043: A Conversation with Emma Lou Thayne
“I get impatient with dogma and dictum, but somewhere way inside me and way beyond impatience or indifference there is that insistent, infernal, so help me, sacred singing — All is well, All is well. …
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041-042: Dan McDonald and Gethsemanesia
Dan McDonald is a husband, father, lawyer, author. His book, Gethsemamnesia: Forgotten Lessons From Gethsemane, Golgotha and Beyond, chronicles the lessons he learned while dealing with a life threatening disease. The evolution of his faith has been shaped …
039-040: Adam Miller on Grace
While preparing for this interview with Adam Miller, whom Richard Bushman described as “the most original and provocative Latter-day Saint theologian practicing today,” I was delighted to have my paradigm yanked out from under me …
037-038: Rebecca Maesato: Faith and A Road Less Traveled
In 2001 Rebecca Maesato founded a non-profit organization: Foundation for Children in Need. She and her two daughters traveled to Haiti in 2002 to work in orphanages and among the neediest children in the world. This began a …
033-036: Andrea Radke-Moss on Mormon Women’s History and Gender Equality
This is an installment of A Thoughtful Faith that has been a long time in the making. I made contact with Andrea Radke-Moss shortly after we launched the podcast, and we recorded the first part …
029: Cognitive Dissonance and Faith Transition
The theory of Cognitive Dissonance is a well-established concept in the field of psychology that explains why we all experience discomfort and anxiety when we are exposed to new ideas and beliefs or engage in …
022: Bob Rees – Forgiving the Church and Loving the Saints
Bob Rees and I recorded this interview a little while ago. I’ve been holding on to it, hoping to release it to our audience at the right moment. This past week I re-listened to our …
006: Rock Waterman – Pure Mormonism
Rock Waterman is a popular LDS blogger who owns and operates the Pure Mormonism blog. In this interview Rock shares some of his backstory, including his “Mighty Change” that shifted his perspectives on Mormonism and ultimately motivated …
005: John Sorenson on Book of Mormon Historicity
We are proud to present this brilliant interview by Sarah Collett of Dr. John Sorenson. Dr. Sorenson is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University, and a renowned expert of Book of Mormon archeology …
003-004: Phil Barlow and A Thoughtful Faith
We are pleased to share John Dehlin’s recent interview with Phil Barlow, whose book “A Thoughtful Faith” has played a pivotal role in many Mormon’s faith journey’s, including John’s, and is also the inspiration for …