Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog
Encyclopedia
Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog (also known as Times and Seasons, and abbreviated T&S) is a multi-author
weblog featuring commentary and discussion especially of contemporary Mormon culture, thought
and current events. Times and Seasons was founded in 2003 by Nathan Oman
, whom podcaster John Dehlin
has since termed "the godfather of the Mormon bloggernacle", with Matt Evans, Adam Greenwood, and Kaimipono Wenger. The blog was named after Times and Seasons
, a nineteenth-century Latter Day Saint periodical.
Collaborative blog
A collaborative blog is a type of weblog in which posts are written and published by more than one author. The majority of high profile collaborative blogs are based around a single uniting theme, such as politics or technology....
weblog featuring commentary and discussion especially of contemporary Mormon culture, thought
Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting the cultural impact of basic beliefs and traditions of the church, distinguishes church members, practices, and activities...
and current events. Times and Seasons was founded in 2003 by Nathan Oman
Nathan Oman
Nathan Bryan "Nate" Oman is a legal scholar and educator. In 2006, he became an assistant professor at The College of William & Mary Law School. In 2003, Oman founded Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog.- Biography :...
, whom podcaster John Dehlin
John Dehlin
John P. Dehlin is the creator of several Mormon-themed podcasts, blogs and web sites. John worked for several years in various positions at Microsoft, and served for a few years as the Director of the OpenCourseWare Consortium for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was an influential...
has since termed "the godfather of the Mormon bloggernacle", with Matt Evans, Adam Greenwood, and Kaimipono Wenger. The blog was named after 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...
, a nineteenth-century Latter Day Saint periodical.
Media mentions
- In an article in The Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
, reporter Peggy Fletcher StackPeggy Fletcher StackPeggy Fletcher Stack is an American journalist, editor, and author. Stack has been the religion writer for the Salt Lake Tribune since 1991.- Biography :...
wrote in 2004, "Kaimipono David Wenger, a New York City lawyer who regularly participates in the Mormon blog, found himself in the middle of the debate [about the Bybee memo]. 'I would personally be uncomfortable writing a memo on how the administration could legally justify torture of people, but I don't think it's against the tenets of our faith.'" - Ross DouthatRoss DouthatRoss Gregory Douthat is a conservative American author, blogger and New York Times columnist. He was a senior editor at The Atlantic and is author of Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class and, with Reihan Salam, Grand New Party , which David Brooks called the "best single...
, under the headline of "Mormon beliefs" in his blog at The Atlantic, expressed the hope that a "smart Mormon...maybe a Russell Arben Fox, maybe the larger gang at Times and Seasons" could offer a comprehensive explanation of Mormon religious beliefs in relation to the ancient AmericasArchaeology and the Book of MormonSince the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830, both Mormon and non-Mormon archaeologists have studied its claims in reference to known archaeological evidence...
. - The American ConservativeThe American ConservativeThe American Conservative is a monthly U.S. opinion magazine published by Ron Unz. Its first editor was Scott McConnell, his successors being Kara Hopkins and the present incumbent, Daniel McCarthy....
magazine contributing editor Daniel Larison, in a blog entry titled "More Mormons" that Larison wrote to counter an argument critical of LDS-based theoconservatism that had appeared in The New RepublicThe New RepublicThe magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
, said, "Like most of his [TNR contributor Damon Linker’s] fears of takeovers by the supposedly theocratically-inclined, who are usually not theocratically-inclined at all, these fears of Salt Lake City calling the shots in the improbable event of a RomneyMitt RomneyWillard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
Administration are baseless. They’re so obviously baseless that Mr. Oman [Nate Oman of Times and Seasons] wonders how it has even become an issue." - In a blog entry titled "Religious Identity And Republican Politics," Larison noted that "Dave Banack at Times and Seasons has a post on the implications of the failure of the Romney campaign for political cooperation among religious conservatives of different religions."
- While speaking before the Pew Forum's Faith Angle Conference in 2007, noted Mormon historian Richard BushmanRichard BushmanRichard Lyman Bushman is an American historian and Gouverneur Morris Professor of History emeritus at Columbia University. He is currently the Howard W. Hunter Visiting Professor in Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University...
identified the blog as a source of "very talky, thoughtful Mormons" who are able to speak publicly and to the media on complex religious issues. - The Boston Phoenix, in a 2009 piece by Adam Reilly about Mormon influences on political pundit Glenn BeckGlenn BeckGlenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
, quotes Rory Swensen and mentions Swensen's joint authorship of the blog Times and Seasons. - In an article about changes to President Boyd K. PackerBoyd K. PackerBoyd Kenneth Packer is an American educator and religious leader, and the current president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He served as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1994 to 2008, and has been an apostle and member of...
's October, 2010 General Conference address, The Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake TribuneThe Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack quotes Rory Swensen and references his post on the topic at Times and Seasons.
See also
- BloggernacleBloggernacleThe Mormon blogosphere is the Mormon portion of the blogosphere...
- Blogs about Mormons and Mormonism
- Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCulture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsA culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting the cultural impact of basic beliefs and traditions of the church, distinguishes church members, practices, and activities...
- List of blogs