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Many assert that Latter-day Saint polygamy is sexist. This perspective has been promoted in many feminist Latter-day Saint circles and troubles many women today. | Many assert that Latter-day Saint polygamy is sexist. This perspective has been promoted in many feminist Latter-day Saint circles and troubles many women today. | ||
− | It is claimed that the historical practice of polygamy by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some of the theology about celestial polygamy is sexist. This has been most passionately argued by Latter-day Saint poet Carol Lynn Pearson in her book ''The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men''.<ref>Carol Lynn Pearson, ''The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men'' (Walnut Creek, CA: Pivot Point Books, 2016). For reviews that expose the weaknesses of Pearson’s position and approach, see Allen Wyatt, “[https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/scary-ghost-stories-in-the-light-of-day/ Scary Ghost Stories in the Light of Day],” ''Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship'' 23 (2017): 137 | + | It is claimed that the historical practice of polygamy by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some of the theology about celestial polygamy is sexist. This has been most passionately argued by Latter-day Saint poet Carol Lynn Pearson in her book ''The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men''.<ref>Carol Lynn Pearson, ''The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men'' (Walnut Creek, CA: Pivot Point Books, 2016). For reviews that expose the weaknesses of Pearson’s position and approach, see Allen Wyatt, “[https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/scary-ghost-stories-in-the-light-of-day/ Scary Ghost Stories in the Light of Day],” ''Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship'' 23 (2017): 137&ndash'160; Brian C. Hales, “[https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/opportunity-lost/ Opportunity Lost],” ''Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship'' 23 (2017): 91–109.</ref> |
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Many assert that Latter-day Saint polygamy is sexist. This perspective has been promoted in many feminist Latter-day Saint circles and troubles many women today.
It is claimed that the historical practice of polygamy by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some of the theology about celestial polygamy is sexist. This has been most passionately argued by Latter-day Saint poet Carol Lynn Pearson in her book The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men.[1]
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- ↑ Carol Lynn Pearson, The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men (Walnut Creek, CA: Pivot Point Books, 2016). For reviews that expose the weaknesses of Pearson’s position and approach, see Allen Wyatt, “Scary Ghost Stories in the Light of Day,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 23 (2017): 137&ndash'160; Brian C. Hales, “Opportunity Lost,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 23 (2017): 91–109.