This episode suggests layers of depth to the Christian Nativity story and the insights it has for our own individual spiritual paths. It features meditation …
527–528: (Encore) A Christmas Primer: Exploring the Nativity in Scripture, Legend, History, and Hearts
527: (Encore) A Christmas Primer: Exploring the Nativity in Scripture, Legend, History, and Hearts, Part 1 [ 1:20:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 528: (Encore) A Christmas Primer: Exploring the Nativity in Scripture, Legend, History, and Hearts, Part 2 [ 1:15:44 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis is an encore presentation of a December 2011 two-part Mormon Matters podcast episode examining the Christmas story as it traditionally gets told—looking closely at …
526: Reigniting My Christmas Fire
In this episode, Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon shares his experiences with the Christmas Nativity stories presented in the New Testament, moving from literal belief, …
516–517: Becoming Powerful: Dr. LaShawn Williams on Her Faith Journey and Path to Spiritual Confidence
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 …
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
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 …
501: Centering in God: Experiences and Insights from the Living School for Action and Contemplation
501: Centering in God: Experiences and Insights from the Living School for Action and Contemplation [ 1:36:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis 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, …
488–490: Resurrecting Atonement
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 …
483: The Prayer Wheel: “An Early Christian Handheld Device”
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 …
471–472: Reflections on the Recently Revealed MTC Sexual Abuse Cases
471: Reflections on the Recently Revealed MTC Sexual Abuse Cases, Part 1 [ 1:10:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 472: Reflections on the Recently Revealed MTC Sexual Abuse Cases, Part 2 [ 1:26:28 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWithin 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 …
467–468: The Work of Peace in Mormonism and the Religious World: An Interview with Charles Randall Paul
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 –466: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures
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 …
462–463: Lessons From the Historical Jesus
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 …
438–440: Prayers for the New Year
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 …
428–429: Restoring a Lost Jesus and Beautiful Vision of God’s Work and Glory
428: Restoring a Lost Jesus and Beautiful Vision of God’s Work and Glory, Part 1 [ 1:30:36 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 429: Restoring a Lost Jesus and Beautiful Vision of God’s Work and Glory, Part 2 [ 34:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadFiona Givens‘ and Terryl Givens‘ most recent book, The Christ Who Heals: How God Restored the Truth That Saves Us, is remarkable. But it’s not because very …
372: Jesus’ Abba: The God Who Has Not Failed
John B. Cobb is one of the world’s most renowned theologians and philosophers, noted especially for his Christological pluralism and work across many disciplines, and …
362: Taking Jesus Seriously
Meet in this podcast two wonderful, active Latter-day Saints who are “alive in Christ,” Jesus focused, and modeling in their wards and circles a robust faith in …
332: Mercy
Mercy is a fundamental tenet of the Christian gospel and its descriptions of the attributes of God, and it certainly is a topic familiar to …
330: Mormonism’s Jesus
John G. Turner’s recent book, The Mormon Jesus: A Biography (Harvard University Press, 2016) presents a wonderful overview of the various ways Mormon scripture, leaders, …
273: The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)
On 29 March 2015, the Christian world will celebrate Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem for what turned out to be the final …
267–268: The Gospels
In this two-part Mormon Matters episode, Taylor Petrey and Eric Huntsman join host Dan Wotherspoon to help ground the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and …
239–243: Jesus Christ within Mormonism
243: (Meditation) "Come, Lord Jesus"--Jesus Christ within Mormonism, Part 5 [ 12:49 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWe Latter-day Saints “talk of Christ . . . rejoice in Christ . . . preach of Christ . . . prophesy of Christ . …
217–221: (Encore) An Easter Primer
Encore presentation of a great discussion of all things Easter first released 12 March 2013. With a forty-day Lenten season that flows to a conclusion …
208: Who Was/Is Jesus?
In this episode that was co-produced with the Mormon Sunday School and Feminist Mormon Housewives podcasts, Eric Huntsman, Jared Anderson, and Lindsay Hansen Park join …
159–163: An Easter Primer
One of Mormon Matters podcast’s most popular episodes explored Christmas through a close examination of scriptural narratives and traditions related to the Nativity as they …
140–141: A Christmas Primer: Exploring the Nativity in Scripture, Legend, History, and Hearts (Encore Presentation)
This is an encore presentation of a December 2011 podcast episode examining the Christmas story as it traditionally gets told—looking closely at what the scriptures …
107–109: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices
107: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 1--Salvation in Context of World Religious Systems [ 1:09:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 108: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 2--Salvation in Christianity and Mormonism [ 45:11 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 109: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 3--Calling and Election, Second Anointing, Tokens, Ritual Contexts [ 1:09:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download“Am I saved?” “Is this idea or that practice ‘pertinent to my salvation’?” Many Mormons and other Christians focus quite a lot of energy on …
65: LDS Views on Christ’s Second Coming and the End Times
65: LDS Views on Christ’s Second Coming and the End Times [ 2:29:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadElder Boyd K. Packer’s October 2011 General Conference encouragement to youth to not fear that because of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ they will …
62: A Christmas Primer: Exploring the Nativity in Scripture, Legend, History, and Hearts
This podcast episode examines the Christmas story as it traditionally gets told—but what do the scriptures actually say and not say about the birth of …