Kristine Haglund
Encyclopedia
Kristine Haglund is the current editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
, a current or former permablogger at By Common Consent
and Times and Seasons
, and noted Mormon historian and cultural commentator. She has suggested that the "experience of independent Mormon publishing sector [can provide] . . . a potential model" for members "at a moment where new kinds of assimilation are called for."
She has an A.B. from Harvard in German Studies and an M.A. from the University of Michigan in German Literature.
As part of her application for the editor position at Dialogue
, Haglund wrote, "Many, many people long for a way to acknowledge the flaws of the church, to think and speak critically about silly aspects of our culture, and assess the inevitable mistakes of human leaders trying to interpret God's will, while still affirming the essential goodness of Mormonism. "I've battled through some of the big issues - gender roles, homosexuality, intellectual freedom, historiography - and managed not just to stay in, but to stay happily."
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is an independent quarterly journal of "Mormon thought" that addresses a wide range of issues on Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint Movement....
, a current or former permablogger at By Common Consent
By Common Consent
By Common Consent or “BCC” is a group weblog featuring commentary and discussion especially of contemporary Mormon culture, thought and current events. Since its foundation in 2004, BCC has been one of the leading group blogs in the Mormon Bloggernacle, and has been a mainstay on the Mormon...
and Times and Seasons
Times and Seasons
Times and Seasons was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint periodical published monthly or twice-monthly at Nauvoo, Illinois, from November 1839 to February 15, 1846...
, and noted Mormon historian and cultural commentator. She has suggested that the "experience of independent Mormon publishing sector [can provide] . . . a potential model" for members "at a moment where new kinds of assimilation are called for."
She has an A.B. from Harvard in German Studies and an M.A. from the University of Michigan in German Literature.
As part of her application for the editor position at Dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....
, Haglund wrote, "Many, many people long for a way to acknowledge the flaws of the church, to think and speak critically about silly aspects of our culture, and assess the inevitable mistakes of human leaders trying to interpret God's will, while still affirming the essential goodness of Mormonism. "I've battled through some of the big issues - gender roles, homosexuality, intellectual freedom, historiography - and managed not just to stay in, but to stay happily."