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Janice Merrill Allred (born in 1947) is an excommunicated Latter Day Saint,
theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...
, writer, and Mormon feminist. She was born in
Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Arizona, third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, T ...
. Allred holds a B.A. in English from
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(BYU), and some of her writings have been collected in ''God the Mother, and Other Theological Essays'' (Signature Books: 1997). She began her studies of the Mother in Heaven concept in 1991. Her writings have been viewed as controversial by leaders of
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(LDS Church); meetings with local leadership regarding her work began in November 1992. In 1993, the LDS Church disciplined six prominent writers; Allred had collaborated with several of these including Lavina Fielding Anderson, Lynne Whitesides (who was president of the Mormon Women's Forum while Allred was vice-president), and brother-in-law Paul Toscano. Allred was in Mexico City at the time, but faced a series of disciplinary councils on her return to Utah. Though her work had been criticized by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, Allred was initially placed on probation (a temporary and relatively minor punishment) in October 1994. However, after lengthy proceedings, a second disciplinary council found her guilty of apostasy and excommunicated her on May 9, 1995.Associated Press, "LDS Excommunicate Feminist; Appeal Planned", ''Deseret News'', 11 May 1995. In addition to her theological work, Allred has criticized the LDS Church for alleged instances of child abuse. Allred is married to BYU physicist David Allred, and is the mother of nine children. She is the sister of fellow LDS theologian and excommunicant Margaret Toscano.


Publications

* Allred, Janice (1997)
God the Mother, and Other Theological Essays
Signature Books. * (1997) "My Struggle for a More Loving, Tolerant, and Egalitarian Church". ''Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance.'' 2(4) * (1994) "Toward a Mormon Theology of God the Mother," ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' 27(2):38–39 * (2012
"The One Who Never Left Us,"
''Sunstone''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allred, Janice Merrill 1947 births Writers from Mesa, Arizona Christian feminist theologians American Latter Day Saint writers People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham Young University alumni Living people Latter Day Saints from Arizona Mormon feminists