right in with blogs you like. Please give it another try.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post-88428526251402884762014-11-16T11:05:40.654-05:002014-11-16T11:05:40.654-05:00I understand your comments about the blogs to avoi...I understand your comments about the blogs to avoid. That's exactly the way I would describe them too. But I was surprised to see the Millennial Star in that list. I quite enjoy it. Are you sure you weren't thinking of Times & Seasons? You didn't list that one, but it's a relatively well-known one that I have put that on my "not worth it" list too.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726768048961021911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post-2163995544510318552014-10-27T21:02:05.856-04:002014-10-27T21:02:05.856-04:00Thanks Amy,
When I was writing about Ardis I was ...Thanks Amy,<br /><br />When I was writing about Ardis I was debating about whether or not I should refer to her as an amateur historian since I knew that she did it for a living and hence would not be classified as "amateur". But I also know that she doesn't have a degree in history nor the typical academic training that we commonly think of as "professional historian". I probably should have just left it at historian.<br /><br />I thought about listing <a href="http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/" rel="nofollow">Juvenile Instructor</a> but I don't know that much about it so I couldn't say one way or the other. Same goes for <a href="http://segullah.org/" rel="nofollow">Segullah</a>. I have never heard of <a href="http://www.the-exponent.com/" rel="nofollow">Exponent</a> so thanks for making me aware of it.<br /><br />I forgot to add <a href="http://plonialmonimormon.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ploni Almoni: Mr. So-and-So's Mormon Blog</a> which is run by Stephen O. Smoot.Quantumleap42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249869099945727276.post-86393574904174277152014-10-27T11:36:40.413-04:002014-10-27T11:36:40.413-04:00The Mormanity guy is a Jarvis cousin, and is as Ja...The Mormanity guy is a Jarvis cousin, and is as Jarvis as a person can be without having the last name.<br /><br />A small correction: Ardis has been a professional historian for years; has good employment in the field.<br /><br />And, about BCC: once you realize that's the old Student Review crowd, it all makes a lot more sense.<br /><br />As to the others, I don't read them much. Times & Seasons used to be worth reading, and fMh used to serve a valuable purpose, but they've changed, and changed again, and I only glance at them occasionally.<br /><br />But if you wanted a good introduction to contemporary Mormon Studies, and were more interested in the historical side than the apologetic side, you'd want to read — even if you're just catching up occasionally — BCC, Times & Seasons, Juvenile Instructor, Keepapitchinin, and there are a few smaller blogs based on your particular interests. Problem is, people aren't blogging like they were a few years ago, back in the golden days when J. and Justin were actively involved.<br /><br />If you wanted the literary side of Mormon studies, you'd look at a different set of blogs, Segullah, etc. For the women's studies part of contemporary Mormon studies, Exponent, fMh, Segullah, and so forth.Amy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.com