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BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 3 (complete issue)
John W. Welch
In this issue of BYU Studies, Bruce
A. Chadwick and others present "A Survey of Dating and Marriage at
BYU." In 2002, the authors conducted an extensive survey asking BYU
undergraduates about their attitudes and practices in "hanging out,"
dating, and deciding to marry. The results provide evidence that BYU
students do in fact act quite differently from their counterparts at
other American universities, making BYU unique. Here find data about
the surprising frequency of hanging out and dating and how BYU students
overwhelmingly keep the law of chastity.
Also included in this
issue, Julie K. Allen and David L. Paulsen present "The Reverend Dr.
Peter Christian Kierkegaard¹s 'About and Against Mormonism' (1855)."
This document publishes for the first time in English a polemical tract
written by the brother of the famous philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
While most clergy mocked or slandered Mormonism in its early years, it
is interesting to see that some engaged it seriously, even if not
completely respectfully. Peter Christian argues against Mormonism, as
he saw early LDS missionaries come to Denmark and convert many of his
parishioners. A Mormon reply to the tract's points of doctrine is made
in footnotes. An excellent introduction provides history and context of
the tract.
A fascinating article by Max H
Parkin examines the United Firm, a business Joseph Smith established to oversee
Church properties and commercial interests in Ohio and Missouri. Parkin’s
article also addresses misunderstandings that have persisted in the Church
because of pseudonyms that were inserted into certain sections of the Doctrine
and Covenants, particularly section 104, which disbanded the United Firm and
distributed its properties.
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