Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[Jeff Lebowski]

Michael Quinn passed away on Wednesday. I don't really know a lot about him, other than that he was a historian that got exed and is gay. I've never read any of his work. I was surprised to learn that he continued to be a believer until the end of his life. I'll have to check out some of his writing.

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021...-micheal-quinn

Yeah, I have read some of his stuff - I have a book on my shelf he authored that I never got around to reading. Super interesting guy and a very dedicated historian.

[Northwestcoug]

Michael Quinn passed away on Wednesday. I don't really know a lot about him, other than that he was a historian that got exed and is gay. I've never read any of his work. I was surprised to learn that he continued to be a believer until the end of his life. I'll have to check out some of his writing.

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021...-micheal-quinn

I think I only read one of his articles, the Dialogue one about post-manifesto polygamy. It was pretty heavy, but it did showcase his history chops. I'm sure his books about the mormon hierarchy are interesting, but they look intimidating.

[Solon]

I think I only read one of his articles, the Dialogue one about post-manifesto polygamy. It was pretty heavy, but it did showcase his history chops. I'm sure his books about the mormon hierarchy are interesting, but they look intimidating.

Quinn is probably one of the five most significant Mormon historians, along with folks like Roberts, Arrington, Brooks. He pioneered (get it?) a lot of the Joseph Smith - Magic World View stuff that seemed so edgy in the 1980s but is now mainstream in Bushman's Rough Stone Rolling. He published photos of the seer stone, and now the church offers them in color. He speculated about the contents of the minutes of the Council of Fifty, and now you can just buy them at Deseret Book. His scholarship today would probably elicit a lot of shrugs, but it was dynamite 30 years ago.
I guess he was born 30 years too early, but he left a monumental mark on Mormon history. I love his books, even if he does go for the overkill in footnotes. Nerds like me love the footnotes.

I don't think that Quinn ever got another academic position after he resigned (allegedly under pressure) from BYU, although he got close several times.
I think Quinn had a hard life reconciling his faith, scholarship, and sexuality - issues that a typical LDS is much more comfortable confronting today and issues that would be less likely to land him in hot water. Poor guy.

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

[Northwestcoug]

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

[Sullyute]

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

Bravo, well done.

[Pelado]

Quinn is probably one of the five most significant Mormon historians, along with folks like Roberts, Arrington, Brooks. He pioneered (get it?) a lot of the Joseph Smith - Magic World View stuff that seemed so edgy in the 1980s but is now mainstream in Bushman's Rough Stone Rolling. He published photos of the seer stone, and now the church offers them in color. He speculated about the contents of the minutes of the Council of Fifty, and now you can just buy them at Deseret Book. His scholarship today would probably elicit a lot of shrugs, but it was dynamite 30 years ago.
I guess he was born 30 years too early, but he left a monumental mark on Mormon history. I love his books, even if he does go for the overkill in footnotes. Nerds like me love the footnotes.

I don't think that Quinn ever got another academic position after he resigned (allegedly under pressure) from BYU, although he got close several times.
I think Quinn had a hard life reconciling his faith, scholarship, and sexuality - issues that a typical LDS is much more comfortable confronting today and issues that would be less likely to land him in hot water. Poor guy.

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

urbandictionary.com confirmed my suspicions. And I agree with Sully.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Quinn is probably one of the five most significant Mormon historians, along with folks like Roberts, Arrington, Brooks. He pioneered (get it?) a lot of the Joseph Smith - Magic World View stuff that seemed so edgy in the 1980s but is now mainstream in Bushman's Rough Stone Rolling. He published photos of the seer stone, and now the church offers them in color. He speculated about the contents of the minutes of the Council of Fifty, and now you can just buy them at Deseret Book. His scholarship today would probably elicit a lot of shrugs, but it was dynamite 30 years ago.
I guess he was born 30 years too early, but he left a monumental mark on Mormon history. I love his books, even if he does go for the overkill in footnotes. Nerds like me love the footnotes.

I don't think that Quinn ever got another academic position after he resigned (allegedly under pressure) from BYU, although he got close several times.
I think Quinn had a hard life reconciling his faith, scholarship, and sexuality - issues that a typical LDS is much more comfortable confronting today and issues that would be less likely to land him in hot water. Poor guy.

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

Yeah, Bushman quoted him like crazy in RSR.

[clackamascoug]

Quinn is probably one of the five most significant Mormon historians, along with folks like Roberts, Arrington, Brooks. He pioneered (get it?) a lot of the Joseph Smith - Magic World View stuff that seemed so edgy in the 1980s but is now mainstream in Bushman's Rough Stone Rolling. He published photos of the seer stone, and now the church offers them in color. He speculated about the contents of the minutes of the Council of Fifty, and now you can just buy them at Deseret Book. His scholarship today would probably elicit a lot of shrugs, but it was dynamite 30 years ago.
I guess he was born 30 years too early, but he left a monumental mark on Mormon history. I love his books, even if he does go for the overkill in footnotes. Nerds like me love the footnotes.

I don't think that Quinn ever got another academic position after he resigned (allegedly under pressure) from BYU, although he got close several times.
I think Quinn had a hard life reconciling his faith, scholarship, and sexuality - issues that a typical LDS is much more comfortable confronting today and issues that would be less likely to land him in hot water. Poor guy.

Somewhere out there in the Great Beyond, maybe he and Boyd Packer are burying the hatchet at an all-gay poolside bar.

Just wondering - are you familiar with a Church Historian named Jeff Johnson? He was "on loan" from church HQ doing field work for the Cherokee Nation when I was a missionary in Tahlequah, OK circa 1980. My companions and I spent every Friday nigh with him for six months. Dinner then Dallas.

[old_gregg]

I explained what I meant by that in an earlier post. She's a board member of Open Stories Foundation and participates in the Mormon Stories podcasts and retreats not to mention her association with John Dehlin and his wife. All of the above are considered anti and their primary purpose is to lead the disaffected out of the church (and turn a profit).

i do not agree

[Applejack]

Quinn was the best scholar of the LDS church ever. Full stop.

[old_gregg]

Quinn was the best scholar of the LDS church ever. Full stop.

i dont know, chris heimderdinger's scholarship regarding the nephites was groundbreaking

[Green Monstah]

I've purchased and not read two of Quinn's books. I'm honestly not sure that my membership would survive, which is ironic (I think; can I get a ruling?) given that he remained a believer.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I've purchased and not read two of Quinn's books. I'm honestly not sure that my membership would survive, which is ironic (I think; can I get a ruling?) given that he remained a believer.

Yeah that is ironic. Countless faithful LDS scholars read his books.

[Clark Addison]

i dont know, chris heimderdinger's scholarship regarding the nephites was groundbreaking

[The_Tick]

i dont know, chris heimderdinger's scholarship regarding the nephites was groundbreaking

As an inactive teenager....his Tennis Shoes, and Gerald Lund's Work and a Glory series helped get me active in Church. They made things more real to me. But I get it. Lol.