317: Is There Good News for Faith in Today’s Mormon Crises?—Part 1

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In his recent book, Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt, Patrick Q. Mason offers an optimistic vision for the future of Mormonism, …

301–302: Doubt and Faith as Discussed in the October 2015 General Conference

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Four talks in the October 2015 General Conference focused, at least to a significant degree, on the issues of doubt and faith, and also chose …

274–275: Beyond Belief and Unbelief

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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 …

261: Faith and Repentance

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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 …

199: Untangling Faith, Belief, and the Expectation to “Know”

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We think we know what it means to “believe” or to “have faith.” But do we? Has the current ways we use these terms remained …