Archive for the 'Religion' Category
Faith: an articulate perspective from Mexico City
0 Comments Published by Professor Les December 13th, 2007 in Mexico, Community Dialogue, Current Events, Religion.Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez, a regular contributor, has once again shared some thoughts from Mexico City where he and his, wife, Lorena, are currently living.
Four weeks ago, the hard drive on my computer malfunctioned. I was lucky (presidential candidates might say, “blessed”) this occurred three weeks before the warranty expired. My computer just […]
Ruby Chacon’s ‘Masterpiece of Healing’ in downtown Salt Lake City
0 Comments Published by Professor Les October 11th, 2007 in Community Dialogue, Hispanic heritage, Current Events, Religion, Fine Art.Once again, local artist Ruby Chacon has graced the downtown landscape with a spectacular mural at the new Catholic Community Services of Utah building at 745 East 300 South.
The mural exemplifies the positive healing mission of the center that houses treatment services, men and women’s residential substance abuse programs, refugee resettlement and immigration, and administration […]
Bridging the religious divide - an inside look
2 Comments Published by Professor Les September 16th, 2007 in Community Dialogue, Politics, Current Events, Religion.Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez whose name has become quite familiar to readers of The Selective Echo has some excellent insights on the Bridging the Religious Divide project which has been the subject of a handful of posts in the blog. These insights, I think, are particularly timely as we approach the fall mayoral campaign. Also, […]
A celestial city? A cosmopolitan city? — The religious divide (Part II)
0 Comments Published by Professor Les September 2nd, 2007 in Community Dialogue, Current Events, Religion.The religious divide might seem to be a formidable beast and city leaders have attempted admirably to deal with the 800-pound gorilla.
In 2004, Mayor Rocky Anderson initiated a unique project that, unfortunately, lost its momentum after the first phase. It would be good timing for the next mayor to revitalize this project. The city (incidentally, […]
A celestial city? A cosmopolitan city? — The religious divide (Part I)
1 Comment Published by Professor Les September 2nd, 2007 in Community Dialogue, Politics, Current Events, Religion.“What kind of city should Salt Lake be? … A celestial city or a cosmopolitan city? A city that reflects the values of one particular social group or the value of pluralism, which is fundamental to the American experience? The latter option is more economically viable, and, more importantly, interesting.” — David Richard Keller, associate […]
GOOD press for the Mormon Missionary Training Center
0 Comments Published by Professor Les August 22nd, 2007 in Religion.Not since the Winter Olympics in 2002 has the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints been so extensively featured in the national press. Thanks to Mitt Romney’s rigorous presidential campaign, the Mormon identity, its religious roots, and attendant culture has become an inescapable sidebar news story this summer. National news networks have aired substantial […]
