This episode features two wonderful and creative thinkers and religious souls whose lives have been deeply influenced by Joseph Smith. But here is the kicker: …
433–435: Revelation
Mormonism hangs its hat, so to speak, on the reality of revelation. It claims that God the Father and Jesus Christ visited a teenage boy …
403–406: Revelations of Joseph Smith and Others: A Naturalistic Hypothesis
403: Revelations of Joseph Smith and Others: A Naturalistic Hypothesis, Part 1 [ 54:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 404: Revelations of Joseph Smith and Others: A Naturalistic Hypothesis, Part 2 [ 59:52 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 405: Revelations of Joseph Smith and Others: A Naturalistic Hypothesis, Part 3 [ 1:04:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 406: Revelations of Joseph Smith and Others: A Naturalistic Hypothesis, Part 4 [ 1:02:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn her very important new book, Revelatory Events: Three Case Studies of the Emergence of New Spiritual Paths, historian and religion scholar Ann Taves offers a naturalistic framing for …
371: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith and Translation
371: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith and Translation [ 1:01:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadAs Richard Bushman mentions in this podcast episode, one of the very first things Joseph Smith did in announcing himself to the world was to …
336: The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy
In this episode, author Carol Lynn Pearson joins Mormon Matters host, Dan Wotherspoon, for a one-on-one conversation about her new and extremely powerful book, The …
292: The Landscape of Mormon Theology: Terryl Givens at the Rockwell Museum
292: The Landscape of Mormon Theology: Terryl Givens at the Rockwell Museum [ 1:15:44 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOn 7 March 2015, Terryl Givens gave a wonderful lecture and was interviewed at the Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York. The occasion was a …
287–288: Joseph Smith’s Use of a Seer Stone in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon
287: Joseph Smith’s Use of a Seer Stone in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon--Part 1 [ 1:32:32 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 288: Joseph Smith’s Use of a Seer Stone in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon--Part 2 [ 1:35:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOn Tuesday, August 4th, the LDS Church in conjunction with the Community of Christ held a press conference announcing the newest volume in the ongoing …
236: Encountering Other Traditions, Part 1: Freemasonry
236: Encountering Other Traditions, Part 1: Freemasonry [ 2:00:20 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMormon Matters is launching a new series that focuses on Latter-day Saints who, in addition to their Mormonism, are intimately familiar with another religion or …
213–214: The Book of Abraham as Scripture
For many struggling Latter-day Saints, a pivotal moment in their transitioning faith comes when they are confronted with the mismatch between traditional teachings about the …
209: New LDS Statement on Book of Mormon Translation
209: New LDS Statement on Book of Mormon Translation [ 1:38:46 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe LDS Church has recently published on its website, lds.org, a short article titled “Book of Mormon Translation” that lays out in greater detail than …
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 …