In part 7 of our series on spirituality and the rising LDS generation, we interview University of Utah student Caleb Proulx. In this interview Caleb discusses many aspects of his faith, including his struggles as an anti-war activist within Mormonism.
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074: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 6 — “Grace”: An interview with BYU student Kimball Sanders
In part 6 of our series on spirituality and the rising LDS generation, we interview BYU student Kimball Sanders. In this interview Kimball discusses many aspects of his faith, including his experiences at BYU, and his struggles with church culture. He also emphasizes the importance of love, forgiveness and grace within Mormonism.
073: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 5 — “Re-evaluation”: An interview with BYU student David Lassetter
In part 5 of our series we interview BYU student David Lassetter. David was raised in a home very well-versed in Mormon Studies (Dialogue and Sunstones abounding), and seems to have benefited tremendously therefrom. In this interview, David discusses some of his views on the atonement, evolution, church doctrine, and membership awareness of history and doctrine.
071: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Part 3 — Loyd Ericson on “Estrangement and Reconciliation”
In part three of our series on the Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation, we interview Loyd Ericson — UVSC student of philosophy. In this interview Loyd discusses his estrangement from, and eventual reconciliation w/ the LDS church. He also discusses his views on the LDS church’s approach to public relations and war. For more on Loyd, check out his blog here.
Please Help Me Come Up With Good Questions for Levi Peterson
On Friday (during my trip to Seattle for Sunstone) I’m scheduled to spend 2 or 3 hours with Levi Peterson in a video interview (as part of the Sunstone video history project and Mormon Stories podcast). For those of you who know of (or about) Levi — I’d love your ideas/thoughts on the best questions I should ask. You can submit them here. Please help, and please do spread the word (via email and blogs). As you know, Levi is a treasure to Mormonism, and this video interview is a great chance to help capture some of his best stories…
068: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 1 — “Flexibility”: An interview with John Kovalenko
In part one of our series on the Spirituality of the rising LDS generation, we interview John Kovalenko — BYU student, musician, and church believer. John also discusses same sex attraction as a young, believing Mormon and BYU student.
067: Women and the LDS Church Part 11 – Linda King Newell, “A Gift Given, A Gift Taken: Washing, Anointing, and Blessing the Sick Among Mormon Women”
Linda King Newell, “A Gift Given, A Gift Taken: Washing, Anointing, and Blessing the Sick Among Mormon Women,” Sunstone 6 (Sept.-Oct. 1981).
Announcing Sunstone 2007 Seattle and Boston Symposiums
We are incredibly excited to announce two upcoming Sunstone Symposiums: Sunstone Seattle on 10/13/2007 (with a workshop on the night of 10/12/2007): Details here. Registration should be available in the next few days. Sunstone Boston on 11/3/2007: Please mark your calendars. We are working on the program and venue now. We are hoping to draw from speakers in the Northeast, so if you have ideas for speakers or topics, please advise. Also, if you think there’s a good chance that you will be coming, please let us know either in email, or on the blog — so that we can…
Prayers for Camille Cleverly’s Family
From Chris Rusch — a faithful listener. “I don’t know if you are aware, but a student at BYU named Camille Cleverly’s body was discovered just a few hours ago around Bridal Vail Falls up Provo Canyon. I had met Camille before and was friends with her boyfriend’s sister. Right now the best thing that any of can do is pray for the Cleverly family and others who were much closer to Camille (I had only met her once, but I know that her death will deeply affect my friends that knew her well). If you could post something to…
2 Recent Sunstone Developments: Free MP3s and City-Based Sunstone Communities
For those interested, there are 2 new Sunstone developments: All pre-2005 Sunstone Symposium MP3s are now free New city-based Sunstone communities are being formed at a city near you (hopefully) To keep up with all of these types of developments, please subscribe to the “Friends of Sunstone” newsletter.
Audio and PowerPoint from my “Staying in the Church After a Crisis of Faith” Sunstone Workshop
I have edited down the audio from my recent Sunstone “How to Stay in the Church After a Crisis of Faith” workshop (to remove most of the comments) and have posted it online. It’s not polished or anything, but if anyone would like a copy, please email me directly at: mormonstories@gmail.com
New Mormon Matters Series on “Inoculating the Saints” — Featuring Kevin Barney and Blake Ostler
For those interested in the idea of “Inoculation” with regards to LDS church members and challenging church history/doctrine, please check out part 1 of our new series on inoculation. This episode features Kevin Barney, Mike Ash and Blake Ostler. We hope you will enjoy.
066: Women in the LDS Church Part 10 – The LDS Church’s Opposition to the Equal Rights Ammendment
In this episode, Martha Sontagg Bradley, author of Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights — discusses her research into the LDS church’s opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment. Most LDS historians and feminists credit this amazing series of events as the major impetus for the Mormon feminist activism that emerged in the 1980s and early 1990s. This presentation was first delivered during the 2005 Northwest Sunstone Symposium in Molly Bennion’s home–and we hope you enjoy Martha’s version of the story. Also, if you enjoy this presentation, please check out Sunstone’s MP3 collection for more great presentations…
Reflections on Hugh Nibley by Family and Friends — Part 4
A roast of Dr. Hugh Nibley — LDS scholar — by his closest family and friends.
Reflections on Hugh Nibley by Family and Friends — Part 3
A roast of Dr. Hugh Nibley — LDS scholar — by his closest family and friends.
Reflections on Hugh Nibley by Family and Friends — Part 2
Part 2 of a roast of Dr. Hugh Nibley — LDS scholar — by his closest family and friends.
Reflections on Hugh Nibley by Family and Friends — Part 1
A few years before Dr. Hugh Nibley’s death, a few of his closest friends and family (via Sunstone) organized a “roast” for (or of) him. Unfortunately, the actual day of the planned roast, Dr. Nibley literally passed out and was unable to attend — but his wife, children and friends carried on with it. This is part 1 — but I hope you can stay until the end. There is lots of very good stuff in here.
Southern California Get Together/Bloggersnacker — August 15th, 7pm
We’re having a get-together Wednesday night in Encinitas, CA. 7pm. The topic will be “the future of Sunstone” — and how we can work together to make it happen. If any of you are interested in coming, please shoot me an email. We’d love to have you there!!! John Dehlin
Bloggernacle Get-Together at Sunstone — Friday, August 10th
Hey folks! For those who didn’t get the memo, Sunstone, Kristine Haglund, Spock With a Beard and Mormon Stories are hosting a get-together at the upcoming Sunstone symposium: Location: Sheraton Hotel in Downtown SLC Date: Friday, August 10 Time: From 9:30 pm until midnight or so I’d love to meet some of our long-time listeners there, so please consider coming! If you can come, please RSVP here or over at the link provided above. See ya’ll soon!!!!
Sunstone Workshop: “Staying in the Church After Becoming Disaffected”
From the workshop…. The essay. The audio recording of my August 2007 Sunstone Workshop entitled, “How to stay…” The PowerPoint file from that presentation The audio and video files from that presentation The PDF from my October 2007 Sunstone Workshop entitled, “How to stay…” ========= For those interested, I’m hosting a 3.5 hour workshop on “Staying in the Church After Becoming Disaffected” at the Sunstone Symposium this August. I don’t pretend to be an authority or anything, but I do know that many people who get hit hard w/ church history or culture come to the unfortunate conclusion that leaving…
A Chance to Contribute in Print to the Conversation about Women in the LDS Church
Followers of Mormon Women Studies Everywhere, As some of you may be aware, Sunstone magazine published this month an essay written by Margaret Toscano entitled: ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS? The Continuing Conflict of Gender Difference and Equality in Mormonism. Please check it out if you have not yet had the chance. After brainstorming with Dan Wotherspoon, Sunstone’s editor, we thought it might be valuable to invite LDS women more broadly to submit some articles or personal essays to Sunstone magazine, with the intent of dedicating the entire next issue of Sunstone magazine to the topic of “Women in…
Approaching Mormon History: A Recent LDS Church Press Release
The LDS Church just released a press release called “Approaching Mormon History. It’s definitely an interesting read. My buddy was most concerned with this part: “It is often asked, for example, how the Church can reconcile the authenticity of the Book of Mormon with the absence of archeological proof. This difficulty is inherent in all religious history and illustrates how spiritual matters are best verified by spiritual means…At a time when many religions are pressured to treat their sacred histories as myths, the Latter-day Saints on the contrary embrace their history as a literal expression of their faith.” “Church President…
061: A Review of the First 5 Episodes on Mormon Women by 2 Brilliant Mormon Women (Part 2)
In part 2 of a 2-part conversation with 2 brilliant Mormon women (Taryn Nelson-Seawright and Rosalynde Welch), they review episodes 3-5 of the recent Mormon Stories series on Women in the LDS Church. This includes a discussion about the 3 part interview with Dr. Claudia Bushman. This episode was originally recorded as part of the Mormon Matters podcast, but has been included here as well for continuity. To hear more of (and to purchase!!!) the wonderful music included in the podcast, please check out: claytonpixton.com and skyepixton.com
060: A Review of the First 5 Episodes on Mormon Women by 2 Brilliant Mormon Women (Part 1)
In part 1 of a 2-part conversation with 2 brilliant Mormon women (Taryn Nelson-Seawright and Rosalynde Welch), they review the first 2 episodes of the recent Mormon Stories series on Women in the LDS Church. This includes a discussion of my introduction on the topic, the 3 waves of Feminism in the USA. This episode was originally recorded as part of the Mormon Matters podcast, but has been included here as well for continuity. To hear more of (and to purchase!!!) the wonderful music included in the podcast, please check out: claytonpixton.com and skyepixton.com
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