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 …
421–423: Examining Mormon Apologetics, Neo-Apologetics, and Informational Obligations to Church Members and Investigators
421: Examining Mormon Apologetics, Neo-Apologetics, and Informational Obligations to Church Members and Investigators, Part 1 [ 1:00:28 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 422: Examining Mormon Apologetics, Neo-Apologetics, and Informational Obligations to Church Members and Investigators, Part 2 [ 1:14:13 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 423: Examining Mormon Apologetics, Neo-Apologetics, and Informational Obligations to Church Members and Investigators, Part 3 [ 57:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this, the second installment in a series of co-hosted and co-released shows related to Mormon Apologetics, Mormon Matters and Mormon Stories hosts Dan Wotherspoon …
415: “That We May Be One”: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family
415: "That We May Be One": A Gay Mormon's Perspective on Faith and Family [ 1:15:36 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn his new book, That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family (Published by Deseret Book), Tom Christofferson shares his story …
398–399: Staying Actively Engaged in Mormonism
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 …
393–394: Does “Certainty” Hinder Living Faith?
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 …
367–368: Faith within a Mormonism that Points Beyond Itself
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
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 …
335: Hope
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, …
317: Is There Good News for Faith in Today’s Mormon Crises?—Part 1
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, …
301–302: Doubt and Faith as Discussed in the October 2015 General Conference
301: Doubt and Faith as Discussed in the October 2015 General Conference, Part 1 [ 1:03:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 302: Doubt and Faith as Discussed in the October 2015 General Conference, Part 2 [ 58:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadFour 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
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 …
272: Paul’s Theology of Grace
The Apostle Paul’s theology can be difficult to grasp–and, in a few ways, especially so for Mormons. Some challenges arise from Latter-day Saints’ primary use …
261: Faith and Repentance
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 …
259: A Reason for the Hope That Is In Me
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 …
249–250: Being Authentic within Mormonism
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 …
228–229: Mapping LDS Faith Transitions (with help from James Fowler)
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 …
199: Untangling Faith, Belief, and the Expectation to “Know”
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 …
165: Mormon Women Sharing Their Lives
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 …
Matters of the Heart 3: A New Story for Mormon Women
A NEW STORY FOR MORMON WOMEN By Joanna Brooks In this episode of Matters of the Heart, Joanna Brooks reads an excerpted version of her …
104: Growing Up Mormon—and Fearless
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 …
96–97: Mormonism and Its History—Past, Present, and Future
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 …
Matters of the Heart 2: On “Masturbatory Rage”: A Theatrical Call to Repentance
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 …
74: Writing Mormon Lives
Phyllis Barber and Joanna Brooks are two of Mormonism’s bravest voices, writers of memoirs in which they offer us privileged glimpses of their inner lives, …