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Join Bryan and Lindsay for another episode of Before They Were Famous! This time, starring tall-guy and early Latter-day Saint leader, Charles Coulson Rich. SHOWNOTES: Become a Sunstone History Podcast recurring donor Charles C. Rich: Mormon General and Western Frontiersman by Leonard Arrington
Join Bryan and Lindsay for another episode of Before They Were Famous! This time, starring tall-guy and early Latter-day Saint leader, Charles Coulson Rich. SHOWNOTES: Become a Sunstone History Podcast recurring donor Charles C. Rich: Mormon General and Western Frontiersman by Leonard Arrington
Dusti tells Jake about the new Communications Manager for the Mormon church, Aaron Sherinian, who has personal views that don't necessarily align with church doctrine. This leads into discussion about the last church historian hired by the church, Leonard Arrington, and how the church loves to spin and will only keep you around if you dance like a puppet for them.
Subscriber-only episodeIn this thought-provoking part II of Valerie's conversation with Greg Prince, they delve into the history itself and talk about the intriguing rise of Mormon fundamentalism in the mid-twentieth century, setting the stage for later conflicts in how to narrate the origin stories of the early Mormon people. Greg shares his personal journey and insights from his research, especially his experiences writing the biography of Leonard Arrington. Listeners are taken on a deep exploration of the intersection of faith, myth, and truth, and the psychological effects on members during a spiritual awakening as they navigate the complexities of historical fact versus traditional teachings. Tune in to engage with this balancing act of preserving faith while embracing honesty and our ongoing quest for healing within our LDS faith community.——————————————————————————————————————SUPPORT: Like what you're hearing at Latter Day Struggles Podcast? You can support Valerie's efforts by becoming a recurring donor on https://www.patreon.com/LatterDayStruggles!——————————————————————————————————————SUPPORT GROUPS: You are invited to join one of Valerie's space-limited Faith Crisis and Expansion Support and Processing Groups! As a trauma therapist, she continues to help our LDS faith expansion community become psychologically healthier and spiritually well in and around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Details about availability on latterdaystruggles.com. These groups ALWAYS FILL UP, so jump in asap!https://valeriehamaker.com/latter-day-struggles/support-groups/——————————————————————————————————————COURSES: Now available! “A Couple's Guide to Faith Crisis and Expansion” parts I and II. See what else is offered on latterdaystruggles.com https://valeriehamaker.com/latter-day-struggles/course-library——————————————————————————————————————CONSULTING: Interested in doing individual or couples work with Valerie or a member of her trained team? Time-limited packages with Valerie and extended work with her team of coaches and therapiSUBSCRIBE TO FRIDAY EPISODES BETWEEN 5/31/24 and 6/27/24: Premium content episodes of Latter Day Struggles can be accessed through a paid subscription. Enjoy your first month of Friday episodes at a reduced cost of $3 as a thank you for joining the Latter Day Struggles subscriber community! Sign up here! WEBINAR: “Accepting Stages of Faith Within A Marriage” Valerie will host a webinar class for individuals and couples seeking guidance on how to stay united during a faith expansion experience. Special question/answer session directly after the webinar. Wednesday July 10th 8:30 CST. Come ask Val your burning questions and be part of the conversation! Sign up here! SUPPORT: Like what you're hearing at Latter Day Struggles Podcast? Make a one-time donation to her business Venmo account or become a recurring donor on Patreon. CONSULTING: Interested in doing individual or couples work with Valerie or a member of her trained team? Time-limited packages with Valerie and extended work with her team of coaches and therapists are available ...
Welcome back to "Latter Day Struggles," for another not-to-be-missed four-part series with distinguished guest, Greg Prince—an influential voice in progressive Mormon circles and a man of diverse expertise and deep compassion. In today's episode, we explore Greg's seven generations of Latter-Day Saint heritage and his application of scientific principles to the study of Mormon history and theology. As a devoted researcher and advocate, Greg delves into the LDS Church's engagement with LGBTQ issues in general and their many-decades-long involvement fighting gay marriage, as detailed in Greg's excellent book "Gay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions: Unintended Consequences". FRIDAY'S episode II of this series will focus on Greg's experience writing "Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History" and a fascinating conversation about this era from a man who can offer some first-hand wisdom. Please subscribe to listen! Info below! Info on how to subscribe to listen to Friday's episode is directly below. See you there! ————————————————————————————————————— SUBSCRIBE: All Friday episodes of Latter Day Struggles can be accessed through a paid subscription ($9.99/month). Thank you for supporting Valerie's professional commitment to your LDS Faith expansion journey! https://tinyurl.com/bddk8ak7 Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to support the podcast and subscribe https://valeriehamaker.com/how-to-subscribe/ —————————————————————————————————————— SUPPORT: Like what you're hearing at Latter Day Struggles Podcast? You can support Valerie's efforts by becoming a recurring donor on Patreon.com! —————————————————————————————————————— SUPPORT GROUPS: You are invited to join one of Valerie's space-limited Faith Crisis and Expansion Support and Processing Groups! As a trauma therapist, she continues to help our LDS faith expansion community become psychologically healthier and spiritually well in and around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Details about availability on latterdaystruggles.com. These groups ALWAYS FILL UP, so jump in asap! https://valeriehamaker.com/latter-day-struggles/support-groups/ —————————————————————————————————————— COURSES: Now available! “A Couple's Guide to Faith Crisis and Expansion” parts I and II. See what else is offered on latterdaystruggles.com https://valeriehamaker.com/latter-day-struggles/course-library —————————————————————————————————————— CONSULTING: Interested in doing individual or couples work with Valerie or a member of her trained team? Time-limited packages with Valerie and extended work with her team of coaches and therapists are available! https://valeriehamaker.com/latter-day-struggles/private-practice/
As we conclude the month of September, I wanted to conclude with the full interview of Dr. Michael Quinn. He passed away unexpectedly April 21, 2021. To commemorate the September Six, I'm pulling an interview from the archives with Dr Michael Quinn. Of course he was also excommunicated in 1993. This interview comes from Nov 2017 where Dr Quinn had just released his book "Wealth & Corporate Power" by Signature Books. We also discuss his dealings with Mark Hofmann, LDS Succession, Women & Priesthood, and his role in the September Six. You won't want to miss this conversation.... https://youtu.be/gpi76Ri8n4c Michael Quinn Discusses Deseret Hemp Company Introduction I'm really excited to have Michael Quinn on the show. In this first episode, we will get more acquainted with him. We will also talk about the Deseret Hemp Company. Yes, I said Hemp! On the ballot this fall is a proposal to legalize medical marijuana here in Utah. Michael Quinn will talk about a church-owned company that grew hemp right here in Utah! Will they get back in the business? Check out our conversation! The Interview GT: 00:00:33 Welcome to Gospel Tangents podcast. I'm really excited. I've got a real rare treat: Mike Quinn, historian Mike Quinn here in Salt Lake City. So, could you introduce yourself to the audience? Not everybody knows about Mormon history and might not know who you are. Can you give us a little bit about your background? Michael: 00:00:52 I was born in California and while I was there, we were always told it was the mission field. I became interested in Mormon history as a hobby when I was 16. And then, when I was in the military and after I graduated from BYU in English literature, I had time to reconsider what I wanted to do as a graduate student while I was in the army for three years and I decided to switch to history because my hobby had become too consuming. So, when I came out of the military, I went to the University of Utah to get a master's degree in history. And then I went from there to Yale. But before that I served as a research and writing assistant to Leonard Arrington while he was the Church Historian. After I got my Ph.D. in history from Yale, three months later, I was hired by the BYU campus to join it's a Department of History and I remained there for 12 years and then have been freelance historian or the term is independent scholar in the field, aside from occasional appointments. I had a two-year appointment at the University of Southern California. And then I had a one-year appointment at Yale University and that was my last academic appointment more than a dozen years ago. GT: 00:02:24 Oh wow, that's cool. So, for those who aren't familiar with your background, I know in the 1980s you wrote a chapter, I believe it was in Maxine Hanks' book.[1] Is that right? Michael: 00:02:39 Yes, it was actually 1992 that it came out. It was called "Mormon Women Have Had the Priesthood Since 1843." And that caused a certain amount of controversy. GT: 00:02:53 Yeah. Could you, could you tell us a little bit more about that? Michael: 00:02:56 Maxine was excommunicated. I was excommunicated, and she was specifically told that she was excommunicated because of her book and I was told--I was given a list of three items showing my apostasy, a list provided by the stake president and the first item on the list was that essay. GT: 00:03:20 Okay. So you're one of the, I guess infamous September Six,[2] right? Michael: 00:03:26 That's correct. GT: 00:03:29 So, the one thing that I think would strike most people is a little bit odd, I know I listened to your Radio West interview[3] earlier this week and you mentioned that you're still a believing Mormon. So, some people might think, well, if you're excommunicated,
It's finally time for our long-awaited deep dive into New Mormon History. Put simply, NMH was a movement within the history department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to confront controversial history and turn away from the apologetic and polemical Old Mormon History. The leading figure, Leonard Arrington, was the right person for the job. But, he didn't have the business chops to fight forces much larger than him in the form of Mark E. Petersen, Ezra Taft Benson, and Boyd K. Packer. The main segment is long as we chronicle the rise, fall, and resurrection of the New Mormon History movement and how the Joseph Smith Papers Project, as well as Saints: The Standard of Truth, are both the results of this movement pushing the church for academic legitimacy. In retrospect, Arrington is vindicated as an intellectual fighting for intellectual integrity while Packer spins in his grave. Then we discuss Finding Forrester as another example of the never-ending fight for academic honesty. We wrap with happy news of an invention set to tackle microplastics in our oceans. New Mormon History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mormon_history#CITEREFQuinn1992 https://www.jstor.org/stable/45228326?seq=19#metadata_info_tab_contents https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=mormonhistory https://www.dialoguejournal.com/issues/fall-1983/ https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/4836228f-48c3-447f-bcb9-9c2a35496898/0/56 https://www.librarything.com/work/7542838 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1724&context=byusq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Morgan https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V09N01_36.pdf https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2055&context=byusq https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Mormonism_and_history/Boyd_K._Packer%27s_talk:_%22The_Mantle_is_Far,_Far_Greater_Than_the_Intellect%22#cite_ref-3 https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V16N03_11.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn_M._Brodie https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/034-32-37.pdf https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/joseph-smith-and-the-beginnings-of-mormonism_richard-l-bushman/413785/#edition=3500292&idiq=1723338 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_R._Dyer http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no115.htm Extra thanks to Brian Buchanan for helping piece together the main segment. Find him here: https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/ https://sunstone.org/sunstone-history-podcast/ MOGP: Finding Forrester https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181536/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk Where it is streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/finding-forrester Happy news: Princeton engineers developed new way to remove microplastics from water: https://scitechdaily.com/99-efficiency-princeton-engineers-have-developed-a-new-way-to-remove-microplastics-from-water/ Other Appearances: Come see us on Aron Ra's YouTube channel! He's doing a series titled Reading Joseph's Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on “Store” here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com
Evangelical Steven Pynakker has a very interesting conversation with Richard Bushman. He is the Gouverneur Morris Professor of History, Emeritus, at Columbia University. Dr. Bushman is best know for his groundbreaking work "Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling". In this episode we talk about the growth and development of early Mormonism, Evangelical and LDS dialogue, Leonard Arrington, and his ongoing project The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts. It was a real privilege to be able to interview one of the leading historians of Mormonism and American Religion. Special thanks to fellow podcaster (Pod of Thunder) Nick Jones for fixing the audio.Here is a link to purchase Joseph Smith: Rough Stone RollingLink for The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts
#topicdiscuss #virology #gregprince #covid_19 #covidvaccine #eradication On this special episode, we are honored to chat with Dr. Greg Prince. We discuss the current state of the pandemic and how to completely eradicate the virus. This episode is scientifically rich and filled with incredible history relating to virology and vaccines. Buckle-up buttercups!. This is very special episode. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Prince Prince was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After graduating as valedictorian from Dixie College (St. George, Utah), he served a two-year mission in Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at age 19. Upon returning to the United States in 1969, Prince attended graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a D.D.S. (valedictorian) in 1973 and a Ph.D in pathology in 1975. In 1975 he and his wife, JaLynn Rasmussen, moved to Washington D.C., for a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. After spending more than a decade at NIH and Johns Hopkins University, he co-founded Virion Systems, Inc. (VSI), a biotechnology company focused on the prevention and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. Building on discoveries that Prince made as a doctoral student, VSI pioneered the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in high-risk infants through the use of monoclonal antibody. (RSV is the primary cause of infant pneumonia throughout the world.) VSI's technologies were licensed to MedImmune, Inc., and the collaborative efforts of the two companies and other partners resulted in the approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of Synagis, a drug that is currently given to approximately a quarter-million high-risk infants throughout the world each year. Prince currently serves as president and CEO of VSI. Prince is the author of over 150 scientific publications in the field of infectious diseases, the majority dealing with RSV. He has also published several articles on religious history and theology, as well as five books in the same field: Having Authority: The Origins and Development of Priesthood During the Ministry of Joseph Smith (1993); Power from On High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood (1995); David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism (2005), co-authored with William Robert Wright; Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History (2016); and Gay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences (2019). The McKay book was the recipient of four prestigious awards, and the Arrington book received the Evans Biography Award. In 2008, Prince and his wife established the Madison House Autism Foundation, named after their youngest son who is autistic, for the purpose of addressing the perplexing issues facing adults with autism, along with those facing family members, caregivers and society at large. ====================================== Merch Shop
From Persecuted to Persecutors, Part 3 Chapter 15 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6 Pages 278 to 301 The battle was over and someone had conditionally surrendered. What were the conditions? Leonard Arrington, former LDS Church Historian, explained the terms: As a part of the “deal” by which this was arranged, church officials are said to have given congressional and administration leaders to understand that they would support a proposition to (1) prohibit forever the practice of polygamy in Utah; (2) that the church would dissolve its Peoples' Party, [Kingdom organization] and divide itself into Republican and Democratic supporters; and that the church would (3) discontinue its alleged fight against Gentile business and relax its own economic efforts. [United Order]. The temporal kingdom, for all practical purposes, was dead–slain by the dragon of Edmunds-Tucker. (Great Basin Kingdom, p. 379) Within ten years the Church had not only surrendered their basic political, social and economic doctrines, but they began to oppose them. The enemies of Mormonism had ceased to fight against the Saints, but the Church itself gradually took up where they left off–and plural marriage was the most obvious target. The perpetuation of plural marriage has nearly always been a covert operation, accompanied by confusion and contradiction. Both before and after the Manifesto, members of the leading quorums were divided in their opinions: some promoting it and some opposing it–and others even tried to spy and expose it
Amy B. Loader was one of the survivors of the Martin Handcart Company in 1856. Too weak to wade across the freezing water, she was carried by one of the rescue party members (probably David P. Kimball). She was deeply moved by his heroic act of sacrifice, and told him so. His response, through chattering teeth, was a short burst of profanity that shocked the pious Amy. It was his way of saying, "You're welcome." This episode recounts the Martin Handcart Company's final crossing of the Sweetwater River, November 4, 1856, To learn more about the material in this episode, check out the following resources:Howard A. Christy, "Weather, Disaster and Responsibility: An Essay on the Willie and Martin Handcart Story," 37 BYU Studies 1, 7 (1997-98).Leonard Arrington & Rebecca Bartholomew, Rescue of the 1856 Handcart Companies (1981).Chad M. Orton, The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look, 45 BYU Studies Quarterly 1 (2006).David Roberts, Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy (2008).
Manuel, Cynthia y Fernando hablan de la campaña #dagracias y de las nueve cosas que no le gustan de la Iglesia al historiador Leonard Arrington.
Have you ever wondered how much the top-level Mormon church leaders know about the problems with LDS Church truth claims, and for how long they have known about these problems? Long before Mormon General Authority F. Enzio Busche lost his testimony in the Mormon church… Long before Mormon Area Authority Hans Mattsson lost his testimony in the Mormon church.... Long before the CES Letter…Long before Mormon Stories Podcast...Long before Grant Palmer....Long before the Leonard Arrington church history years…Long before Fawn Brodie wrote “No Man Knows My History”.... ….did you know that a high-level Mormon General Authority lost his faith in the historicity of the Book of Mormon -- in the early 1900s - after an in-depth study of the scientific problems with the Book of Mormon (e.g., archaeological, anthropological, linguistic, geographic)?More significantly, did you know that this same General Authority notified the LDS First Presidency of the scientific problems with the Book of Mormon via three separate manuscripts, and in 1922 led a two-day emergency meeting in Salt Lake City with all the top Mormon church leadership -- the LDS First Presidency, the Quorum of 12 Apostles, and the Quorum of the Seventy -- to candidly discuss what to do about these problems with the Book of Mormon? Did you know that soon after this General Authority led this meeting with all the top Mormon church leadership, he was sent on a mission -- far, far away from LDS Church headquarters?Did you know that these three, in-depth manuscripts -- outlining in great detail the credible scientific problems with Book of Mormon historicity - were intentionally hid from LDS Church membership for over 60 years? Did you also know that after this General Authority died, top LDS Church leaders intentionally did all they could to erase from church membership the memory of this thoughtful, honest, and courageous General Authority?Did you know that the only reason we know any of this is because progressive Mormon church members quietly delivered copies of these manuscripts to Mormon scholars, and that these manuscripts were eventually published - against the Mormon church’s will - by the University of Illinois Press in the 1980s (and eventually by Signature Books)? Today’s Mormon Stories Podcast episode covers the rise and fall of Mormon General Authority Brigham Henry (B.H.) Roberts. You will not want to miss this story. Our interviewee is Mormon historian Shannon Caldwell Montez - who recently completed a Master’s Thesis at the University of Nevada - Reno entitled: “The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922.” The song for today’s podcast bumper is called “All is Well” by The Sabre Rattlers.
Dr. Gregory Prince sits down with Latter Gay Stories for a unique one-on-one discussion about the actions and unintended consequences of the LDS Church's history with LGBT people and their allies. In this episode we thoroughly discuss topics including: - Why the LDS Church has doubled down against homosexuality. - Is there a genetic component (born this way) to homosexuality? - Policy vs. Doctrine: does LDS doctrine change? - What was the impact of the November 2015 Policy on Mormonism? - What does modern day scripture say about homosexuality? - Q and A session from Latter Gay Stories listeners - and so much more! Kyle Ashworth and Greg Prince take a deep dive into LDS tradition, history, and the messaging behind a topic that could be the most polarizing subject in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. PURCHASE Greg's book: Gay Rights and the Mormon Church HERE: https://tinyurl.com/y6spyuuh Dr. Gregory Prince is an historian, author, and researcher who earned his graduate degree in pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research, pioneering the world's most current treatment for RSV (infant pneumonia). His love of history led him to write four books: “Power on High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood,” “David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism,” “Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History,” and "Gay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences."
In this Dialogue podcast Gary Bergera discusses “Confessions of a Mormon Historian: The Diaries of Leonard J. Arrington (1971 – 1997).” From the Miller Eccles website: Leonard Arrington (1917–1999) was born an Idaho chicken rancher whose early interests seemed not to extend much beyond the American west. Throughout his life, he tended to project a Continue Reading »
On this episode, John C. Wreck-it Bennett’s leaving the church, Nauvoo Legion, and city government left a massive vacuum in his absence. James Gordon Bennett and James Arlington Bennet are appointed to offices to fill his place. We discuss who these guys were, how they found out about Mormonism, and what their places were within the movement after Wreck-it Bennett left. Links: PLEASE HELP BROTHER JAKE https://www.gofundme.com/GoJakeGo Watch his videos and subscribe here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0u7ZMWqkr7cKD_rvEXZUuQ James Arlington Bennet biography https://josephsmithpapers.org/person/james-arlington-bennet Letter from Arlington Bennet https://josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-james-arlington-bennet-1-september-1842/1#full-transcript James Gordon Bennett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gordon_Bennett_Sr. Susan Easton Black Nauvoo University 1841-45 https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-10-number-3-2009/university-nauvoo-1841-45 Historical Study of the Nauvoo, Illinois, Public School System by Paul Thomas Smith https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=6115&context=etd Nauvoo Legion leadership ranks https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/bc-jsp/content/jsp/images/content/library/pdf/chart12.pdf History of the Saints by John C. Bennett https://archive.org/details/historysaints00benngoog/page/n165 James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 Report on “The Mormonites” by Leonard Arrington https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1437&context=byusq Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/
Lend us you ear as I remember Leonard Arrington with Cristina Rosetti. Cristina is an ethnographer who recently presented at Sunstone about the new Arrington Diaries!
Join Lindsay as she interviews Mormon historian Cristina Rosetti about famed LDS church historian Leonard J. Arrington and his interactions with Mormon fundamentalists. Links mentioned in this podcast: Buy the diaries here! Article about the new edited diaries LDS […]
Join Lindsay as she interviews Mormon historian Cristina Rosetti about famed LDS church historian Leonard J. Arrington and his interactions with Mormon fundamentalists. Links mentioned in this podcast: Buy the diaries here! Article about the new edited diaries LDS Church Archive John Taylor’s “Hidden” Revelations
These Mormon Stories episodes include our interactive Q&A with Dr. Greg Prince held at the Salt Lake City Community of Christ on March 17, 2018. Gregory A. Prince earned his graduate degrees in dentistry (DDS) and pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He then pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research. His love of history led him to write three books, including the award-winning David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. Most recently, he has published Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History. Greg also has a new book that he is working on called “Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences: The Mormon Church’s responses to Homosexuality.” We hope you enjoy these episodes as we celebrate Greg’s contributions to Mormon history! _______________________________________ Part 1: Greg and John discuss contemporary Mormonism, including suggested improvements Part 2: Greg fields questions from our live audience Part 3: To end the evening, John asks Greg some final questions about truth claims of the Mormon Church _______________________________________
These Mormon Stories episodes include our interactive Q&A with Dr. Greg Prince held at the Salt Lake City Community of Christ on March 17, 2018. Gregory A. Prince earned his graduate degrees in dentistry (DDS) and pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He then pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research. His love of history led him to write three books, including the award-winning David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. Most recently, he has published Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History. Greg also has a new book that he is working on called “Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences: The Mormon Church’s responses to Homosexuality.” We hope you enjoy these episodes as we celebrate Greg’s contributions to Mormon history! _______________________________________ Part 1: Greg and John discuss contemporary Mormonism, including suggested improvements Part 2: Greg fields questions from our live audience Part 3: To end the evening, John asks Greg some final questions about truth claims of the Mormon Church _______________________________________
These Mormon Stories episodes include our interactive Q&A with Dr. Greg Prince held at the Salt Lake City Community of Christ on March 17, 2018. Gregory A. Prince earned his graduate degrees in dentistry (DDS) and pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He then pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research. His love of history led him to write three books, including the award-winning David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. Most recently, he has published Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History. Greg also has a new book that he is working on called “Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences: The Mormon Church’s responses to Homosexuality.” We hope you enjoy these episodes as we celebrate Greg’s contributions to Mormon history! _______________________________________ Part 1: Greg and John discuss contemporary Mormonism, including suggested improvements Part 2: Greg fields questions from our live audience Part 3: To end the evening, John asks Greg some final questions about truth claims of the Mormon Church _______________________________________
Returning to Mormon Stories, Dr. Greg Prince delves into the life and legacy of Leonard Arrington—considered by many to be the foremost twentieth-century historian of Mormonism. This interview follows closely the abstract of the book: "Leonard Arrington’s career was not without controversy. Gregory Prince takes an in-depth look at this respected historian and, in telling Arrington’s story, gives readers insight into the workings of the LDS Church in the late twentieth century. In 1972, during a major reorganization of the LDS Church, Arrington was asked to serve as the official church historian, thereby becoming the first—and thus far the only—professional historian to hold that title. He immediately set out to professionalize the entire Church History Division and open its extensive archives to scholarly researching. While the output of and from that division moved Mormon studies to a new level, the shift of historiography from faith promotion ecclesiastical, to scholarly and professional research and analysis was unacceptable to a handful of powerful senior apostles. In 1980 the History Division was disassembled and moved to Brigham Young University. That led to a shift in the professionalization of the Church History Division and Archives and in Arrington’s career but not to a loss of his broad influence." ________________________ Part 1: Greg discusses why he chose to write this book and describes how Leonard Arrington became LDS Church Historian Part 2: Greg discusses significant events that occurred during Leonard Arrington's administration Part 3: Greg describes the legacy of Leonard Arrington and shares his thoughts on where the LDS Church presently stands in its presentation of church history ________________________
Returning to Mormon Stories, Dr. Greg Prince delves into the life and legacy of Leonard Arrington—considered by many to be the foremost twentieth-century historian of Mormonism. This interview follows closely the abstract of the book: "Leonard Arrington’s career was not without controversy. Gregory Prince takes an in-depth look at this respected historian and, in telling Arrington’s story, gives readers insight into the workings of the LDS Church in the late twentieth century. In 1972, during a major reorganization of the LDS Church, Arrington was asked to serve as the official church historian, thereby becoming the first—and thus far the only—professional historian to hold that title. He immediately set out to professionalize the entire Church History Division and open its extensive archives to scholarly researching. While the output of and from that division moved Mormon studies to a new level, the shift of historiography from faith promotion ecclesiastical, to scholarly and professional research and analysis was unacceptable to a handful of powerful senior apostles. In 1980 the History Division was disassembled and moved to Brigham Young University. That led to a shift in the professionalization of the Church History Division and Archives and in Arrington’s career but not to a loss of his broad influence." ________________________ Part 1: Greg discusses why he chose to write this book and describes how Leonard Arrington became LDS Church Historian Part 2: Greg discusses significant events that occurred during Leonard Arrington's administration Part 3: Greg describes the legacy of Leonard Arrington and shares his thoughts on where the LDS Church presently stands in its presentation of church history ________________________
Returning to Mormon Stories, Dr. Greg Prince delves into the life and legacy of Leonard Arrington—considered by many to be the foremost twentieth-century historian of Mormonism. This interview follows closely the abstract of the book: "Leonard Arrington’s career was not without controversy. Gregory Prince takes an in-depth look at this respected historian and, in telling Arrington’s story, gives readers insight into the workings of the LDS Church in the late twentieth century. In 1972, during a major reorganization of the LDS Church, Arrington was asked to serve as the official church historian, thereby becoming the first—and thus far the only—professional historian to hold that title. He immediately set out to professionalize the entire Church History Division and open its extensive archives to scholarly researching. While the output of and from that division moved Mormon studies to a new level, the shift of historiography from faith promotion ecclesiastical, to scholarly and professional research and analysis was unacceptable to a handful of powerful senior apostles. In 1980 the History Division was disassembled and moved to Brigham Young University. That led to a shift in the professionalization of the Church History Division and Archives and in Arrington’s career but not to a loss of his broad influence." ________________________ Part 1: Greg discusses why he chose to write this book and describes how Leonard Arrington became LDS Church Historian Part 2: Greg discusses significant events that occurred during Leonard Arrington's administration Part 3: Greg describes the legacy of Leonard Arrington and shares his thoughts on where the LDS Church presently stands in its presentation of church history ________________________
Today we talk with scientific researcher and historian Gregory Prince, who earned his graduate degrees in dentistry (DDS) and pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research. His love of history led him to write three books: “Power on High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood,” “David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism,” co-authored with William Robert Wright, and “Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History.” Gregory Prince is winner of the 2017 Evans Biography Award for this latest book. The Evans Biography Award is administered by Utah State University's Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, a program and research area in USU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The Hofmann bombings and forgeries have had a lasting impact on Church history. In the 1970s Leonard Arrington was a trained historian and became Church Historian. He opened the Archives to many researchers and people interested in Mormon History. However, General Authorities were concerned about some of the controversial aspects that were being uncovered. Of course Mark Hofmann had a lot to do with some of those controversial documents. How big of an impact did he play in shutting down access to church records in the Church History Library? He certainly made the church change its entire approach to security, and protecting its holdings. It severely restricted access. I think there was a long period of time when they were trying to determine what they had in their own holdings that were genuine and weren't genuine. Yeah he definitely had an impact on how things are done at the Church History Library. I know it was a lot harder for me to do business with the church after that. Before things were more—I don't know what the right word is, but it was easier to do business. It was more informal. It became very formal. There were processes you had to go through and committees had to make decisions on acquisitions and things like that rather than just being left to an individual. Curt Bench will tell us about Mark Hofmann's impact. But have things improved? I really think we are in a new era, and I can only hope that it will get even better. The Joseph Smith Papers Project is one of the biggest evidences of that whole new attitude and openness. I mean those scholars are not given a list of restrictions as to what they can research and what they can write about and publish. Talk about throwing the books open, they're doing it. They're making our history available and accessible. There's some very impressive scholarship that's gone into that project, for example. That's had spinoffs. We see a lot of other research and writing and publishing that's being done as a result of that whole attitude. Rick [Turley] is no longer Assistant Church Historian. He's over Public Affairs now. I think he's one of the unsung heroes in my opinion. He has helped us get to the point we are now, and those others that I mentioned and many that we can't take the time to name. Check out our conversation… (Don't forget to check out (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!) https://gospeltangents.com/feed/podcast/ https://youtu.be/6Y3eoZlXPv8 https://gospeltangents.com/shop/transcripts/hofmann-bombings-effect-mormon-history/
Dr. Gregory Prince was born and raised in Southern California. He served a mission in Brazil. After his mission he became a Dentist and later received a Ph.D in pathology. As a young elders quorum president in Washington DC he began researching and writing about the history of the priesthood in the LDS Church and produce a book called, Power from on High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood. He later met a mission president in Washington DC that would soon become a friend and change the course of his life. That mission president was Robert Wright who Dr. Prince co-authored David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. This book project led Dr. Prince to meet the daughter of former Church Historian, Leonard Arrington, who asked him to write Leonard's biography. In this episode Dr. Prince discusses the role of history as it relates to doctrine of the Church. We also discuss what the realities of inspiration look like and how perfect revelation is received through mortals that can make mistakes. We also discuss how leaders can mentor lay members who struggle with some aspects of Church history. Episode Highlights How did the path of becoming an author begin for you? (03:21) Power from on High, The Development of Mormon Priesthood (05:55) Being asked to become David O. McKay's biographer (06:37) What did you learn from your research on the Priesthood that would help an Elders Quorum President to lead more effectively? (08:33) How Sidney Rigdon influenced the doctrine of the Priesthood? (11:26) Priesthood Authority vs. Priesthood Power (14:23) The significance of the temple endowment and missionaries (17:23) A brief synopsis of David O. McKay's biography and the Leonard Arrington biography (23:48) What comprises inspiration for our Church leaders? (30:23) Why should leaders feel comfortable saying "I don't know?" (33:13) Recognizing hyperbole in Church leadership inspiration (37:32) "Don't they realize we're just human beings doing our best?" (43:01) How different leaders see the relationship between truth and history (44:38) History can inform testimony but it is not testimony (48:56) What would you say to a leader that wants to use history to bring someone out of doubt? (50:27) How can a local leader get ahead of these historical data points so that people learn of sticky Church history from their bishop rather than online? (54:13) What can you tell us about Leonard the person that would encourage people to read his biography? (56:36) Would you agree that Leonard was a person that had a different viewpoint but still stayed in the Church and found room? (59:58) What about leadership to these two biographies teach us the best? (01:02:24) Over your time studying the history of the Church and researching some of the mistakes of prophets and seers, how have you become a better disciples of these prophets, seers, and revelators? (01:06:01) Links: Power from on High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History PBS Mormon Documentary President Kimball's talk where he mentions plateaus
The 30th Dialogue podcast features Board Member Gregory A. Prince, who spoke on his new book, Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History, published by the University of Utah Press at a recent Miller Eccles presentation. From the Miller Eccles website: "Dr. Prince earned doctorate degrees in dentistry and pathology from UCLA. A prodigious student of Mormon history, he is also a prolific author of numerous articles and books on Mormon topics.
Historia del antimormonismo en los Estados Unidos. Ilustracion de Boadicea, The Mormon Wife Nótese las vestimentas arabescas de los personajes mormones, así como la media luna en el fondo Artículo de un diario de 1954 en el que se compara a José Smith con el profeta Mahoma. “Mencionando un autentico retrato de José Smith—el Mahoma—el Review comenta: ‘Nunca vimos una cara en la que la mano del Cielo haya escrito de manera más legible bandido'. La cara era un índice fiel del carácter”. _____________________________ Lista de novelas antimormonas (no incluye libros de no ficción y libros de viaje) ordenadas por año. Muchos de estos libros pueden encontrarse en Google Books y Archive.org. (Lista de Leonard Arrington y Jon Haupt.) Schoppe, Amalie.Der Prophet: Historischer Roman aus der Neuzeit Nord-Amerikas(3 vols., Jena, Alemania, 1846). Marryat, Frederick.Monsieur Violet: His Travels and Adventures Among the Snake Indians and Wild Tribes of the Great Western Prairies (Leipzig, 1843; London, 1849). Russell, John.The Mormoness; or, The Trials of Mary Maverick(Alton, Illinois, 1853). Richards, Robert.The Californian Crusoe; or, The Lost Treasure Found: A Tale of Mormonism(London and New York, 1854). Bell, Alfreda Eva.Boadicea, The Mormon Wife: Life-Scenes in Utah. (Baltimore, 1855). Orvilla S. Belisle. The Prophets; or, Mormonism Unveiled (Philadelphia, 1855) Ilustración del libro The Prophets, or Mormonism Unvailed, de Belisle. El subtítulo de la imagen dice "Monroe en su prisión--Brigham Young haciendo propuestas insultantes" Ward, Maria.Female Life Among thte Mormons: A Narrative of Many Years' Personal Experience. By the Wife of a Mormon Elder Recently from Utah(New York, 1855). Conybeare, Vlilliam John.Perversion; or, the Causes and Consequences of Infidelity: A Tale for the Times(3 vols, London, 1856; New York, 1856). Ward, Maria. The Husband in Utah(New York, 1857). Fuller, Metta Victoria.Mormon Wives: A Narrative of Facts Stranger than Fiction(New York, 1856, 1858). Duplessis, Paul. Les Mormons(Paris, 1858). St. John, Percy Bolingbroke. Jessie, The Mormon's Daughter: A Tale of English and American Life(3 vols., London, 1861). Reid, Captain Mayne. The Wild Huntress(3 vols., London, 1861; New York, 1861). Winthrop, Theodore. John Brent(New York, 1861). Aiken, Albert W. Eagle Plume, The White Avenger: A Tale of the Mormon Trail (New York, 1870). Saved from the Mormons (New York, 1872). Mitchell, Langdon E. Two Mormons from Muddlety: Love in the Backwoods(New York, 1876). Aiken, Albert W. Gold Dan; or, The White Savage of the Great Salt Lake: A Terrible Tale of the Danites of Mormon Land(New York, 1878). Walsh, Marie A. My Queen: A Romance of the Great Salt Lake. (New York, 1878). Clark, Charles Heber. The Tragedy of Thompson Dunbar: A Tale of Salt Lake City(Philadelphia, 1879). Paddock, [Cornelia], Mrs. A. G. In the Toils; or, Martyrs of the Latter Days(Chicago, 1879). lark, Charles Heber. The Tragedy of Thompson Dunbar: A Tale of Salt Lake City. (Boston, 1876; Chicago, 1880). Stephens, Mrs. Ann S. Esther: A Story of the Oregon Trail(London, ca. 1880). Paddock, [Cornelia], Mrs. A. G. The Fate of Madame La Tour: A Tale of Great Salt Lake(New York, 1881). Paddock, [Cornelia], Mrs. A. G. Saved at Last from Among the Mormons (Springfield, Ill., 1881). Bartlett, A. Jennie. Elder Northfield's Home; or Sacrificed on the Mormon Altar: A Story of the Blighting Curse of Polygamy(New York, 1882). Gilchrist, Mrs. Rosetta Luce. Apples of Sodom : A Story of Mormon Life(Cleveland, 1883). Ingraham, Prentiss.The Texan's Double; or, the Merciless Shadower.(New York, 1884). Ingraham, Prentiss.War Path Will, the Traitor Guide(New York, 1884). Aiken, Albert W. Old Lynx, the Mormon Detective; or, Saved from a Terrible Fate(New York, 1884). Spencer, William Loring. Salt Lake Fruit: A Latter-day Romance, by an American (Boston, 1884). Lewis, Leon. The Sons of Thunder; or, the Rivals of Ruby Valley ... (New York, 1884). Wheeler, Edward L. Bullion Bret; or, The Giant Grip of Gitthar; A Tale of Silverland (New York, 1884). Aiken, Albert W. Iron Dagger: or, The High Horse in Silver Land: A Tale of Strange Adventures in the Mogollon Country (New York, 1885). Sherlock Holmes investiga un asesinato cometido por un danita mormón en Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study in Scarlet(Primera novela de Sherlock Holmes) (London, 1887; Philadelphia, 1890). Tourgee, Albion Winegar. Button's Inn(Boston, 1887). Hudson, Mary Worrell (Smith).Esther, the Gentile(Topeka, 1888). Kerr, Alvah Milton.Trean, or, The Mormon's Daughter: A Romantic Story of Life Among the Latter-Day Saints. (Chicago, 1889). Mathews, Amelia Veronique. Plural Marriage: The Heart-History of Adele Hersch, by Veronique Petit(2nd edition. Ithaca, New York, 1885). MacKnight, James Arthur. Hagar: A Tale of Mormon Life(New York and Chicago, 1889). Ewing, General Hugh. The Black List: A Tale of Early California(New York, 1893). Trout, Grace. A Mormon Wife(Chicago, 1895). Todd, Mrs. Mary Van Lennup. Deborah, The Advanced Woman. (Boston, 1896). Newberry, Fannie E. A Son's Victory: A Story of the Land of the Honey Bee (Philadelphia, 1897). Aiken, Albert W. Gold Dan, or Talbot in Utah(New York, 1898). Gash, Abram Dale.The False Star: A Tale of the Occident. (Chicago, 1899). Dougall, Lily. The Mormon Prophet(New York, 1899; London, 1899).
In part 1 of this multi-part interview, Dr. Richard Bushman, the world's foremost scholar on Joseph Smith and early Mormonism and the author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, discusses his years as a Mormon historian, including his struggle with faith as a Harvard undergraduate, his decision to get a PhD in history, and his experiences with Leonard Arrington, Dialogue and Sunstone. He also discusses the role of candid, honest history within the modern LDS Church.
Eugene England (1933–2001) was one of the founders and great leaders in Mormon Studies and independent Mormon discussions. He and four others founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for which he served as its first editor. He was instrumental in the creation of the Association for Mormon Letters, and he is considered the champion of the “personal essay” as a powerful form for Mormon expression. England was a peace activist, whose reflections on having been present in the Vatican during the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II (one of the bullets nicked his hand and left a small burn on his temple as it whizzed past) led him to found “Food for Poland,” a large-scale effort involving students from many college campuses to provide support for the Solidarity movement when it struggling under Polish government crack downs. He was an innovative and highly influential teacher. He revamped “study abroad” programs at both BYU and Utah Valley State College, leading to unparalleled learning experiences for students who traveled with his groups to London. He supported and was an active voice for academic freedom at BYU, championed the rise of Mormon Studies at UVSC, and was an articulate voice and active supporter for nearly every good cause in independent Mormon circles for nearly four decades. More than any of these or many other accomplishments we didn’t name, however, Eugene England was a person of faith and incredible spiritual depth who, along with Leonard Arrington and Lowell Bennion, stands as an example of a committed, faithful life of intellectual and spiritual integrity, maturity, and grace even as he was often misunderstood and under-appreciated. He is important to get to know, and that is the process that this podcast hopes to help start.
Eugene England (1933–2001) was one of the founders and great leaders in Mormon Studies and independent Mormon discussions. He and four others founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for which he served as its first editor. He was instrumental in the creation of the Association for Mormon Letters, and he is considered the champion of the “personal essay” as a powerful form for Mormon expression. England was a peace activist, whose reflections on having been present in the Vatican during the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II (one of the bullets nicked his hand and left a small burn on his temple as it whizzed past) led him to found “Food for Poland,” a large-scale effort involving students from many college campuses to provide support for the Solidarity movement when it struggling under Polish government crack downs. He was an innovative and highly influential teacher. He revamped “study abroad” programs at both BYU and Utah Valley State College, leading to unparalleled learning experiences for students who traveled with his groups to London. He supported and was an active voice for academic freedom at BYU, championed the rise of Mormon Studies at UVSC, and was an articulate voice and active supporter for nearly every good cause in independent Mormon circles for nearly four decades. More than any of these or many other accomplishments we didn’t name, however, Eugene England was a person of faith and incredible spiritual depth who, along with Leonard Arrington and Lowell Bennion, stands as an example of a committed, faithful life of intellectual and spiritual integrity, maturity, and grace even as he was often misunderstood and under-appreciated. He is important to get to know, and that is the process that this podcast hopes to help start.
Eugene England (1933–2001) was one of the founders and great leaders in Mormon Studies and independent Mormon discussions. He and four others founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for which he served as its first editor. He was instrumental in the creation of the Association for Mormon Letters, and he is considered the champion of the “personal essay” as a powerful form for Mormon expression. England was a peace activist, whose reflections on having been present in the Vatican during the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II (one of the bullets nicked his hand and left a small burn on his temple as it whizzed past) led him to found “Food for Poland,” a large-scale effort involving students from many college campuses to provide support for the Solidarity movement when it struggling under Polish government crack downs. He was an innovative and highly influential teacher. He revamped “study abroad” programs at both BYU and Utah Valley State College, leading to unparalleled learning experiences for students who traveled with his groups to London. He supported and was an active voice for academic freedom at BYU, championed the rise of Mormon Studies at UVSC, and was an articulate voice and active supporter for nearly every good cause in independent Mormon circles for nearly four decades. More than any of these or many other accomplishments we didn’t name, however, Eugene England was a person of faith and incredible spiritual depth who, along with Leonard Arrington and Lowell Bennion, stands as an example of a committed, faithful life of intellectual and spiritual integrity, maturity, and grace even as he was often misunderstood and under-appreciated. He is important to get to know, and that is the process that this podcast hopes to help start.
Eugene England (1933–2001) was one of the founders and great leaders in Mormon Studies and independent Mormon discussions. He and four others founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for which he served as its first editor. He was instrumental in the creation of the Association for Mormon Letters, and he is considered the champion of the “personal essay” as a powerful form for Mormon expression. England was a peace activist, whose reflections on having been present in the Vatican during the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II (one of the bullets nicked his hand and left a small burn on his temple as it whizzed past) led him to found “Food for Poland,” a large-scale effort involving students from many college campuses to provide support for the Solidarity movement when it struggling under Polish government crack downs. He was an innovative and highly influential teacher. He revamped “study abroad” programs at both BYU and Utah Valley State College, leading to unparalleled learning experiences for students who traveled with his groups to London. He supported and was an active voice for academic freedom at BYU, championed the rise of Mormon Studies at UVSC, and was an articulate voice and active supporter for nearly every good cause in independent Mormon circles for nearly four decades. More than any of these or many other accomplishments we didn’t name, however, Eugene England was a person of faith and incredible spiritual depth who, along with Leonard Arrington and Lowell Bennion, stands as an example of a committed, faithful life of intellectual and spiritual integrity, maturity, and grace even as he was often misunderstood and under-appreciated. He is important to get to know, and that is the process that this podcast hopes to help start.
On March 26, 2011 we held our first Mormon Stories regional retreat/conference in New York City. In this presentation Greg Prince discusses 21st century lessons from the lives of David O. McKay, Leonard Arrington and Paul H. Dunn.
In part 2 of this 4 part series, Elbert Peck (Editor of Sunstone Magazine from 1986 to 2001) discusses many of the central people of Sunstone, including Leonard Arrington, Bonner Ritchie, Eugene England, Lavina Fielding Anderson, Ed Kimball, Orson Scott Card, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Scott Kinney, and many others.
In part 2 of this 4 part series, Elbert Peck (Editor of Sunstone Magazine from 1986 to 2001) discusses many of the central people of Sunstone, including Leonard Arrington, Bonner Ritchie, Eugene England, Lavina Fielding Anderson, Ed Kimball, Orson Scott Card, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Scott Kinney, and many others.
In part 1 of a multi-part series, Dr. Richard Bushman, the world's foremost scholar on Joseph Smith and early Mormonism and the author of Rough Stone Rolling, discusses his early years--including his struggle with faith as a Harvard undergraduate, his decision to get a PhD in history, and his experiences with Leonard Arrington, Dialogue and Sunstone. He also discusses the role of candid, honest history within the modern LDS Church.
In part 1 of a multi-part series, Dr. Richard Bushman, the world's foremost scholar on Joseph Smith and early Mormonism and the author of Rough Stone Rolling, discusses his early years--including his struggle with faith as a Harvard undergraduate, his decision to get a PhD in history, and his experiences with Leonard Arrington, Dialogue and Sunstone. He also discusses the role of candid, honest history within the modern LDS Church.
At least once each week a listener will ask me (John Dehlin) about my testimony in the LDS Church. Liberals or ex-Mormons call me an apologist. Conservatives accuse me of being a"wolf in sheep's clothing." So, to dispel the speculation--and in response to lots and lots of requests, I reluctantly share my story within the Mormon context. In this episode, I discuss my marriage, the importance of the church to my family, and the experiences I had as a seminary teacher in Seattle that led to the dissolution of my testimony in the LDS Church (as I knew it). I also discuss how the writings of Eugene England, Lowell Bennion, T. Edgar Lyon, Leonard Arrington, and others (in Sunstone and Dialogue) helped me to reconstruct my faith.
At least once each week a listener will ask me (John Dehlin) about my testimony in the LDS Church. Liberals or ex-Mormons call me an apologist. Conservatives accuse me of being a "wolf in sheep's clothing." So, to dispel the speculation--and in response to lots and lots of requests, I reluctantly share my story within the Mormon context. In this episode, I discuss my marriage, the importance of the church to my family, and the experiences I had as a seminary teacher in Seattle that led to the dissolution of my testimony in the LDS Church (as I knew it). I also discuss how the writings of Eugene England, Lowell Bennion, T. Edgar Lyon, Leonard Arrington, and others (in Sunstone and Dialogue) helped me to reconstruct my faith.
In this screencast, we learn about the lives of 6 non-traditional Mormon heroes: Emma Smith, B.H. Roberts, Fawn Brodie, Juanita Brooks, Lowell Bennion and Leonard Arrington.
In this screencast, we learn about the lives of 6 non-traditional Mormon heroes: Emma Smith, B.H. Roberts, Fawn Brodie, Juanita Brooks, Lowell Bennion and Leonard Arrington.
In part 2 of this 4 part series, Elbert Peck (Editor of Sunstone Magazine from 1986 to 2001) discusses many of the central people of Sunstone, including Leonard Arrington, Bonner Ritchie, Eugene England, Lavina Fielding Anderson, Ed Kimball, Orson Scott Card, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Scott Kinney, and many others.
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