Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History - Greg Prince Pt. 1 | Ep. 889

Описание: Returning to Mormon Stories, Dr. Greg Prince delves into the life and legacy of Leonard Arrington—considered by many to be the foremost twentieth-century historian of Mormonism. This interview follows closely the abstract of the book:

"Leonard Arrington’s career was not without controversy. Gregory Prince takes an in-depth look at this respected historian and, in telling Arrington’s story, gives readers insight into the workings of the LDS Church in the late twentieth century. In 1972, during a major reorganization of the LDS Church, Arrington was asked to serve as the official church historian, thereby becoming the first—and thus far the only—professional historian to hold that title. He immediately set out to professionalize the entire Church History Division and open its extensive archives to scholarly researching. While the output of and from that division moved Mormon studies to a new level, the shift of historiography from faith promotion ecclesiastical, to scholarly and professional research and analysis was unacceptable to a handful of powerful senior apostles. In 1980 the History Division was disassembled and moved to Brigham Young University. That led to a shift in the professionalization of the Church History Division and Archives and in Arrington’s career but not to a loss of his broad influence."

Part 2: Greg discusses significant events that occurred during Leonard Arrington's administration -    • Arrington and the Writing of Mormon Histor...  

Part 3: Greg describes the legacy of Leonard Arrington and shares his thoughts on where the LDS Church presently stands in its presentation of church history -    • Arrington and the Writing of Mormon Histor...  

Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast...

00:00 Intro & Announcements
04:40 Why did you resurrect Leonard Arrington
07:15 Open access to diaries and papers - daughter helps with interviews
10:24 Arrington's early years
12:12 Did he intend to be a Mormon historian?
17:03 The church becomes aware of Arrington
21:47 Legitimizing Mormon history in the non-Mormon academic world
25:34 Joseph F Smith sees it as a threat
27:27 Essentials in Church History becoming the standard
29:38 A seminal moment that impacts the problems we have today
34:52 Is it true the church is better off hiding or being open about the history?
37:38 What type of influence did Brodies book have?
43:30 What led to the ascension as church historian
47:55 Centralization and professionalization of history and archive department
50:20 Three divisions in the history department: library, archives, history
58:20 The major initiatives Arrington started
1:02:55 Mormon experience, Building the City of God. Popularizing of history with Friends of Mormon history
1:04:50 Becoming the target of Beson, Packer and Peterson
1:18:21 Arrington about having doubts how to continue
1:20:11 Arrington having a meeting with Kimball, introducing censorship
1:26:46 Is it a moral failing to choose to hide the historical facts?
1:29:30 What was not realized how completely the internet democratized data.
1:31:46 Millers episode. People making life decisions on the perception the church is true
1:35:09 What we see now in the internet study is a direct result

MSP episode with the Millers
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Why people leave
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