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514: Thoughts on the October 2108 General Conference, Part 1 [ 1:39:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 515: Thoughts on the October 2108 General Conference, Part 2 [ 1:14:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe October 2018 General Conference has just ended, but certainly not the discussion of it! Not for many, many months in our wards, stakes, and …
506: What Do Latter-day Saints Consider Authoritative?: Wrestling with Scripture, Prophetic Utterance, Personal Conscience, and an Expanding and Changing Canon, Part 1 [ 1:09:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 507: What Do Latter-day Saints Consider Authoritative?: Wrestling with Scripture, Prophetic Utterance, Personal Conscience, and an Expanding and Changing Canon, Part 2 [ 1:03:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadAt this moment, with the 2018 October General Conference just weeks away, many Latter-day Saints are—consciously and unconsciously—going through in their minds and hearts how …
505: The Heart and Depth of Father Tom Roberts: How the Things He Sees, Studies, and Shares Might Prove a Great Boon for Many Latter-day Saints [ 1:25:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadNo one who has appeared on Mormon Matters has a more interesting, diverse, and ecumenical religious journey than Father Tom Roberts—one that also includes Mormonism from …
479: (Encore) Mormon Views on Satan and the Origins of Evil, Part 1 [ 1:08:13 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 480: (Encore) Mormon Views on Satan and the Origins of Evil, Part 2 [ 1:07:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMost religions, cultures, and philosophies contain stories or theories about human evil and its origins. Some, including Mormonism, place a major portion of the blame …
475: "Revelation" and "The Will of the Lord": Changing Rhetoric and Its Effects in Today's Mormonism [ 1:36:32 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe April 2018 General Conference confirmed a trend that some have noticed in recent years that, as they speak about various policies, practices, and teachings, …
467: The Work of Peace in Mormonism and the Religious World: An Interview with Charles Randall Paul, Part 1 [ 1:24:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 468: The Work of Peace in Mormonism and the Religious World: An Interview with Charles Randall Paul, Part 2 [ 1:00:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMany long-time Mormon Matters listeners will recognize the name Charles Randall Paul, (or, as host Dan Wotherspoon calls him 90 percent of the time, “Randy” Paul). He …
465: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures, Part 1 [ 59:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 466: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures, Part 2 [ 50:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadVery few of us give deep consideration to the nature of scripture and how it should be read and understood. We grow up (or come …
Mormonism hangs its hat, so to speak, on the reality of revelation. It claims that God the Father and Jesus Christ visited a teenage boy …
When Brigham Young first taught in initial outlines of what is now known as the “Adam-God Doctrine” (or the “Adam-God Theory”—the preferred term by those …
One of the most difficult things for many who have begun to think deeply about religion—their own as well as others and the relationship between …
105: Mormon “Doctrine” and Other Fuzzy Things--Part 1 [ 1:06:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 106: Mormon “Doctrine” and Other Fuzzy Things--Part 2 [ 1:11:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadAre there statements about God, humans, the universe, and any other thing that a Latter-day Saint “must” believe to be considered a “Mormon”? And, if …
Most religions, cultures, and philosophies contain stories or theories about human evil and its origins. Some, including Mormonism, place a major portion of the blame …
Mormonism teaches the importance of being obedient to God and God’s will while at the same time emphasizing the bedrock fact of our individual agency. …
The most recent issue of BYU Studies features the article, “ ‘A Mother There’: A Survey of Historical Teachings about Mother in Heaven,” co-written by …
Cultural vs. Gospel Doctrine and the 'Unsaid Sermon Phenomenon' [ 56:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn 1991, Dr. Robert F. Bohn gave this great talk at the Sunstone Symposium titled “Cultural vs. Gospel Doctrine and the ‘Unsaid Sermon Phenomenon’”. I …
