This three-part episode consists of a recording of a live event held Sunday evening, March 24, 2019 in Salt Lake City. It is an interview …
534–535: “The Covenant Path”: Reflections and Extensions
No term to date has been more associated with the leadership tenure of President Russell M. Nelson than “Covenant Path.” It’s become ubiquitous in his …
530: Impressions and Reflections on Changes to LDS Temple Ceremonies
This is a quick turnaround podcast episode that was both recorded and released on the day after LDS temples around the world implemented and offered …
525: “Table Manners”: In What Manner Ought We Engage with Others this Holiday Season?
This episode, “Table Manners” is a short reflection by Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon about ways we might interact with others during this season of …
521–524: The Enneagram for Mormons
The Enneagram is a powerful tool for coming to know ourselves and others. Emerging in the mid-twentieth century and refined during the ensuing years, interest …
503–504: Reflecting on Major Themes in 500-plus Mormon Matters Episodes
Earlier this month, Mormon Matters released its 500th episode. In this two-part podcast, host Dan Wotherspoon speaks about the show’s evolution, but mostly he re-introduces …
501: Centering in God: Experiences and Insights from the Living School for Action and Contemplation
This episode features reflections on a wonderful experience the two panelists and I shared this past week in Albuquerque, NM. All three of us—Jana Spangler, …
499: Faith Journeying with Matt Jones — Rambunctious Youth to LDS Bishop and Wise Soul
Just two weeks ago, Matt Jones was released as an LDS bishop. How he came to be someone who might be called to that position …
498: Mormon Difference Makers
This episode arrives on the heels of the release of a marvelous short video, “Do Better, which features LGBT+ Latter-day Saints and allies sharing reflections …
496-497: (Encore) Mormonism As a “Religion”
This is an encore presentation of a two-part Mormon Matters episode first recorded in March 2015. Of course, we all know that Mormonism is a …
494–495: “What Do We Do with All This?”: Sunstone and Today’s Uncorrelated Mormon Discussions
Most Mormon Matters listeners are, as consumers of LDS-related websites, blogs, podcasts, Reddits, Facebook groups, and other social media platforms, enmeshed in the world of …
492–493: Women’s Ordination and Congregational Leadership: Exploring New Research
On July 2nd, a terrific new book was released by Oxford University Press: She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in Modern America. Co-authored by Benjamin R. …
484: Robert Kirby: Mormonism’s Lampoonist Extraordinaire
Were there an official calling within Mormonism of “Church and Culture Lampoonist” (and there should be!), Robert Kirby would be magnifying the heck out of …
471–472: Reflections on the Recently Revealed MTC Sexual Abuse Cases
Within the past ten days, Mormonism has been rocked by a recoding and transcript released through MormonLeaks that depicts the confessions of a former president …
470: Mormon Matters Events and Holy Week Resources
This very short episode features several announcements about an upcoming Mormon Matters one-day workshop that Dan Wotherspoon and Jana Spangler will be leading, as well …
464: Protecting Ourselves and Loved Ones in Ecclesiastical Situations
Issues surrounding sexual, physical, and emotional harassment and abuse, or of persons not feeling safe in certain institutional environments, have received fresh attention in the …
446–447: What Does it Mean to “Sustain” Our Leaders and Fellow Church Members?
One of Mormonism’s most attractive features is the wonderful chance all members are given to both formally and informally “sustain” each other as we play …
441–442: Living in (and Growing through) Tension: An Interview with Bill Reel
Bill Reel is widely known within the Mormon podcast world as a fellow traveler on the road many of us have found ourselves on—often quite …
401–402: The Uncontrolling Love of God—Talking Theology and Community, and Meeting a Fellow Traveler in Thomas Jay Oord
This two-part episode features a wonderful conversation with Thomas Jay Oord, an author, teacher, theologian, and elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Jim McLachlan …
249–250: Being Authentic within Mormonism
Mormonism is a powerful tradition, presenting a worldview and truth claims that are extremely potent, but also creating a culture that can be, for many …
226: The “Best Thing” About Mormonism
This episode strays from Mormon Matters’ typical panel discussion format, featuring instead four one-on-one conversations between host Dan Wotherspoon and wonderful friends of his who …
200: Let’s Collaborate!
This short episode announces two projects I’d love to work on with collaborators from the Mormon Matters listening community. The first is a call for …
188–189: Hugh Nibley—Part 3: Prophet of Zion
In this third and final installment of our Hugh Nibley series, we look at Nibley’s powerful, far-ranging, and definitely direct/hard-hitting/deliciously skewering social critiques. Ranging from …
155–156: LDS Military Chaplains
This two-part episode offers a wonderful peek into military chaplaincy, a career unlike any other, and, in particular, experiences of LDS chaplains. Two active duty …
122: Challenges in Making Church “Work” For Everyone
In this episode, sociologist Jim Smithson talks of the LDS Church and all of its programs and organizational systems as a vehicle for delivering the …
114–116: Brazilian Mormonism
This three-part episode features a wonderful discussion about some of the peculiarities about the LDS Mormon experience inBrazil, as well as the many ways that …
96–97: Mormonism and Its History—Past, Present, and Future
Every religion has many dilemmas when it comes to its history. How does a group incorporate the idea of a God or Universal force or …
83-84: Creating Spaces for Non-Traditional Latter-day Saints
This episode explores both the difficulties of creating more comfortable spaces for unorthodox Mormons in wards, stakes, and families, as well as the benefits. What …
34: Self-Identifying as “Mormon”
Mormonism has always been a home to members with many different religious temperaments, levels of belief, attitudes toward authority, and commitment to and comfort within …