Is Patriotism – From A Philosophical Viewpoint – Moral?

Gary Gutting: “Amid the frequent confusion, frustration and anger of our political disagreements, patriotism – a deep-seated love of our country – remains something that has the potential to bring us together, particularly at times of national crisis or triumph. But within my own particular intellectual tribe of philosophers, patriotism is often regarded as a ‘problem,’ an emotion that many find hard to defend as morally appropriate.”

Academia Begins Taking Mormonism Seriously

“For a century and a half, Mormonism has been something of a paradox in the history of the American West: passionately argued about by the church’s adherents and detractors, but largely ignored by professional scholars … [Now] a growing cadre of young scholars of Mormonism are enjoying their own turn in the sun, and not just on the nation’s op-ed pages.”