Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Ritual”
530: Impressions and Reflections on Changes to LDS Temple Ceremonies [ 1:36:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis is a quick turnaround podcast episode that was both recorded and released on the day after LDS temples around the world implemented and offered …
496: (Encore) Mormonism As a "Religion"--Part 1 [ 1:14:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 497: (Encore) Mormonism As a "Religion"--Part 2 [ 1:21:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis 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 …
Ritual is strange—or so it seems to our rational minds—yet, strangely, for many of us who participate in these often highly stylized and repetitive actions, …
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, …
265: Mormonism as a "Religion"--Part 1 [ 1:11:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 266: Mormonism as a "Religion"--Part 2 [ 1:20:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOf course Mormonism is a religion. But do we always think about it through the lenses of such a big and diverse category? Among those …
In the Doctrine and Covenants, we read that it is through ordinances that “the power of godliness is manifest” (D&C 84:20). There are many ways …
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 …
Encore presentation of a great discussion of all things Easter first released 12 March 2013. With a forty-day Lenten season that flows to a conclusion …
One of Mormon Matters podcast’s most popular episodes explored Christmas through a close examination of scriptural narratives and traditions related to the Nativity as they …
We are experimenting with a different type of show this time. Instead of diving into a single huge topic, this show features short takes: thoughts, …
Studies are showing a huge increase in the number of people who claim hybrid spiritual identities, in which their religious lives include a combination of …
Matters of Perspective 2: The Sacred Secret Open to All: Ye Are Gods [ 35:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this second episode of the “Matters of Perspective” series, Charles Randall Paul reads his May 2009 Sunstone article, “The Sacred Secret Open to All: …
107: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 1--Salvation in Context of World Religious Systems [ 1:09:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 108: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 2--Salvation in Christianity and Mormonism [ 45:11 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download 109: LDS Salvation Theology and Practices, Part 3--Calling and Election, Second Anointing, Tokens, Ritual Contexts [ 1:09:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download“Am I saved?” “Is this idea or that practice ‘pertinent to my salvation’?” Many Mormons and other Christians focus quite a lot of energy on …
