From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V1 #25 Reply-To: aml-list Sender: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk aml-list-digest Friday, April 28 2000 Volume 01 : Number 025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 07:06:50 -0600 From: Lavina Fielding Anderson Subject: Re: [AML] Irreantum publicity At , you wrote: >And guess what, Benson! Another "sprung truth" appeared in the Herald's >publication of our press release. They mistook the Many Waters for the >main title. Oh well. You have to be flexible when dealing with reporters. >I was just THRILLED they put it on the SECOND page so that NOBODY who >opened up the arts section could MISS it! There you are--you and >Chris--staring us in the face! It's WONDERFUL! I'll send you a copy! Marilyn > >[MOD: You might be interested to know that we have received >something like 100 e-mail inquiries about Irreantum since the >Deseret News and Gems articles ran. (I thought the Deseret News >item was particularly well-placed on the page as well.) I'm sure >we'll get a large circulation boost from this. Thanks again to >Marilyn for writing these releases and getting them placed. This >effort on your part has been as effective or more so than >anything we've done.] Furthermore, in addition to having solid, interesting content, this issue was particularly well produced, I thought -- very attractive. Kudos all around. Lavina - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:35:05 -0700 (MST) From: aml@xmission.com Subject: [AML] AML-List Guidelines Folks, When I forwared the list of review titles from Jana, I inadvertently introduced a typo into the AML-List Review Guidelines URL. The correct address is: http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list/review-guidelines.htm I'll append them to this message as well. Benson Parkinson, Moderator - --------> AML-List Review Guidelines version 3.3 1 Apr 2000 AML-List welcomes reviews and comments, formal and informal, solicited and unsolicited. (Our review archive currently contains over 300 subscriber reviews; see www.xmission.com/~aml/review- index.htm). These guidelines were developed for those participating in our formal review program, but hopefully will be useful to those preparing unsolicited reviews as well. AML-List has working relationships with several LDS publishers, including Bookcraft, Covenant, Aspen, and Signature. They provide review copies because the publicity a review generates is valuable to them. This doesn't mean you have to submit a favorable review. It does mean you need to submit a timely one. Though these books are provided without charge, in this sense it's best not to think of them as free. Reviews can be full-length or as brief as a paragraph. By posting a review to the list you give permission for it to be included in Irreantum, at the discretion of its editors. Reviews are due a month after you receive your book. You must post your current review before requesting a new one. Every review should include the following, either in point form, as here, or in bibliographic format at the head of your review: Author Title Publisher Date of publication Hardcover / softcover Number of pages Cost Three other items to include, whether in point form or in your review text: Target audience (adults, teens, kids, etc., LDS, non-LDS, etc.) Brief plot summary (fiction) Main topic or theme (poetry, essay) Try to give a sense of what the book is about and how well it achieves its purpose. Keep in mind the big question for your readers, which is whether they ought to invest time and money in this book. In addition, please consider these three questions: Is the book written with any skill? Do you see it fitting into any trends? In what way is the book "Mormon?" Full Review AML-List prefers full-length reviews. One good approach is as follows: Spend a paragraph or two summarizing the book and describing the main characters. Devote a paragraph or two more to your own impressions and the questions listed above (is it written with skill, does it fit in with a trend, how is it Mormon). Somewhere in the review, include an excerpt from the book one or two paragraphs long that illustrates your points. Minimal Review If you get stuck for time, or find you're not relating to a book, it's better to submit a minimal review than none: Read the first chapter, the last chapter, and a chapter at random. Give the bibliographic information listed above. In one to three sentences, tell what this book is about. Give a brief excerpt (one to three sentences) as an example of the book's style. In one to three more sentences, give your impression of the book. If you can touch on the three questions listed above (is it written with skill, does it fit in with a trend, how is it Mormon), so much the better. You have now met your moral obligation to the list and have helped us maintain our good relations with the publishers. Send reviews to . - END - - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:25:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Edgar Snow Subject: [AML] MN Sunstone Symposium West 2000 I will be attending the LA Symposium and speaking on Saturday morning at 10:00. My topic will be Mormon Humor and I'll be reading two short pieces, including a new one that may eventually appear on AML-List called "A History of Pets and Other Animals In Mormondom." I would like to invite anyone on AML-List in the area to attend. I'd enjoy meeting you in person. Ed Snow ===== My collection of humorous essays entitled _Of Curious Workmanship: Musings on Things Mormon_ has just been released and can be ordered from Signature Books at 1-800-356-5687, or from their website at http://www.signaturebooksinc.com/curious.htm or from Barnes & Noble at http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=5SLFMY1TYD&mscssid=HJW5QQU1SUS12HE1001PQJ9XJ7F17G3C&srefer=&isbn=1560851368 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:50:40 -0700 From: jana@enivri.com Subject: [AML] A few more books for Review..... Here are a few late additions to the "Up For Review" list: Cornerstone: _Singled Out_, by Eric Samuelsen. New faces at an adult singles activity in Indianna turn the lives of the established group upside down. One, a middle-age veternarian who is seeking a wife, must learn what love is all about. A single mom, who has struggled in the world and is making a comeback to Church life, has the pluck and sense of humor to make us laugh and cry. Another, whose mysterious demeanor is hard to comprehend at first, will cause the group to forge bonds of friendship they can never forget. A truly engrossing tale about people who are just like us, very special indeed. _Prodigal Journey_, volume 1 in a series tentatively entitled "Thy Kingdom Come," by Linda Paulson Adams. The series traces a future that occurs a few decades from now as events unfold prior to the building of the New Jerusalem, the return of the City of Enoch and the Second Coming. The first volume focuses on Alyssa Stark, a central figure in the events to follow. It is an addictingly emotional story about her life, and the life of her love, Peter Richardson, as they struggle with an increasingly corrupt society and a government that has legalized all the vices but outlawed religion. - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:45:55 -0500 From: Jonathan Langford Subject: Re: [AML] Comments? (Reading the Scriptures) Colin Douglas wrote: >The following is an excerpt from the preface to a work in progress that >I'm calling (for now) "Before Abraham." Comments? I'd be interested in knowing who your audience is for this book, what the overall purpose of the book is, and who you're planning to have publish it. That will have a major impact on what you can assume about what the audience will accept and be open to. A couple of years ago, I was delighted to realize that there's actually a place in scripture where Jesus rebukes someone for interpreting scripture too literally: John 3:3-10, where Nicodemus takes literally Jesus' injunction that all men must be "born again," and Jesus (as I read it) more or less chides him for not knowing better than that, since he's a leader in Israel. Again, much depends on your audience. I think an important point to be made, however, is that not all scripture seems to be alike in terms of its degree of human authorship. There do seem to be times when certain passages of scripture, at least, may be "dictated." Other cases where (as you seem to be saying) the idea may be revealed, and the prophet struggles to find suitable language to clothe it. Still others where the prophet may be explaining, purely in his or her own words, some idea that he already understands--like some of the epistles of Joseph Smith in the Doctrine and Covenants: not putting a revelation into language, but teaching a precept. (I also put most of the epistles of the New Testament into this category.) Then there's religious history, which may not be written by a prophet at all (see, for example, Judges, which I don't think we know who wrote, and the "short entries" at the beginning of the book of Omni. My point being that rather than having a more or less loose single model for the relationship between God and human in the creation of scripture, there may be a number of different models. Jonathan Langford jlangfor@pressenter.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:51:09 -0800 From: Karen Rosenbaum Subject: [AML] Karl Sandberg A great friend of and contributer to Mormon letters, Karl Sandberg died yesterday morning (Wednesday, April 26) in St. George. He was suffering from severe diabetes. He was 69. Those wishing to contact his wife may write to Dawn Sandberg, 616 South 100 West, St. George, UT 84770. - -- Karen Rosenbaum Kensington, CA - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:15:47 -0600 From: Margaret Young Subject: Re: [AML] Karl Sandberg This is sad news indeed. What a great man Karl was--full of humor and wit and remarkable faith. I will miss him. Karen Rosenbaum wrote: > A great friend of and contributer to Mormon letters, Karl Sandberg died > yesterday morning (Wednesday, April 26) in St. George. He was suffering from > severe diabetes. He was 69. Those wishing to contact his wife may write to Dawn > Sandberg, 616 South 100 West, St. George, UT 84770. [Margaret Young] - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:59:12 EDT From: ViKimball@aol.com Subject: Re: [AML] Karl Sandberg In a message dated 4/27/2000 3:43:16 PM EST, margaret_young@byu.edu writes: << This is sad news indeed. What a great man Karl was--full of humor and wit and remarkable faith. I will miss him. >> Karl had a fairly serious accident last May on his way to Ogden and MHA. He just rented a car and went on anyway. I admired his writings a great deal. I particularly remember one about Anne Hutchinson and the Puritan connection, but can't remember where it was. My guess is Dialogue. We were in St. George last month and didn't stay long enough to call or anything. I regret that now. Violet Kimball - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:45:16 -0600 From: Margaret Young Subject: Re: [AML] Karl Sandberg My folks were great friends of the Sandbergs. (Dad and Karl are the same age.) I e-mailed my mom the sad news. (They're in China now.) She'd like to write Dawn Sandberg, Karl's widow. Does anyone have an e-mail address for Dawn so we don't have to do the snail system? [Margaret Young] ViKimball@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/27/2000 3:43:16 PM EST, margaret_young@byu.edu writes: > > << > This is sad news indeed. What a great man Karl was--full of humor and wit > and > remarkable faith. I will miss him. > >> > > Karl had a fairly serious accident last May on his way to Ogden and MHA. He > just rented a car and went on anyway. I admired his writings a great deal. I > particularly remember one about Anne Hutchinson and the Puritan connection, > but can't remember where it was. My guess is Dialogue. > We were in St. George last month and didn't stay long enough to call or > anything. I regret that now. > Violet Kimball - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 04:23:10 -0700 From: Jeff Needle Subject: Re: [AML] Karl Sandberg This is very sad. Karl was one of my good friends who I saw at Sunstone and shared meals with. His talks were always informative and uplifting. One of his, called "Jacob and the Angel," is, in my opinion, one of the best talks ever given at a Sunstone symposium. I will miss him. At 12:51 PM 4/27/00 -0800, you wrote: >A great friend of and contributer to Mormon letters, Karl Sandberg died >yesterday morning (Wednesday, April 26) in St. George. He was suffering from >severe diabetes. He was 69. Those wishing to contact his wife may write to Dawn >Sandberg, 616 South 100 West, St. George, UT 84770. > >-- >Karen Rosenbaum >Kensington, CA > - --------------- Jeff Needle jeff.needle@general.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:57:46 -0600 From: "Richard R. Hopkins" Subject: Re: [AML] Comments? (Reading the Scriptures) Those who have been following this thread may be interested to know that there is an entire branch of philosophy devoted to the interpretation of scripture (and other ancient writings). It is called "hermeneutics," and if any of you are interested, I quoted one authoritative list of the rules of hermeneutics in a table attached to the first chapter of my book, _Biblical Mormonism_. It's interesting to read this line of discussion and see these rules essentially being re-invented. You might want to look up the table and get a head start on this subject. As a lawyer, what we did was to "construe" the law, which is essentially identical, in its processes, to interpreting the scriptures. Many of the "rules of construction" used in law are the same as the rules of hermeneutics (which might explain why I, a lawyer, wrote that book ). Richard Hopkins - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: (No, or invalid, date.) From: "Marilyn & William Brown" Subject: [AML] Julie KIRK (was Tooting my own horn) This is so iinteresting, Julie. Can you tell us--you actually get down = on the sidewalk and paint the street? What scenes do you paint? Do you = paint the same ones over and over again. Do you plan for them before you = go? I have never thought about this before, and I am so excited to find = out more! Sincerely, Marilyn Brown [MOD: Julie, don't you have a web page with some of your work? Could you post the URL?] - ---------- > Can I toot my horn also? and make some general announcements of upcomin= g > art activities that other list members might want to attend? > > A general list of some upcoming activities if anyone feels like making = them > out here: > > this coming weekend, the 29-30 of April, is the San Luis Obispo street > painting festival. I'll be featured artist there, but it should just = be > fun to go to in general. It's located right at the mission in SLO. > > Especially of note to others on the list would be on Saturday, the 20 = of > May - a huge 20 year celebration of the LA Music Center Education Divis= ion. > This will be located at the Music Center (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and > Mark Taper Forum) and will be a showcase for all artists involved with = the > education division, both performance and visual. It should be a really > awesome family event, with a ton of workshops to do, and performances = all > day long to see some really great talent and varied influences, alot = of > different ethnic backrounds. It is all geared to kids, and the really = neat > thing is that everything is *free*. I'll be there with my family, as = I am > holding a street painting workshop, but come just to hang out and do = things > with your kids as that will be the best part about it. shoot, come eve= - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:58:02 -0600 From: Matthew Hamby Subject: [AML] Funny line This is one of the funniest subject lines that the AML list has shown in a long time: Julie KIRK (was Tooting my own horn) Sorry, Julie. I laughed long and hard at this one. [MOD: Not her fault but mine.] - -- Matthew Hamby mdh25@byu.edu icq Pager # 4779109@pager.mirabilis.com "Call me Ish---waaaaaach!" whooped my pale-faced fellow voyager, clinging miserably to the Pequod's weather rail and ralfing like the land lubber he was. --Richard Raymond - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:33:03 -0600 From: "D. Michael Martindale" Subject: Re: [AML] Karl Sandberg Karen Rosenbaum: "A great friend of and contributer to Mormon letters, Karl Sandberg died yesterday morning (Wednesday, April 26) in St. George." When I was a teenager in Minnesota, I knew Karl Sandberg, mostly because his oldest son was my friend and I had a crush on his oldest daughter for a while. Karl was the closest I ever came in those days to a scholarly, university-type individual. Of course, I thought he was a little weird, but deep down I also found some of the concepts he talked to us about fascinating. He raised children as intellectually sophisticated as he was himself. I'd lost track of him since those days, and wasn't aware that he was in St. George or a contributor to Mormon letters. Can someone out there give us a little information on his accomplishments? - -- D. Michael Martindale dmichael@wwno.com Worlds Without Number http://www.wwno.com ================================== Read "How I as a crazy high school kid wrote an opera about Joseph Smith" at: http://www.wwno.com/gpjs/howi.htm ================================== - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 03:15:51 EDT From: CDoug91957@aol.com Subject: Re: [AML] Comments? (Reading the Scriptures) In a message dated 00-04-27 20:23:50 EDT, Richard Hopkins writes: << Those who have been following this thread may be interested to know that there is an entire branch of philosophy devoted to the interpretation of scripture (and other ancient writings). It is called "hermeneutics," and if any of you are interested, I quoted one authoritative list of the rules of hermeneutics in a table attached to the first chapter of my book, _Biblical Mormonism_. It's interesting to read this line of discussion and see these rules essentially being re-invented. You might want to look up the table and get a head start on this subject. As a lawyer, what we did was to "construe" the law, which is essentially identical, in its processes, to interpreting the scriptures. Many of the "rules of construction" used in law are the same as the rules of hermeneutics (which might explain why I, a lawyer, wrote that book ). >> Richard: I'm happy to hear from you! You might not remember me: we sat at the same table at the AML conference luncheon. You mentioned your book _Biblical Mormonism_ (which it is obviously time for me to read), and I mentioned my article on the doctrine of grace in the _Ensign_ several years back. I have been trying to come at the scriptures from mainstream literary exegesis and criticism, in which hermeneutical method is an issue but which seems to be only distantly connected with Bible studies. I recently read John Barton, _Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study_, on that connection, and found it most illuminating. It seems obvious to me that the two should be brought together and that the method that results from that synthesis should be applied to the scriptures of the Restoration. So what I am interested in is not reinvention of anything, but in finding what is useful out there to an LDS reader of the scriptures and then finding a way to introduce it into LDS discourse. The passage that I posted represents my gropings in that direction, and I was hoping for just the sort of help you have just given me by telling me about the table in your book, because, though I had actually plowed through a fair amount of material on the history of Biblical studies, I hadn't picked up the trail to any systematic account of Biblical hermeneutics. [Colin Douglas] - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:42:00 -0700 (MST) From: aml@xmission.com Subject: [AML] DUTCHER, _God's Army_ 'God's Army' Marches On To Hollywood Thursday, April 27, 2000 BY SEAN P. MEANS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE After sweeping through Utah, establishing beachheads from Boise to Phoenix and crossing the million-dollar threshold, "God's Army" is preparing to invade new territory: Hollywood. The low-budget movie about Mormon missionaries in Los Angeles will get its L.A. opening Friday at the Vine Theatre, near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. It also will open at six theaters in suburban Orange and Riverside counties. "I always felt that the film would do well when the audience found it," said Richard Dutcher, the movie's director-producer-writer-star, who will be with his cast at the Vine Theatre's premiere Friday night. Even before hitting Hollywood, "God's Army" had racked up respectable box-office figures for an independently distributed movie. Last weekend, the movie took in $108,457 at 57 theaters -- or $1,902 per theater -- to raise its total to $1,269,579 since its March 10 debut in the Salt Lake area. Dutcher said the box-office figures for "God's Army" -- which follows a fresh-off-the-bus missionary in the not-so-mean streets of L.A. -- prove his contention that an LDS-themed movie could find an audience. "Even if it only reaches an LDS audience, it has enough of an audience to sustain itself in just about every major city in the United States and even most of the minor ones,'' he said. "Whether we go to Indianapolis or Pittsburgh or Fort Lauderdale, [Fla.], anywhere where there's four or five wards in a town, that's enough people to open it for a week. . . . Most of the art houses out there that show foreign films or independent stuff, if they have 50 people on a Friday night, they think that's a pretty good house, and they're able to stay afloat like that." Though Dutcher said non-Mormons who have seen "God's Army" have generally liked it, "I made the film for the LDS audience, so I'm not all that concerned when it doesn't become this huge crossover hit." In the cities where it has opened -- including Boise, Phoenix, Tucson, Ariz., and Las Vegas -- the audience has been 80 to 85 percent LDS "and the people that they bring," Dutcher said. Some critics have agreed with Dutcher on that point. " 'God's Army' doesn't really seem to be aimed at non-Mormons -- it has more the feel of a sort of training/morale propaganda film for missionary kids who may be struggling with the urge to ditch," wrote M.V. Moorhead in the Phoenix New Times. Anthony Del Valle, writing in Las Vegas' weekly City Life, accused Dutcher of cheating on the movie's intriguing premise, saying the director "sets up compelling dramatic situations but resolves them all undramatically." "We've bumped into people who are predisposed to dislike Mormons in general, so 'God's Army' is not a popular movie with them," Dutcher said. "In Las Vegas, in one of the weekly papers a non-Mormon reviewer gave us a really high review -- and you open up the other weekly paper and they gave us a 'bomb' review, just a really vicious attack. . . . I'm expecting more of the same. It's going to be kind of interesting when we get into Nashville, [Tenn.], and Atlanta, to see how those reviews come in." The movie has generated ticket-sale patterns different from a Hollywood film -- with a midweek take as strong as its weekend haul. "Our Sundays, of course, are almost nonexistent and our Mondays are so huge," Dutcher said. Credit the Mormon habit of staying home on the Sabbath and going out for family activities on Mondays. Theater owners are always surprised by the large Monday audiences, Dutcher said, "even though we tell them to expect this. . . . They always have too few people working at the theater and not enough people behind the candy counter." Copyright 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:40:00 -0400 From: Excel Entertainment Press Release Subject: [AML] MN God's Army in California: Excel Entertainment Press Release 25Apr00 A4 God's Army in California Excel Entertainment Press Release 25Apr00 A4 ATTENTION CALIFORNIANS! After six weeks at the top of the Utah box office, this is the big weekend for God's Army to hit Southern California theaters! We are excited to announce that the Hollywood Premiere of God's Army will be held Friday, April 28, at the Vine Theater in Los Angeles (6321 Hollywood Blvd) This is an event you won't want to miss. Highlights will include: - -Special appearances by filmmaker Richard Dutcher and the cast of the film - -Free God's Army soundtrack CD's to the first 50 people through the door - -God's Army T-shirts, hats, and other giveaways Doors will open at 6:45 pm, with showtime at 7:15 pm. Tickets for the Hollywood Premiere are $7.50 and may be purchased in advance, with Visa, Discover, or Mastercard, by calling 1-800-566-6119 before 2pm PST on Friday the 28th. No tickets will be sold via phone after 2 pm Friday. Space is limited, so call now to ensure seating! A limited number of tickets will also be available for purchase at the door Friday evening. Please, help spread the word to all your friends about this special event. God's Army will continue to play at the Vine Theater (323-463-6819) and will also be playing in six other Southern California theaters this weekend, kicking off Friday, April 28. Call for showtimes: Irvine - Edwards University Town Center Cinema 6 (4245 Campus Drive) 949-854-8811 Brea - Edwards Brea Plaza Cinema (453 Associated Rd.) 714-529-5339 Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace (Junction of I-15 and I-10) 909-476-1500 Orange - Century Promenade (1701 West Katella Ave) 714-532-9533 Riverside - Jurupa Cinema 14 (8032 Limonite Ave) 909-361-4800 Laguna Niguel - Edwards Rancho Niguel (25471 Rancho Niguel Road) 949-831-0446 Check our website for more updates on God's Army in California theaters, including forthcoming dates for San Diego and Northern California theaters. Tell your friends!! From Mormon-News: Mormon News and Events Forwarding is permitted as long as this footer is included Mormon News items may not be posted to the World Wide Web sites without permission. Please link to our pages instead. For more information see http://www.MormonsToday.com/ Send join and remove commands to: majordomo@MormonsToday.com Put appropriate commands in body of the message: To join: subscribe mormon-news To leave: unsubscribe mormon-news To join digest: subscribe mormon-news-digest - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:16:39 -0600 From: bpetersn@burgoyne.com (Boyd Petersen) Subject: [AML] HOSKINS, ed. _Faces of Utah: A Portrait_ (Review) A White Elephant to Celebrate our Statehood: A Review _Faces of Utah: A Portrait_, ed. Shannon R. Hoskins (Gibbs Smith, 1996, Softcover, 224 pages, $8.95) The idea behind _Faces of Utah: A Portrait_ is a fine one. To celebrate the centenial of Utah, the editor and the many, many folks working with her brought together a collection of essays from a very diverse group of Utahns describing "what it means to me to be a Utahn." Then they added pictures of and by many Utahns. The final product is presented as "a centennial gift to the people of Utah." It really is a project that had vast potential. Furthermore, the list of people coming together to help fund and produce this book is vast: The Mounain West Center for Regional Studies, the Utah Humanities Council, the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Sorenson Industries, The LDS Foundation, and the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. The book does contain some wonderful and wonderfully folksy essays from a delightfully broad spectrum of individuals (for Utah standards, anyway). The age of contributers ranges from small children to 90-year-olds. The religious background is largely LDS, but there are many contributers from other faiths--some of which I never knew were represented in Utah. The occupational background of the contributers is also very diverse: farmers, business people, educators, even a few professors (our own Richard Cracroft is represented too!). And many of the essays are quite moving. The biggest weakness in this publication, in my opinion, is its execution. Its look and feel is cheap--I've seen many middle school year books that look better than this book. Don't get me wrong, I am not one to judge a book by the cover, but this book really looks sort of sad. I also would have liked to see many more photos to accompany the essays. The title and the cover suggest that one will find many "faces" within the pages of this book, but there are relatively few. I would have liked to see this as a coffee table book, with lots of great photos. This book did, however, remind me of the Utah centennial celebration. I was reminded about how all the really wonderful and exciting celebrating was either done by those who had enough money to pay for the ball, or by those who were on the special VIP invitation lists. The masses in Utah were invited to activities like visiting the train station to watch as the centennial train passed through. The common folk--the people this book attempts to represent--were forced to stand in the rain and watch the important people board the train. Just like most of the gifts the state of Utah gave its citizens to celebrate the centennial, this book comes off more like a white elephant. ****************************************************************************** Boyd Petersen * Lecturer, Honor's Program 515 South 900 East * Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84606 * home: bpetersn@burgoyne.com (801) 375-4072 * school: boyd@byu.edu ****************************************************************************** Promoter, Timpanogos Intimate Concert Series http://come.to/timpanogos - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:46:24 -0600 From: Steve Perry Subject: [AML] Online LDS Art Exhibit [MOD: This is a compilation of three posts by Steve Perry.] http://www.ldsworld.com/artsandsciences/artsandmedia/artshow2000/0,4601,42,0 0.html# Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:55:03 -0600 From: Steve Perry Subject: Church Museum Exhibit Online too.... To: aml-list http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/index.html Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:57:15 -0600 From: Steve Perry Subject: correction on title To: aml-list what I just sent; "Church Museum of Art Exhibit online" should more appropriateley be titled: "Book of Mormon Art Competition-Church Museum of Art Exhibit Online" It's got some great pictures.... Thanks, Steve - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V1 #25 *****************************