r/mormonscholar

1.8K archived posts · Feb 2017 – Sep 2026

Scholarly discussion about mormon topics

r/mormonscholar

A community dedicated to evenhanded, thoughtful, empirical-based discussion of Mormonism.

Created Feb 28, 2017

1.6KMembers (last snapshot)

1.8KArchived posts

What is Mormon Scholar?

Mormon Scholar is a community dedicated to evenhanded, thoughtful, empirical-based discussion of Mormonism.

Expectations

We expect the following from all users:

Be courteous. Demeaning language, sarcasm, rudeness or hostility towards another user may get your comment removed. Repeated violations may result in a ban.
Source your facts. If you're claiming something to be true, you should back it up with a qualified source.
Put thought into it. Explain the reasoning behind what you're saying. Bare statements of opinion, off-topic comments, memes, and one-line replies may be removed. Argue your position with logic and evidence.
Address the arguments, not the person. The subject of your sentence should be "the evidence" or "this source" or some other noun directly related to the topic of conversation. "You" statements are suspect.
Acronyms and verbiage. Please avoid polarizing acronyms like "TSCC" (use "LDS Church") or calling leaders by a diminutive nickname (e.g., calling Joseph Smith "Joe"). Well-known acronyms like BoM, JS, TSM, are all acceptable.

Topics

Posts should generally be focused on scholarly approaches and information related to Mormonism. Posts may be formal (e.g., links to the academic literature on a particular topic) or informal (a well-thought out analysis on a particular topic or data presented in a new way).

Discussion on all Mormon branches (e.g., CoC) is welcome but it's assumed that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is being referred to in the absence of clarifying identification.

Information or data related to any Church claim or aspect is fair game. Relevant topics might include:

Parallels in the Book of Mormon to modern or ancient sources
Analysis of historical documents related to Joseph Smith's polygamy
Medical studies related to the Word of Wisdom
Survey data on sexuality among Church members

note: some of the verbiage for this sidebar was copied verbatim from neutral politics

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