506 –507: What Do Latter-day Saints Consider Authoritative?: Wrestling with Scripture, Prophetic Utterance, Personal Conscience, and an Expanding and Changing Canon

Dan Wotherspoon Doctrine, General Conference, Mormon Culture, Mormon Life, Prophets, Revelations, Scripture, Social Media, Women 2 Comments

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At this moment, with the 2018 October General Conference just weeks away, many Latter-day Saints are—consciously and unconsciously—going through in their minds and hearts how …

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

Dan Wotherspoon Community, Mythology, Spirituality 1 Comment

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497: (Encore) Mormonism As a "Religion"--Part 2 [ 1:21:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 …

465 –466: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures

Dan Wotherspoon Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, Jesus Christ, Mormon & Gospel Teachings, Mormon Culture, Revelations, Scripture, Theology 2 Comments

465: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures, Part 1 [ 59:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
466: Deeper Readings of Misunderstood and Under-Appreciated Scriptures, Part 2 [ 50:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Very few of us give deep consideration to the nature of scripture and how it should be read and understood. We grow up (or come …

449–461: (Encore Releases) The Old Testament—Teaching and Study Resources

Dan Wotherspoon Mormon & Gospel Teachings, Prophets, Scripture, Teaching Leave a Comment

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450: Creation, Garden, Expulsion, Cursing (1 of 4) [ 1:01:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
451: Creation, Garden, Expulsion, Cursing (2 of 4) [ 1:07:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
452: Creation, Garden, Expulsion, Cursing (3 of 4) [ 1:15:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
453: Creation, Garden, Expulsion, Cursing (4 of 4) [ 1:14:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Links to the remaining episodes below _________ These episodes are encore releases of seven different Mormon Matters podcast shows from the last time the LDS …

443: Seeking a Good Death: Spiritual Practice and Framings to Help Us Prepare Now for Our Eventual Deaths

Dan Wotherspoon Faith, Grief and Suffering, Mormon & Gospel Teachings, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology 2 Comments

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In this follow-up episode to our early December shows titled “Mormons Encountering Death”(MM 430–432), former hospice chaplain and meditation and contemplation teacher Phil McLemore joins …

363–364: Mormonism’s Wonderful, Vulnerable God

Dan Wotherspoon God 20 Comments

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364: Mormonism's Wonderful, Vulnerable God, Part 2 [ 1:18:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For many who find themselves in the middle of a faith crisis, casting about for new footing and ways of orienting to life and others, …

343: An Exciting Approach to Scripture

Dan Wotherspoon Scripture 1 Comment

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A new book edited by Julie M. Smith, As Iron Sharpens Iron: Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture, does  something wonderful. It takes something we …

248: Approaching Scriptural Texts with Fresh Eyes

Dan Wotherspoon Scripture 17 Comments

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Scripture is not its own genre. Some scriptural texts are letters, some are songs or descriptions of rituals and liturgies, some poetry. Many sections are …

225: Wrestling with Prophets and Scripture

Dan Wotherspoon Prophets, Scripture 41 Comments

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Among the most important and difficult wrestles in a faith transition are the struggles to move into new, better nuanced, and richer understandings of previously …

207: Teaching the Old Testament to Latter-day Saints

Dan Wotherspoon Scripture, Teaching 13 Comments

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One of the most difficult but important things we can do as Mormons who are alerted to the complexities of cultural differences and sacred writings …

206: At Peace with Human Prophets–Personal Journeys

Dan Wotherspoon Priesthood, Prophets, Race 11 Comments

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The recent official statement on Race and the Priesthood has highlighted in a fresh way the difficult issue of prophets and apostles who are subject …

135–136: Racism and the Book of Mormon

Dan Wotherspoon Race, Scripture 130 Comments

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136: Racism and the Book of Mormon, Part 2 [ 1:31:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This episode examines the status of the claim that the Book of Mormon teaches that dark skin is a curse from God, that because of …

123–124: Emergence Christianity and Mormonism

Dan Wotherspoon Christianity 16 Comments

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124: Emergence Christianity and Mormonism, Part 2 [ 1:25:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It goes without saying that religion is intricately entwined with culture. And since this is so, when we find that the various ways of thinking …

117–118: Truth in Revelation and Scripture

Dan Wotherspoon Revelations, Scripture 15 Comments

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118: Truth in Revelation and Scripture--Part 2 [ 1:01:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What does it mean to still claim that scripture is “true” or “inspired” when we fully recognize that much of it is fictional (parable, allegory, …

50: The Call to Be Peacemakers

Dan Wotherspoon Theology 16 Comments

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The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks provide an important moment for all of us to reflect on life’s most precious things and what …

23: The King James Version and Changes to Race-Related Book of Mormon Chapter Headings

John Dehlin Scripture 22 Comments

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In this episode, Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon and panelists Kristine Haglund, Dallas Robbins, and Philip Barlow discuss two topics: The LDS Church’s recent reaffirmation …