Comments for Hugh Nibley [off the record]

Comment on Hugh Nibley on the Power of Positive Thinking (sort of) by teelea

teelea — Sat, 04 May 2013 14:46:55 +0000

Hilarious! Reminds me of George Orwell’s fantastic essay “Politics and the English Language”.

Comment on Hand-in-Glove with the Persecutors of the Church by William Bill Kettley

William Bill Kettley — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:07:36 +0000

Brother Nibley could have uttered these words today, as evil will be with us until our probations
are completed. Thanks to Brother Nibley for his insights, offered through the course of many years.

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by Hugh Nibley

Hugh Nibley — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:03:27 +0000

Renee, thanks for your comment and your kind words. Making contacts like this across the decades must be why god invented the internet.

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by Renee Beyer

Renee Beyer — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:04:14 +0000

A most interesting article. I was aware of the Hopi connection from reading your fathers bio. Also, long overdue thanks are in order. Back in 6th grade at Joaquin Elementary, one day we were standing in the library and you drew a copy of “The Hobbit” off of the shelf and said,”Read this.” I protested, but you fixed me with a steely gaze and said, “Just read it!” It was a worthwhile book, so many thanks. Later I found your father’s writings and have read most of them, some of them several times trying to understand what the heck he was talking about. Also, I greatly enjoyed “Sergeant Nibley PhD-Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle”. A most amazing book!

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by Marise Erickson

Marise Erickson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:34:28 +0000

Well, If one is blessed to read ‘The Early Christian Prayer Circle’, one will see many similarities with familiar sacred rituals….. the ‘dance’ Nibley referred to including the Savior and the Twelve and their wives is described in its sacred form and is recognizable as sacred…..doing a poor job explaining, but the article is on the Neal A. Maxwell Institute website…..
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” first appeared in Brigham Young University Studies 19 (1978): 41—78. Reprinted by permission from Mormonism and Early Christianity, vol. 4 of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and F.A.R.M.S., 1987), 45—99…. -search for ‘The Early Christian Prayer Circle’. Wish i could figure out how to post a link.
Also, other records of ancient prayers and prayer circles, etc., are available and explain what Nibley was referring to, in my humble opinion.

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by redhat37

redhat37 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:46:39 +0000

pretty blasphemous i would say about jesus dancing with the hopi- Jesus knew and understood the Hopi and planned a way for them to come into His kingdom, unlike the cojcolds who require a skin color change. dancing with the Hopi would have requred His personal descent from on high, this he did not do- this is not a nibley bullseye!

just sayin

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by Marty Nygaard

Marty Nygaard — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:21:22 +0000

I can’t think of a more fitting ending to my Easter than to think about Christ being in an ancient Hopi dance and Hugh Nibley, his friends, and family appreciating it in such a powerful way. Christ truly is “In all things and through all things. ” Thanks

Comment on Forty Easters Ago by A Hugh Nibley Easter « Mormon Scripture Explorations

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Comment on About Hugh Nibley [off the record] by Hugh Nibley

Hugh Nibley — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:19:55 +0000

Jared, thanks for your input. We had noticed that a lot of HN’s Twitter followers follow a lot of people and also that some followers tend to pick up tweets at different times of the day. By scheduling tweet repeats at different times, we hoped people who might be missing them would get a chance to see them. And in several instances we’ve had retweets and favorites of repeated tweets, indicating we probably were hitting some people who had missed things the first time around. That said, we always want people to see the HN logo as a sign that there’s something there that’s fresh and thought provoking. Thank you for reading and responding.

Comment on About Hugh Nibley [off the record] by Jared Tod Workman (@jaredtodworkman)

Jared Tod Workman (@jaredtodworkman) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:47:10 +0000

Were you guys aware that you have a pretty regular issue with duplicate tweets? I love this twitter account and blog, but it’s becoming a little severe. Thank you for providing this service!