Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Faith”
541: A Celebration of Dan Wotherspoon and Mormon Matters, Part 1 [ 58:52 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 542: A Celebration of Dan Wotherspoon and Mormon Matters, Part 2 [ 1:19:15 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 543: A Celebration of Dan Wotherspoon and Mormon Matters, Part 3 [ 40:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis 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 …
540: Millennial Mormons—Beliefs, Practices, and Authority Structures [ 1:16:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn the brilliant and fascinating new book, The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church, Jana Riess, with collaboration from Benjamin Knoll shares …
The classic theological puzzle known as the “problem of evil” arises when we assert the existence of an all-powerful God who is also perfectly loving, …
516: Becoming Powerful: Dr. LaShawn Williams on Her Faith Journey and Path to Spiritual Confidence, Part 1 [ 55:15 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 517: Becoming Powerful: Dr. LaShawn Williams on Her Faith Journey and Path to Spiritual Confidence, Part 2 [ 54:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadTW: Brief mentions of sexual assault in this conversation Dr. LaShawn Williams (EdD., LCSW, MPA) is on the faculty at Utah Valley University, where she …
503: Reflecting on Major Themes in 500-plus Mormon Matters Episodes, Part 1 [ 51:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 504: Reflecting on Major Themes in 500-plus Mormon Matters Episodes, Part 2 [ 57:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadEarlier 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 …
The concept of “atonement” is powerful: being “at one” with God, others, and ourselves. But the panelists on this episode, Mark Crego and George Andrew …
This episode wrestles with exclusivist claims in religion, including Mormonism, as well as in our psyches. How does the idea of chosenness, specialness, uniqueness, and …
483: The Prayer Wheel: "An Early Christian Handheld Device" [ 1:26:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadAt Mormon Matters we will occasionally focus on the importance of sticking with (though often with changed forms) spiritual practices even while in the midst …
481: Mental and Spiritual Gymnastics: Might Something Deeper Be Going On?, Part 1 [ 58:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 482: Mental and Spiritual Gymnastics: Might Something Deeper Be Going On?, Part 2 [ 1:12:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWe all have different temperaments, and there are many combinations of elements that affect our spiritual journeys—including how recently we’ve entered into a time of …
476: A Healer's Healing Journey: An Interview with Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks [ 1:23:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks has over the past decade-plus become a leading voice in mental health, marriage and family, women’s issues, and faith journey …
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 …
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 …
James and Judith McConkie have taken a deep dive into something relatively few Mormon scholars and teachers have researched: the historical Jesus. Latter-day Saints have …
443: Seeking a Good Death: Spiritual Practice and Framings to Help Us Prepare Now for Our Eventual Deaths [ 1:29:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this follow-up episode to our early December shows titled “Mormons Encountering Death”(MM 430–432), former hospice chaplain and meditation and contemplation teacher Phil McLemore joins …
441: Living in (and Growing through) Tension: An Interview with Bill Reel, Part 1 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 442: Living in (and Growing through) Tension: An Interview with Bill Reel, Part 2 Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadBill 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 …
Happy New Year, Mormon Matters listeners! To start 2018, I asked many of my friends if they would consider writing prayers for the new year …
424: Celebrating the Different Spiritualities of the Two Halves of Life, Part 1 [ 52:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 425: Celebrating the Different Spiritualities of the Two Halves of Life, Part 2 [ 50:21 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 426: Celebrating the Different Spiritualities of the Two Halves of Life, Part 3 [ 53:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe four people on this three-part podcast episode love Richard Rohr’s book, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. If you find …
This three-part episode features Kim Puzey and Lisa Scott, two brilliant and insightful people who are deeply familiar with both wilderness living and faith journeying. Drawing on their backgrounds as …
This two-part episode is a co-release with the Mormon Stories Podcast. It is a discussion that took place on 29 June 2017 in front of …
396: Spiritual Journeys Outside of Mormonism, Part 1 [ 1:00:14 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis episode features two wonderful teachers, pastors, scholars, and clergy from non-Mormon faith traditions sharing their own spiritual journeys and the ways that God has …
Living faith is a growing faith. It is faith in a living God. It is trust in a trustworthy being (or beings). It is striving …
Our faith lives, including how we orient toward the world, God/Spirit (or whatever we consider the highest center(s) of value and power), and ourselves, are …
369: Helping Children Plant Lasting Seeds of Faith, Part 1 [ 1:15:36 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 370: Helping Children Plant Lasting Seeds of Faith, Part 2 [ 1:05:20 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadEvery person is different, and this is completely true with children, as well. Often we as parents will assume our children are picking up ideas, …
367: Faith within a Mormonism that Points Beyond Itself, Part 1 [ 1:01:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 368: Faith within a Mormonism that Points Beyond Itself, Part 2 [ 1:02:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWe all sort of “know” but still very often forget that God and religious and spiritual truths are couched in symbols, language, propositions, metaphors, stories, …
360: Faith and Doubt: Balancing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty [ 1:38:11 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDoubting our long-held views of the world, especially if firm faith positions are part of it, is a high stakes matter. Not only do enter …
In commenting about Hope, Patrick Mason writes: “The three great Christian virtues are faith, hope, and charity. The first and the third receive significant attention, …
319: Is There Good News for Faith in Today’s Mormon Crises?—Part 2 [ 1:47:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis episode is the second part of a co-released (with Gina Colvin and A Thoughtful Faith podcast) podcast discussion with Patrick Mason and Boyd Petersen …
317: Is There Good News for Faith in Today’s Mormon Crises?—Part 1 [ 1:54:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn his recent book, Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt, Patrick Q. Mason offers an optimistic vision for the future of Mormonism, …
Faith journeys are insanely difficult. Why? In this episode, Lindsay Hansen Park, Jon Grimes, Brian Whitney, and Emily Grover join Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon …
279: Mutual Respect: Creating Healthy Relationships When Loved Ones Choose a Different Faith Path--Part 1 [ 1:11:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 280: Mutual Respect: Creating Healthy Relationships When Loved Ones Choose a Different Faith Path--Part 2 [ 1:16:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadFor more than a decade, Chelsea Shields Strayer and her parents, Eric and Heidi Shields, have held very difficult but ultimately fruitful conversations regarding her …
277: Does Powerful Faith Require Scriptural Literalism? [ 2:00:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn speaking at the April 2015 General Conference about the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland boldly stated that “the simple …
We bring our faith crises to word most often through expressions about our no longer “believing” this or that teaching. We’ve been confronted with evidence …
Because they come up so often in gospel lessons and are indeed the “first principles” of the gospel (Article of Faith 4), we might think …
In 1 Peter, we are encouraged as Christians to always be ready to give voice to “a reason of the hope that is in you …
257: Negotiating Adult Faith within a Developing Institution [ 1:38:20 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadJust as many theorists understand individual human maturation through developmental stages, a great deal of literature suggests that institutions (churches, corporations, governments) as well as …
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 …
228: Mapping LDS Faith Transitions (with Help from James Fowler), Part 1 [ 1:16:21 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 229: Mapping LDS Faith Transitions (with Help from James Fowler), Part 2 [ 1:15:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMany Mormon Matters listeners find their way to the podcast and other online communities and discussion groups because they recognize that they are experiencing some …
216: Preserving and Strengthening Relationships During Faith Transitions [ 1:27:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMost listeners to Mormon Matters, like all seekers, are undergoing a faith transition—hopefully one of continuous deepening into greater richness of experience and peace. Often, …
199: Untangling Faith, Belief, and the Expectation to Know [ 1:28:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWe think we know what it means to “believe” or to “have faith.” But do we? Has the current ways we use these terms remained …
This past week saw the publication of a book, Mormon Women Have Their Say (Greg Kofford Books), which is comprised of essays drawn from research …
This episode continues a series of conversations about parents and children communicating about changes in faith perspectives. Episode 146 featured faithful, committed Latter-day Saint parents …
We are experimenting with a different type of show this time. Instead of diving into a single huge topic, this show features short takes: thoughts, …
146: Relationships First--Mormon Parents Face Their Child's Faith Transition [ 1:17:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this important episode that affirms love and clear vision, three LDS parents—Jeralee, Jim, and Teri—share their experiences in meeting the challenging situation of an …
The three guests in this Mormon Matters episode grew up in faithful, committed Mormon homes. In important ways, however, these panelists’ homes were different than …
96: Mormonism and Its History—Past, Present, and Future. Part 1 [ 59:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 97: Mormonism and Its History—Past, Present, and Future. Part 2 [ 48:52 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadEvery religion has many dilemmas when it comes to its history. How does a group incorporate the idea of a God or Universal force or …
