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Posted by John on August 11th, 2006 at 8:05 pm · 8 Comments

I don’t have much time–Jana and I popped into the Salt Lake Roasting Company to quickly check our email.¬† We are such addicts.¬† I also wanted to squeeze in this post.

I met a number of people who said very nice things about our blogs and our podcast.¬† You rock! Every last one of you! Jana and I try to pretend that we don’t care what people think about the intimate things we ship off into cyberspace, but of course that’s all rubbish.¬† We do care, and we thank you for your encouragement.¬† If you’re at Sunstone and have a blog or a podcast, please comment below and toss in the URL.
Later I want to write a post that includes links to new blogs that I learned about (by meeting their wonderful authors).

We wrapped up the day by having dinner with Quaker author Heidi Hart, who was extremely generous and affirming.¬† I can’t think of a better way to end our Sunstone SLC 2006 experience!

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8 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Loyd // Aug 11, 2006 at 8:43 pm

    It was good to meet you [again]. I really enjoyed your paper today and hope to be able to read some more of what you have to say.

  • 2 Chris // Aug 12, 2006 at 7:45 am

    Do you have any suggestions on how to get published in Sunstone?

  • 3 Elise // Aug 12, 2006 at 1:07 pm

    Couldn’t resist telling you that I read this blog and Jana’s weekly, both of which are certainly among my favorites. :-) Thanks for keeping them up!

    I’ve enjoyed following the little things that have been posted on the Sunstone blog and look forward to hearing more about it on others’ blogs as well. Post away, every one!

  • 4 John // Aug 12, 2006 at 1:39 pm

    Thanks, everyone!

    Loyd: I’m glad we could reconnect. I’m looking forward to reading through your blog when I can get more than 15 minutes of wireless. I’ve also been thinking about your death rite + liberation theology question. My limited exposure to L.T. is confined to its more materialist bits, so Dennis’ adding of the sacramental view kind of threw me for a loop (in a good way). I may email you, or a post may come out of this.

    Chris: Good question. My couple of publications seem to be a product more of luck than anything. My best suggestion would be to get familiar with the content of the magazine. See if your writing fits the tone and general content. Sometimes articles come from great symposia presentations. And it never hurts to approach Dan Wotherspoon directly and ask him what he’s looking for.

    Hey Elise! I thought of you two a few times while we were at Sunstone (there was a couples panel that we missed). We can’t wait to share our experience with you!

  • 5 Bored in Vernal // Aug 12, 2006 at 7:18 pm

    Thank you for your comments at Sunstone. especially: “the loneliness of the male feminist blogger.”

  • 6 Kristy // Aug 14, 2006 at 9:07 pm

    John,

    I briefly met you and your wife at Sunstone and I attended your session regarding the Internet and blogging. I am beginning to get more involved with the Mormon Women’s Forum and will be speaking at their conference in October. It would be great if you and Jana could attend, especially because we do need more male feminists, working to make other men more aware of the issue of sexism. To that point, after reading you posting regarding being a male feminist, I wanted to tell you about a dream I had almost 2 years ago.

    I was standing in the middle of a crowd of angry people, who were all shouting at me and two other women, crying out the accusation of, “witch, witch, witch!” (not unlike the way I feel being a liberal, feminist Democrat living in Alpine, Utah) At first, I began violently defending myself against their accusations. But after a time, I realized that there was great power in being a witch and that I needed to “own” the power. I looked to the two other women and began having them chant in unison with my voice, “Rise up, rise up, rise up!”, believing this would make us, literally and figuratively, rise up above the angry crowd. However, nothing happened. Then I realized that we couldn’t “rise up” unless the men in the crowd joined in our cries. I looked out to the crowd and desperately began shouting, “Rise Up, Rise Up, Rise Up!” as my eyes begged them, male and female, to join with our voices and help us rise.

    Anyway, I don’t normally have dreams that are this dramatic, but it was so powerful that I couldn’t deny its message. It has become the catalyst for a boldness and willingness to speak out that was lying dormant prior to the dream.

    Anyway, I echo your vision and your belief that gender equality is not just a female cause, it is a cause for all humanity that can not be overcome without the participation of both genders.

    Thanks for your insight and thoughtfulness. It spurs me to become a more purpose-filled human being.

  • 7 AmyB // Aug 15, 2006 at 2:34 pm

    Sadly, I missed the symposium. I admire the work you do here and enjoy your podcasts.

  • 8 Mark J Gaudette // Aug 15, 2006 at 7:30 pm

    Hey John,

    It was great meeting you! I loved your presentation on the various faiths you have experienced! It was very humble and heartwarming! I wrote about it in my blog down here:

    http://blog.myspace.com/markgaudette

    Cyou guys…

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