500: Making It Safe Again for Open Proselytizing: Charles Randall Paul and His Very Practical Conflict Engagement Theories

Dan Wotherspoon Christianity, Communication, Missionary Work, Mormon Culture 1 Comment

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This episode celebrates a new book by Charles Randall Paul, Converting the Saints: A Study of Religious Rivalry in America (Greg Kofford Books), but even …

496-497: (Encore) Mormonism As a “Religion”

Dan Wotherspoon Community, Mythology, Spirituality 1 Comment

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This is an encore presentation of a two-part Mormon Matters episode first recorded in March 2015.  Of course, we all know that Mormonism is a …

265–266: Mormonism as a “Religion”

Dan Wotherspoon Theology 4 Comments

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Of course Mormonism is a religion. But do we always think about it through the lenses of such a big and diverse category? Among those …

137–138: Science and Religion

Dan Wotherspoon Science 37 Comments

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What is science? What is religion? What are the methods/disciplines and underlying assumptions that animate each? What does each investigate? What practices and institutions does …

81-82: Mormonism and Transhumanism

Dan Wotherspoon Mythology, Science 93 Comments

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Technological advancements in recent decades have drastically altered human experience, with computing power and many other technologies growing at exponential rates. Our lives will continue …

38: Illegal Immigration and Religion

Dan Wotherspoon Mormon Culture 18 Comments

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On 10 June 2011, the LDS Church released an official statement on immigration that calls for Latter-day Saints and others to honor families and treat …