AML Review of Tales of the Chelm First Ward
Oct
15
to Oct 16

AML Review of Tales of the Chelm First Ward

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“Like the best satire, these stories are deeply funny without being mean. More impressively, they have genuinely tender lessons… These stories, even with their outlandish humor, manage to be faith-affirming in ways that avoid schmalz in no small part because they do not try to airbrush over the missteps, difficult personalities, and frustrations of the characters.”

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The Burning Book: A Reading with Jason Olson and James Goldberg
Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

The Burning Book: A Reading with Jason Olson and James Goldberg

Join my friend Jason and I for a reading and discussion of our book at Writ and Vision in Provo, Utah.

From the back cover:

Jason Olson felt God’s presence in the Jewish tradition he was raised in. So what was he supposed to do when he also heard God’s voice in the Book of Mormon?
The Burning Book traces Jason’s spiritual journey from aspiring rabbi to Latter-day Saint missionary, from Brigham Young University student to Israeli immigrant, and from Jewish Studies scholar to military chaplain. It’s a memoir about one man’s experience finding God: in two faiths, in two countries, and in the lives of other people.
Co-written with novelist and poet James Goldberg (author of The Five Books of Jesus and A Book of Lamentations). The Burning Book offers readers a glimpse into Jewish and Mormon cultures and asks what it means to seek the voice of prophets in a modern, multicultural world.

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