Lindsay Denton, Melissa Beh and Josh Brazier and I are members of a Lenten Study Group for Mormons. Together we discuss the journey into renewing our spiritual practices. We talk about Lent and how it …
Who is God, Blaire? Thus, begins a discussion that unsettles, moves and disrupts our taken for granted conceptions of the Divine. The God of process theology doesn’t entirely fit the script of the male, authoritarian, …
In thinking about Fowler’s stages model, adults don’t tend to discuss the childhood phases. Yet, we all have parts of each stage present in us, whether some have been mostly passed through, and others are …
How racist was Joseph Smith? Can the LDS Church really claim Jane Manning James as an example of Joseph Smith’s progressive ideals? There’s plenty of evidence to suggest that Joseph Smith had a theological imagination …
Co-authors Judith and James McConkie discuss their breakthrough historical Jesus primer for Mormons; ‘Whom Say Ye That I am?: Lessons from the Jesus of Nazareth.
Mindfulness teacher; author of ‘Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis’, and Founder of the Lower Lights Sangha, Thomas McConkie, joins Gina to discuss contemplative Mormonism and some of the spiritual practices that are attached to the contemplative …
With all of the chatter happening in Mormon circles about Prophets, Apostles and Presidents I talk to two people about prophets and prophecy. In Episode 226, Rev’d Megan Herles-Mooar, an Anglican priest and theologian talks about …
Two former Bishops, who have both experienced a faith crisis, respond to the question: ‘How can LDS leaders behave more sensitively and with more wisdom to those experiencing a faith crisis?’
The 2018 A Thoughtful Faith Podcast theme is ‘Faithful Change.’ Every month we provide a Homily, a meditation on spiritual matters. For January Gina shares a reflection on Divine Absence.
In a frank discussion, Rebecca Sachiko Burton talks about being the mother of seven children, and how she manages parenting with wisdom and openness on the ‘Big Tent’ side of Mormonism.
