Monday, July 15, 2013

William Hamblin On the Esoteric


Last week the Deseret News published a column by Bill Hamblin and Dan Peterson on the esoteric in religion. It is very interesting and well worth reading. You can read the column by clicking here.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

2013 "Lady of the Temple" Conference

Some exciting news was announced this morning by the Academy for Temple Studies. Pasted below is the announcement they emailed out this morning:


"The Academy for Temple Studies and the Utah State University Religious Studies program announce a conference we believe may be of interest to you, to be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, on the campus of Utah State University.  We invite you to save the date.
"THE LADY OF THE TEMPLE:  EXAMINING THE DIVINE FEMININE IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION

"Registration for the day-long conference will be $50.00. Students with a valid student ID will be admitted for $10.00.
 
"Seating will be limited.

"You can register on-line at this link.
https://secureinstantpayments.com/sip/cart/event.php?EID=1003"

 The impressive line up of speakers includes the following:
  • Margaret Barker
  • Laurence Hemming
  • Bill Dever
  • Alyson Von Feldt
  • Valerie Hudson

Monday, July 1, 2013

The Mysteries of Solomon's Temple


This past weekend Professor Bill Hamblin gave a fireside presentation entitled "The Mysteries of Solomon's Temple". Here is a link to a copy of the slides from his presentation.