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Indy Coug · 02-29-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Hugely. It speaks volumes.

Could you point me to the locations of all the Vintage book stores? Deseret Book probably has a good sense of what their customer base will and won't buy and that helps drive the decision making over what they publish.

In fact, I'm curious how many of these manuscripts were ever submitted to Deseret Book for consideration.

Goatnapper'96 · 02-29-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I know someone who told me about the book he had written, that Signature was willing to publish it, but Deseret Book was not. He wanted Deseret to publish it because the sales would be MUCH higher as it would have the apparent "kiss" of approval, and more members would buy it.

My point is that this list is not a coincidence.

The mormon church and its businesses and even its university don't lead the way in Mormon history. How sad is that?

Does any religion lead the way in analyzing its own history? I think I am in your camp concerning how I would like to see the archives handled, but is the Mormon Church really that out of step with other religions in this arena?

MikeWaters · 02-29-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Goatnapper'96

Does any religion lead the way in analyzing its own history? I think I am in your camp concerning how I would like to see the archives handled, but is the Mormon Church really that out of step with other religions in this arena?

Yes, example: Catholics.

Indy Coug · 02-29-2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Yes, example: Catholics.

You think the Catholic archives are wide open? Seriously? Oh, they may have released things here and there (eg. stuff on the Inquisition), but I guarantee you most of their stuff will never see the light of day.

Goatnapper'96 · 02-29-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Yes, example: Catholics.

Have they always lead the way? I mean they do have a bit of a head start on the LDS Church as far as maturing in a way that they can tolerate internal criticism.

UtahDan · 02-29-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

You think the Catholic archives are wide open? Seriously? Oh, they may have released things here and there (eg. stuff on the Inquisition), but I guarantee you most of their stuff will never see the light of day.

I am wholly ignorant on this topic. What is the basis for your belief that this is so?

SeattleUte · 02-29-2008, 04:53 PM

Catholics have to be open because until the Protestant reformation "Catholic" had no significance. When you read, say, Gibbon, and he says Christianty this and Christianity that, he's talking about the Catholic Church really. For 1500 years the history of Catholicism, or, more accurately, Christianity was Western world history, then still so but taporing off until well into the Nineteenth Century. However, I dare say that in their history "Catholics" probably burned more books than anyone except the Soviets.

SeattleUte · 02-29-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

You think the Catholic archives are wide open? Seriously? Oh, they may have released things here and there (eg. stuff on the Inquisition), but I guarantee you most of their stuff will never see the light of day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Library

creekster · 02-29-2008, 04:57 PM

The vatican secret archives have a pretty cool on-line site.

http://www.vatican.va/library_archiv...s/index_it.htm

Sleeping in EQ · 02-29-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

Mormon Doctrine -- Bookcraft?

Do you not know the story?

02-29-2008, 04:53 PM	#17
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Catholics have to be open because until the Protestant reformation "Catholic" had no significance. When you read, say, Gibbon, and he says Christianty this and Christianity that, he's talking about the Catholic Church really. For 1500 years the history of Catholicism, or, more accurately, Christianity was Western world history, then still so but taporing off until well into the Nineteenth Century. However, I dare say that in their history "Catholics" probably burned more books than anyone except the Soviets. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster Last edited by SeattleUte; 02-29-2008 at 04:56 PM.

02-29-2008, 04:57 PM	#19
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	The vatican secret archives have a pretty cool on-line site. http://www.vatican.va/library_archiv...s/index_it.htm __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.