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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 …
484: Robert Kirby: Mormonism's Lampoonist Extraordinaire [ 1:29:38 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWere there an official calling within Mormonism of “Church and Culture Lampoonist” (and there should be!), Robert Kirby would be magnifying the heck out of …
401: The Uncontrolling Love of God—Talking Theology and Community, and Meeting a Fellow Traveler in Thomas Jay Oord, Part 1 [ 56:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 402: The Uncontrolling Love of God—Talking Theology and Community, and Meeting a Fellow Traveler in Thomas Jay Oord, Part 2 [ 58:19 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis 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 …
390: Mormon Women Gaining Spiritual Confidence within a Patriarchal Church, Part 1 [ 1:16:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 391: Mormon Women Gaining Spiritual Confidence within a Patriarchal Church, Part 2 [ 59:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 392: Mormon Women Gaining Spiritual Confidence within a Patriarchal Church, Part 3 [ 51:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe title of this three-part episode says quite a bit about it. Several weeks ago, Mormon Matters released a conversation, “Gaining Spiritual Confidence,” featuring three men sharing …
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, …
What seem to be very simple rituals and teachings become, under sustained reflection and a reflective spiritual walk, immensely rich. This is the case with this …
226: The "Best Thing" About Mormonism [ 1:28:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On "Masturbatory Rage": A Theatrical Call to Repentance [ 14:52 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadON “MASTURBATORY RAGE”: A THEATRICAL CALL TO REPENTANCE By Allan Davis In this episode of Matters of the Heart, Allan Davis shares a short meditation …
83: Creating Spaces for Non-Traditional Latter-day Saints--Part 1 [ 59:49 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 84: Creating Spaces for Non-Traditional Latter-day Saints--Part 2 [ 1:16:28 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis episode explores both the difficulties of creating more comfortable spaces for unorthodox Mormons in wards, stakes, and families, as well as the benefits. What …
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 …
