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Faith Seeking Understanding: Nearly 40 years of Mormon scholarship, narratives, and thought from some of Mormonism's brightest minds.
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2019-11-22 | Blaire Ostler gets to know Cristina Cole, one of the co-hosts of the Sunstone Firesides Podcast. She’s a single mother and health care worker who calls herself “brown and bi-sexual”—giving her a unique perspective on LDS Church culture. Listen to this ... |
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2019-11-19 | We like to think that our faith crisis came about because we followed the truth. But what if a faith crisis is actually produced by cultural cycles that have been grinding on for millennia? Stephen Carter discusses how anthropology and the sociology of... |
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2019-11-14 |
Episode 24: Spirituality after the Checklist: A Conversation with Mette Ivie Harrison She loves Mormonism, but doesn’t believe in the LDS Church—just one of the surprising things about author Mette Ivie Harrison. Kimberly Anderson and Harrison talk about writing, grieving, and spiritual growth. Listen to this episode here. |
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2019-11-13 | Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham project was just the tip of the capstone when it came to his engagement on Egyptian lore and artifacts. Join Lindsay, Bryan and Christopher as they discuss the Book of Abraham translation and Joseph Smith’s fascination wi... |
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2019-11-11 |
Episode 40: Mormon Iconoclast Part 4: Eric Samuelsen’s “Borderlands.” His play “Borderlands” exacted a great cost from Eric Samuelsen, both personally and professionally. But it is also likely his greatest work. Stephen Carter and director Jerry Rapier discuss how the play came together and its potent effect on the LDS c... |
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2019-11-08 | By Stephen Carter Or click here to download the audio file: Call Me by My Name When I was in first grade, I decided to change my name. Well, not change it, exactly, but switch it. My parents had called me by my middle name since I was born—main... |
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2019-11-04 |
Episode 39: Mormon Iconoclast Part 3: Eric Samuelsen’s ‘Peculiarities.’ Two BYU students go to Nevada to get civilly married for a weekend so they can see what sex is like. A bishop tries to fend off needy ward members long enough to have a romantic evening with his wife. An LDS mom starts work in a brothel to support her ... |
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2019-10-30 | By Kevin Rex My mom named and blessed all of our cars, christening Ruby, a 1968 Chevy, as our first van. Mom had the priesthood back then, even before those damn liberal Christian sects gave women the priesthood. Ruby’s interior was a color that Ch... |
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2019-10-28 | LDS culture is so relentlessly optimistic and family-friendly that we almost always overlook the profound horror at its theological roots. Fortunately, the horror movie “Saw” opens our eyes. After this episode, you’ll be calling it “the Plan of Saw-vat... |
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2019-10-25 | Missouri would be a tough time for Mormons and Gentiles alike. How did the conflict get started? How did violence change the landscape of Zion? Check out this episode with Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park and Christopher C. Smith about Zion’s Camp a... |
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