292: Deconstruction Done Graciously: Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller lives in Billings Montana. He grew up Mormon. He did all the things required of good Mormon boys, and he thought he knew where his life was heading. But a dramatic and sudden …
291: “Your Children Are Not Safe!”: Alice Koivu & Kelly Plante
At the beginning of May 2019 two mothers of children who were sexually abused by convicted paedophile, Michael Jensen, appeared back in their former ward in Martinsburg, West Virginia to warn the congregation that the …
290: Reflecting on Childhood Sexual Abuse: Lucy Cammock
Lucy Cammock talks passionately and with clarity about the subtle side of sexual abuse trauma that trailed her (a church-related sexual abuse survivor) through her life. “I’m never done with the trauma”, she argues. And …
289: Section 132: Read In Plain English by Gina Colvin
Section 132 was Joseph Smith’s revelation that provided the theological justification that allowed select men of the early LDS restoration to have sex with more than one authorized partner. For The Church of Jesus Christ …
288: Boy Scouts, the LDS Church and Sexual Predators: Tim Kosnoff
Tim Kosnoff, victims’ advocate and attorney, returns to the podcast to discuss the growing wave of sexual abuse allegations being made against the Boys Scouts and the long-standing relationship between the BSA and the LDS …
287: Māori, Mormon, Anglican and Muslim: The Faith Journey of Rev. Rob McKay
The Rev. Rob McKay began his religious life in the LDS Church. When he returned home from his mission he affiliated with a Pentecostal church in Auckland, New Zealand. He then became Anglican and was …
286: Abducted in Plain Sight: The Broberg Women Speak Out
When the crime documentary ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ was released on Netflix, Jan Broberg (the woman at the centre of this seemingly bizarre story of multiple kidnappings, an alien mission and sexual assault while a …
285: Fowler’s Stage 6: A Universalizing Faith: Sara Hughes-Zabawa
Sara Hughes-Zabawa joins me for the final episode of the Fowler’s Stages of Faith series. In this episode we discuss the failings of Fowler’s stages. We also talk about how we can notice or …
284: The Next Mormons: Jana Riess
Jana Riess discusses her study ‘The Next Mormons’ and how the changing worldviews of Millennials will impact the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. From ‘The Next Mormons’: “American Millennials–the generation born in the 1980s …
283: We Hold Your Name: Joanna Brooks and Kalani Tonga
Joanna Brooks and Kalani Tonga join me to discuss their book of women’s blessings and poetry, ‘We Hold Your Name’ (2019) From the jacket: “A collection of blessings and poetry written by Mormon women responding …