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Need an extra dose of powerful women sermonizing after Mother's Day talks? Maxine Hanks continues in this Afterchat to look at how women have accessed the power of God through both a scriptural and historical… The post After Mother's Day Afterchat on Women's Power with Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody Hansen appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Need an extra dose of powerful women sermonizing after Mother's Day talks? Maxine Hanks continues in this Afterchat to look at how women have accessed the power of God through both a scriptural and historical… The post After Mother's Day Afterchat on Women's Power with Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody Hansen appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
In Her Image: Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture, Scholarship, the Arts, & Everyday Life
In this episode of the In Her Image podcast, host Jessica Woodbury and guest Maxine Hanks explore the historical and theological roles of women in the LDS faith, emphasizing their spiritual authority and contributions to the church's origins. They discuss the significance of the Relief Society, Emma Smith and the concept of the Elect Lady, and the restoration of female authority within the church. Maxine's research and insights beg the question, has the Relief Society fully been restored? Is the largest women's organization in the world fulfilling its intended purpose? Are there pieces from our very inception as a society that hold clues, or shall we say, keys, to our potential and partnership with the male priesthood order of the church that could cause seismic shifts? This groundbreaking conversation highlights the importance of deep listening, safe spaces, and the ongoing journey towards equality and recognition of women's power and equality in spirituality and leadership.
Maxine Hanks looks how women have of accessed the power of God through both a scriptural and historical lens in this Dialogue Gospel Study. In Oct. 2019, LDS Church President Nelson urged women to study… The post Women as Revelators: Dialogue Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Maxine Hanks looks how women have of accessed the power of God through both a scriptural and historical lens in this Dialogue Gospel Study. In Oct. 2019, LDS Church President Nelson urged women to study… The post Women as Revelators: Dialogue Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
In Her Image: Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture, Scholarship, the Arts, & Everyday Life
In this episode of In Her Image, we continue our inspiring conversation with Maxine. We dive deeper into her personal journey, the challenges she has faced, and the wisdom she has gained along the way. Maxine shares powerful insights on faith, resilience, and the importance of embracing one's divine identity. She shares her research from a paper she presented in 2020 on the influence of women on Joseph Smith's early spiritual journey and Heavenly Mother in the early church. Maxine's paper, including these fascinating stories and facts from history, has yet to be published. We are privileged to hear them from her here! Together, we explore themes of self-discovery, personal revelation, and how women can find strength in their spiritual paths. Maxine discusses the interplay between LDS feminism, gender and sexuality, and how/who should define the Divine Feminine in the restored church. She opens up about pivotal moments in her life that shaped her perspective and how she has learned to trust in the Divine.
In Her Image: Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture, Scholarship, the Arts, & Everyday Life
In this episode of In Her Image, we are honored to host Maxine Hanks, a renowned historian and theologian whose work focuses on women, gender, and the sacred feminine in Mormon and Christian traditions. Maxine shares her fascinating journey, including her excommunication as one of the September Six in 1993, her 15 years of ministry and interfaith chaplaincy, and her return to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2012. We discuss the impact of her groundbreaking book, Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism, first published in 1992. Maxine reflects on her mission to recover the feminist history and theology of the Latter-day Saint tradition, creating a vital resource for those seeking to explore women's roles in the Restoration. She also announces the upcoming reprint of the book in 2025, providing greater access to this transformative work. Maxine's insight into the importance of formal, informal, and personal authority offers a roadmap for integrating women's history and theology more fully into the church today. Maxine shares her perspective on collective vs. personal revelation, and what to do when personal revelation differs from general revelation. She emphasizes maintaining personal convictions while building bridges in love and compassion.
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Positive Review!In this exclusive episode, Valerie is joined by Jody England Hansen and Maxine Hanks where they delve into the recent changes in the style of the temple garment for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They explore the psychological, theological, and historical implications of these updates, discussing the complexities around personal revelation, institutional control, and the evolution of the garment policy over time. The conversation includes an analysis of how religious garments have shifted from mystical symbols to objects of control, where many (especially women) feel micromanaged and mistrusted and the call for members to reclaim their personal spiritual journeys. This episode is intended to help people connected in some way to the LDS church make sense of their complex feelings about the recent temple garment style changes in the context of their faith expansion journey. More information on this topic can be found in Episode 222 of the Latter Day Struggles podcast. **More sensitive or more psychologically advanced themes are saved for paid Friday episodes to protect the content creators from being mischaracterized by less familiar consumers.**LEARN HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO FRIDAY EPISODES(Watch a 2-minute how-to video)THEN subscribe to Fridays here. TROUBLE WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION? Email: support@buzzsprout.comCONSULTING: 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 here! SUPPORT GROUPS: Tuesdays 12:30p November 2024. Register here.OFFICE HOURS FOR FRIDAY SUBSCRIBERS: Register hereCLASSES: Visit our library.SUPPORT: Make a one-time donation to her business Venmo account or Patreon....
Subscriber-only episodeIn this compelling episode of Latter Day Struggles, Valerie is joined by guests Jody England Hansen and Maxine Hanks for a crucial discussion on the recent new requirements around the temple garment and how recent changes to the meaning, purpose, and requirements of the temple garment lead earnest members to question the appropriate role of a church involving itself so intimately in the details of the lives of its members. Their discussion also centers around the historical evolution of temple garments from priestly vestments to everyday undergarments, questioning the theological shifts that have led to a complicated intersection between the symbolic and practical. They also explore fraught issues related to gender, control, and the personal impact on women's sense of agency and identity connected to the garment. The episode highlights personal stories and historical insights, underscoring the vital importance that *anything* symbolic in nature can only be holy if personal interpretation is invited and honored. This content is very sensitive and only for those most committed to the work of the Latter Day Struggles platform. The producers and guests of this episode desire that those listening know that their only desire is to invite health and healing to their LDS community through the contents of this discussion. Please subscribe to hear this and all Friday episodes. SUBSCRIBE 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 ...
As a Women's History Month bonus for our Dialogue listeners, find more beautiful and important insights from Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody England Hansen on 2 Nephi. The post Women's History Month Special Afterchat with Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody Hansen appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
As a Women's History Month bonus for our Dialogue listeners, find more beautiful and important insights from Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody England Hansen on 2 Nephi. The post Women's History Month Special Afterchat with Maxine Hanks, Jana Spangler and Jody Hansen appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
In this episode of Dialogue Gospel Study, Maxine Hanks takes on an academic journey through this week's Book of Mormon study. Maxine Hanks is a theologian and historian who lectures and writes on gender in… The post Hopeful Studying of the Book of Mormon: Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
In this episode of Dialogue Gospel Study, Maxine Hanks takes on an academic journey through this week's Book of Mormon study. Maxine Hanks is a theologian and historian who lectures and writes on gender in… The post Hopeful Studying of the Book of Mormon: Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Subscriber-only episodeIn this profound final episode of this series featuring Maxine Hanks' journey of faith, Valerie invites Maxine to candidly share her journey back into the LDS Church, shedding light on not only her own positive experiences of LDS reconciliation, but also her thoughts on others of the "September 6" (and beyond) who have not been treated so generously. Maxine and Valerie also delve into the critical roles of women and gender equality in church history, addressing the ongoing need for healing in the church community. Reflecting on personal callings and ministering, Maxine's insights into her experiences offer listeners a rich understanding of her own unique journey. Tune in for an episode that not only traverses complex theological ground but also touches the heart with stories of transformation and the ongoing desire to seek solutions within the LDS tradition.——————————————————————————————————————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/For those of you listening to this FRIDAY episode of the Latter Day Struggles podcast, we offer you a heartfelt THANK YOU for your generosity in supporting our work on your behalf.SUBSCRIBE 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 ...
In this beautiful episode 3 of this 4 part series, Valerie continues the deep dive into the beautiful life story of special guest, Maxine Hanks. From exploring her theological journey into early Christian gnosticism, to her experiences in Christian liturgy, to her studies at Harvard, to her work as a Chaplain, and finally her return to the LDS Church, Maxine's journey offers a unique perspective on faith and self-discovery. Her fascinating path interweaves elements of personal growth, mission, and calling with a desire to be instrumental in community reconciliation and part of an expanding body of Christ. This episode also introduces a further exploration of Maxine's reintroduction experience to the LDS faith (which is detailed in the final episode of this series). The final episode of this series delves into Maxine's reconciliation experience with the LDS church, her thoughts on others in her September 6 cohort whose experiences were not as generous, and her vision for a more loving body of Christ as a church who learns the power of true ministry. 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/
Subscriber-only episodeIn this insightful part II of this series, Valerie and guest scholar Maxine Hanks dive deep into the realm of feminism within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Today's episode focuses on the pioneering work of D. Michael Quinn, whose exploration into polygamy, LGBT history, and women holding the priesthood stirred church-wide controversy. As a priesthood holding BYU professor at the time, Quinn's brave, honest, and concise historical excavation seemed especially threatening to the presiding guardians of the LDS theological and historical majority narrative. This episode further explores the intertwined roles of historians, psychologists, feminists, and LGBTQ individuals and ally activists in the LDS space and highlights the vital importance of "shadow workers"...those willing to bring into the light tough topics that many are afraid to address, but which need to be addressed for this Christian community to truly embody a body of Christ. ——————————————————————————————————————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! SUBSCRIBE 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 ...
In this first of a compelling four-part series, Valerie welcomes Maxine Hanks, editor of the groundbreaking feminist book "Women and Authority" which led to the infamous "September 6" purge of 1993, where many LDS feminists and scholars were disciplined by the LDS church for their scholarship and advocacy work. In the next four episodes, Valerie welcomes Maxine Hanks to the Latter Day Struggles podcast where Maxine offers a detailed account of her own life story, beginning with her call to help her LDS church see its own feminist roots, her word editing "Women and Authority" and details not only her own intriguing experience as one of the "September 6" but also her sacred and circuitous 20-year journey of faith expansion following her excommunication that culminated in her decision to return to formal LDS affiliation. Today's episode specifically focuses on her sacred experiences feeling called to uncover the powerful feminist underpinnings that are unique to the early Mormon faith and how and why this project was a lightning bolt for her patriarchal Mormon community. 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/
In the next two episodes Valerie and Nathan thoroughly examine the recent General Conference address THINK CELESTIAL by Russell M. Nelson. Their conversation delves into the psychological, relational, and theological implications of Nelson's talk, highlighting potential harmful ideas and the importance of maintaining healthy perspectives within religious discourse. Key topics addressed in Monday's episode include: -A challenge of the premise of a hierarchical heaven -A conversation about religion being a place to find certainty -A conversation about fear tactics oriented around threats of changed bodies, isolation, and geographic reward and punishment as a means to motivate right behavior Key topics addressed in Friday's episode (available to subscribers) include: -A conversation about the concept of a God who gets offended at the suffering of their children -A reframe around the concept of addiction and how love (not judgment) is the means of healing -A conversation about extreme damage done in encouraging individuals to choose an institution over family and loved ones who want and deserve dialogue about challenging topics related to spirituality. Referenced in this series: -Think Celestial: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/51nelson?lang=eng -Tabernacles of Clay: https://a.co/d/brtXohK -Women and Authority edited by Maxine Hanks: https://a.co/d/dp960xU -About Cults: https://drsteveeichel.com/about-cults 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! Click here to subscribe to all Friday Latter Day Struggles Episodes Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to support the podcast and 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! Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to join a support group —————————————————————————————————————— COURSES: Now available! “A Couple's Guide to Faith Crisis and Expansion” parts I and II. See what else is offered on latterdaystruggles.com Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to purchase a course —————————————————————————————————————— 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! Click here to learn more!
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,
The Sept 6 Excommunications - Learn about them, know about them, pass on their stories. Lynne Kanavel Whitesides, Avraham Gileadi, Paul Toscano, Maxine Hanks, Lavina Fielding Anderson and D. Michael Quinn Trauma Bonded: A true story of navigating relationships built in Complex PTSD by Sarah Westbrook. https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Bonded-Navigating-Attachments-Complex-ebook/dp/B0C9K6XNHS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NQLVNLXT76FY&keywords=trauma+bonded&qid=1692559508&sprefix=trauma+bonded%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1 A people's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/B0030MR076/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C9SXBJPH41VH&keywords=a+peoples+history+of+the+united+states+howard+zinn&qid=1692559623&sprefix=a+peopl%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1 https://wasmormon.org/mormon-excommunications-the-september-six-and-more/ Unpacking Mormonism and other religious trauma. Episode 24 https://open.spotify.com/episode/34BhFvqKSApYliy5cl1h2m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_Six https://www.lds-mormon.com/sepsix-shtml/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKAOj7uqqo4 https://wheatandtares.org/2023/01/16/30-years-later-sept-six-hofmann/ http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/2032
“Spiritual Paths of the September Six Thirty Uears Later,” Feat. Elbert Peck, Sara M. Patterson, Magaret Toscano, Lynne Whitesides, Maxine Hanks, Barbara Jones Brown, Paul Toscana & Janice Allred. Recorded live July 29, 2023 The post The September Six, Thirty Years On: Sunstone Session “Spiritual Paths of the September Six” appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
This episode introduces the concept of “non-heirarchial revelation” as key to the spiritual health of any Christ centered organization. This episode dives into ideas about how revelation going in both directions: 1] creates a synergistic partnership between leadership and lay membership where both parties are increasingly growing in their abilities to not only communicate with God, but also where all parties learn to work together as spiritual equals 2] insulates the church from the misplaced idea that God limits revelation to those with certain positions of formal power 3] protects leaders from a burden of perfection in receiving revelation that no one cannot be expected to maintain 4] takes the pressure off of leaders [and their predecessors] from fruitlessly defending their own stances when their directions prove afterwards not to have been revelatory. In sum, the model of non-heirarchal revelation invites our entire spiritual community to become more mature, seeking, and collaborative as it spreads out the burden of responsibility amongst the entire body of the church! Book and chapter referenced heavily in this episode: Women and Authority edited by Maxine Hanks. Chapter title: “Non-Heirarchial Revelation” by Todd Compton. ____________________________________________________ Contact Valerie at info@valeriehamaker.com or jump onto latterdaystruggles.com to JOIN Valerie's MAY 2023 support and processing faith expansion group—3 OPENINGS LEFT!…Join now & meet some lifelong friends & spiritual allies! __________________________________________________ NEW!! Go to latterdaystruggles.com and purchase a brand new online course moderated by couples therapist Valerie Hamaker titled “An LDS Couple's Guide to Faith Crisis and Expansion.” ____________________________________________________ Are you impacted by Valerie's willingness to tackle some of the most historically and currently “taboo” topics in the LDS faith tradition and want to financially support her deep commitment to shifting her professional time in this direction? You can financially support Latter Day Struggles podcast by donating via Venmo @valerie-hamaker (last 4 digits 3447 if applicable) and THANK YOU for so many enquiring on how to support our work! ____________________________________________________
Some LDS scholars get in trouble with Church authorities: Michael Quinn, Maxine Hanks, Lester Bush, to name a few. Yet others like Dr. Richard & Claudia Bushman can write about controversial topics and not get into trouble. Why is that? I asked Richard & Claudia their answers to these questions. Scholars Get in Trouble GT: […]
Some LDS scholars get in trouble with Church authorities: Michael Quinn, Maxine Hanks, Lester Bush, to name a few. Yet others like Dr. Richard & Claudia Bushman can write about controversial topics and not get into trouble. Why is that? I asked Richard & Claudia their answers to these questions. Scholars Get in Trouble GT: […]
Maxine Hanks lectures and writes on history, women's studies and theology in Mormon studies and Christian liturgy. She did her bachelor's in Gender Studies at the University of Utah, and her masters work in History at Arizona State University, with additional graduate work in theology and religious studies at Harvard Divinity and other schools. She was aRead More » The post Dialogue Gospel Study #63 w/Maxine Hanks first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.
Maxine Hanks lectures and writes on history, women's studies and theology in Mormon studies and Christian liturgy. She did her bachelor's in Gender Studies at the University of Utah, and her masters work in History at Arizona… The post Dialogue Old Testament Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks on Miriam appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Amy discusses WomanSpirit Rising with guest Maxine Hanks.Listen to the full episode here.
Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy! I'm Amy McPhie Allebest. If you are a listener who loved our episode on The Gospel of Mary Magdalene or Mary, Mother of God, then you will love the texts we are discussing today: WomanSpirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion, and Weaving the Visions:New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality, both edited by Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow. These books contain essays that were written in the 70's 80's and early 90's, and they reflect a movement within feminism that was grappling with the patriarchal aspects of religion, and rather than rejecting religion altogether as so many feminists were doing at the time, these authors were working to retain the spiritual, the mystical, and the ritual parts of religion while still confronting and challenging patriarchy. As an introduction I'm going to read just a couple of sentences from the 1992 version of WomanSpirit Rising. It says that some feminists... “are convinced that religion is profoundly important. For them, the discovery that religions teach the inferiority of women is experienced as a betrayal of deeply felt spiritual and ritual experience. They believe the history of sexism in religions shows how deeply sexism has permeated the human psyche but does not invalidate human need for ritual, symbol and myth. While differing on many issues, the contributors to this volume agree that religion is deeply meaningful in human life and that the traditional religions of the West have betrayed women. They are convinced that religion must be reformed or reconstructed to support the full human dignity of women.” And no one better to discuss this issue with than the magnificent Maxine Hanks! Welcome back, Maxine. [Hi Amy -- thanks for inviting me to read this book with you, it holds a lot of meaning for me personally. This project has already been so enriched by your wisdom and experience! You're an expert on many Women's Studies texts, but my understanding is that in the tradition of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Letters on the Equality of the Sexes by Sarah Grimke, you are a person of faith and most at home in feminist theology. Is that right? Maxine: Yes, I'm a feminist theologian and historian, focused on women's studies and women's history in religious culture, mainly in LDS/Mormon culture and in Christianty. My spiritual path, personal faith journey and my scholarly path, scholarly work are very intertwined. My work on recovering feminism in Mormon history and culture overlapped with my own personal work to find feminist voice in Mormon culture, and my own path through feminist theology, clergy formation and ministry overlapped with my scholarly work on feminist theology in Christian tradtion and LDS tradition. So as I found my way in life and work as a feminist, I found my way as scholar in feminist work, the two were interdependant. I'm a deeply spiritual person, I rely on my relationship with god for decisions about both my life and professional path. I'm a minister, chaplain, and theologian, historian, and I see spirituality as one lens, one approach, one hermeneutic method among others, so my work brings spirituality and scholarship together. I think it requires multiple approaches, interdisciplinary work to adequately assess the situation of women in religion -- gender studies training, historical method, and theological/religious studies, so I trained, took degrees in all three to use in my work. Amy: If you're comfortable, I'd be grateful if you could talk about your own journey as a feminist theologian, including your book, Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism, and the ensuing events after the publication of that book. Maxine: Sure, the main thing to mention about my work, my book and WSR, is that they parallel each other, taking a very similar approach, and with similar results, but ten years apart. WSR came in...
Amy discusses Judith Butler's Gender Trouble with guest Maxine Hanks.Listen to the full episode here.
Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy! I'm Amy McPhie Allebest. Thus far on Breaking Down Patriarchy, we've talked a lot about how the system of patriarchy has impacted women, but we haven't talked much about what it means to be a woman. Simone de Beauvoir famously said “one is not born, but becomes, woman,” and we talked about the concept that sex is biological and gender is social, or put another way “sex is between the legs and gender is between the ears.” But today we're going to discuss a groundbreaking text that called those assertions into question and paved the way for queer theory. It's Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, written in 1990, and I'm so happy to have the brilliant and very experienced Maxine Hanks here to discuss it with us! Thanks so much for being here again, Maxine. Maxine: It's always fun to discuss books with you, I love your podcast. I've been looking forward to discussing Gender Trouble, it's a major feminist work that changed the landscape of feminist theory and gender studies. I was majoring in women's studies in the late 1980s and early 1990s when this book came out, so it loomed large in our program, and reading list, shaping feminist theory courses at the U.U. I found it really challenging yet invigorating then, and it has continued to be both since, along with Butler's subsequent works. Amy: This book was recommended to me by you, Maxine, and once you mentioned it I started seeing it referenced everywhere, including by my friend Matthew, who will be doing our episodes on LGBTQ history and queer theory, and told me I had to read Gender Trouble as a primer. :) So I'm very glad we added it to the reading list! Although I must say it's pretty dense and academic and jargon-y, so most listeners will probably appreciate the summary, rather than reading the whole thing. It's definitely a text you would read in a grad school course on gender theory - not something you would take on vacation. So we'll really appreciate your experience having taught this book! I'll start us off with a brief intro of the author, and then I'd love it if you could provide some context and framing before we start sharing passages of the book. I'll note that Judith Butler is legally nonbinary, and Butler goes by both she/hers and they pronouns. In sharing her bio right now I'm choosing to use “they” pronouns, and I'm going to be completely honest and a little vulnerable in sharing that because I was raised in the time and place I was, and because I don't have any nonbinary friends, it feels very new to me and thus outside my comfort zone to use “they” pronouns. So while Judith Butler would be ok with “she/her” pronouns, I am going to use “they/their” so that when I meet nonbinary people in the future I will have some practice. During the rest of the episode I might revert to she/her, but I want to be clear that if Judith Butler said “please use ‘they' then I would use ‘they' the whole time. Judith Pamela Butler was born in 1956, in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio (Cleveland, Ohio), to a family of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Hungary (Hungarian-Jewish) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Russia (Russian-Jewish) descent. Most of their maternal grandmother's family perished in the Holocaust. Butler's parents were practicing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Judaism (Reform Jews); their mother was raised https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism (Orthodox), eventually becoming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Judaism (Reform), while their father was raised https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Judaism (Reform). And here I have to just have to comment again - it keeps coming up - the contribution of Jewish people to the field of philosophy and women's studies!! And I want to point out that Reform Judaism is a major https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_religious_movements (Jewish denomination) that...
Amy discusses Kate Millett's Sexual Politics with guest Maxine Hanks. Listen to the full episode here.
Amy discusses Kate Millett's Sexual Politics with guest Maxine Hanks. Listen to the full episode here.
Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy! I'm Amy McPhie Allebest. I first encountered feminism when I was a Freshman in college. I was in an English class, and one of our main text books was on Critical Theory, which are different ways of approaching a work of literature. You can approach a work through a Historical lens, looking at what was going on the world to understand the story. You can look at the work through a Biographical lens, seeing the book as a reflection of the author's personal point of view. You can analyze the work through a Marxist lens, looking at the role economics and class play in the story. And you can approach the work with a Feminist lens, looking at women and gendered power dynamics. I don't recall doing any Feminist critique of any literature or History for the entire rest of my college education (which led me to be extremely frustrated later), but at least my introduction to the concept of Feminism was pretty positive - it was just one legitimate way of many legitimate ways of looking at literature and looking at the world, and because I hadn't gotten any messages about Feminism in my family growing up, and because I was learning about it as a perfectly valid criticism at a very conservative university, I added it to my tool box of thought without any drama. This bit of my personal history is relevant to our discussion today in a few different ways. I was shocked later in life when I discovered that Feminism was such a threatening, really bad word to some people. I often heard - and still hear - people refer to “radical feminism” and “militant” feminism” with fear and disgust, and lump all people who acknowledge the inequitable power balance between the sexes into that category of villainous “radical feminists”. But I hadn't ever read any real radical feminism until this project, so when I saw that Sexual Politics was one of the defining texts of radical feminism, I wanted to read it so I would understand what people were talking about. I probably wouldn't have been learning Feminist Literary Theory in college without the Sexual Politics. My reading partner today is Maxine Hanks, who is a renowned feminist theologian, historian, and writer in the Mormon world and beyond, and she is a seasoned expert on Feminisms and feminist approaches, as a student, a teacher, and a writer. So Maxine, I am so incredibly honored that you're with us to share your wisdom about 60's and 70's feminism and Kate Millett's work. Thank you so much for being here! Maxine: Hi Amy ! it's great to be with you today to talk about feminism and the ways it breaks down patriarchy. Amy: Maxine and I met just a few months ago - I had known who you were for many years, Maxine, and I have been so grateful for your friendship and interest in my work. I'm a huge fan and think of you like a Joan of Arc for Mormon women. Could you start by telling us a little about yourself? Maxine: I'm a feminist historian and theologian, and author/editor. I studied Humanities, English, and Communication at BYU then transferred to the UU in the mid-80s because it was the only place in Utah that had a women's studies program and I was dying to study feminist history, theory, critique and language, to find tools that could unpack why I felt imprisoned within male perspective and discourse, unable to voice my own reality as a woman in Utah. That program saved my sanity, taught me how and why women's bodies, lives and perspectives were colonized within male perspective, language and social structures and how to break out of that. I loved learning different feminist approaches, schools of thought, and how each emerged as a response to that very problem -- finding female voice to express female experience and perspective. Gender studies gave me the answers and tools I desperately needed to find my own voice. So I did a bachelors degree in Gender Studies at the UU,...
Alma 39-42 — August 2: Maxine Hanks Maxine Hanks lectures and writes on history, women's studies and theology in Mormon studies and Christian liturgy. She did her bachelor's in Gender Studies at the University of Utah,… The post Dialogue Book of Mormon Gospel Study with Maxine Hanks on Alma 39–42 appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Alma 39-42 — August 2: Maxine Hanks Maxine Hanks lectures and writes on history, women’s studies and theology in Mormon studies and Christian liturgy. She did her bachelor’s in Gender Studies at the University of Utah, and her masters work in History at Arizona State University, with additional graduate work in theology and religious studies at Continue Reading »
Maxine Hanks and I have a conversation about Christmastide. Christmastide runs from 25 December until early January. More particularly we discuss the delicious idea of incorporating Mary as more than just incidental to our celebrations. According to Maxine Christmas is Mary's holy time. Mary symbolizes so much more than the vessel through which the Christ child emerged into the world. Mary is prophetic, priestly and queenly. But getting to that reading of Mary requires a deeper way of engaging scripture so we begin with a conversation about hermeneutics and suggestions for deepening our reading of the Christmas story. And with another year to prepare perhaps this will help enrich our forthcoming Christmas celebrations.
Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these “huffy” women? Join Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, Christopher C. Smith, and Maxine Hanks as they discuss the “Bad Girls” of early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here. Additional resources and information about topics discussed in this episode: “‘Seizing Sacred …
Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these “huffy” women? Join Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, Christopher C. Smith, and Maxine Hanks as they discuss the “Bad Girls” of early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here. Additional resources and information about topics discussed in this episode: “‘Seizing Sacred …
Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these “huffy” women? Join Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, Christopher C. Smith, and Maxine Hanks as they discuss the “Bad Girls” of early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here. Additional resources and information about topics discussed in this episode: “‘Seizing Sacred …
Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these “huffy” women? Join Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, Christopher C. Smith, and Maxine Hanks as they discuss the “Bad Girls” of early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here. Additional resources and information about topics discussed in this episode: “‘Seizing Sacred …
When Maxine Hanks returned to the LDS Church after being excommunicated with the September 6 in 1993, she returned to the LDS Church having taken a spiritual formation pathway in the Gnostic tradition. One of her great passions upon her return to Mormonism has been to surface the LDS Church's own spiritual formation pathway. In this discussion, we consider the Liturgical Calendar, so important to the sacramental traditions. We consider what the 'church year' from Advent to Pentecost, can offer us in helping us live more intuitively into the story of Jesus Christ and thus more kindly attend to our personal spiritual journeys.
Common beliefs are what hold many groups together. So it’s no surprise that differing viewpoints within a group often cause fear or threaten the status quo. Episode 4 focuses on Maxine Hanks, a Mormon feminist who was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1993. Years later, she returned to the church that rejected her. Andrea talks with Maxine about what she’s learned about facing our differences, correcting injustices and healing wounds.
Common beliefs are what hold many groups together. So it’s no surprise that differing viewpoints within a group often cause fear or threaten the status quo. Episode 4 focuses on Maxine Hanks , a Mormon feminist who was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1993. Years later, she returned to the church that rejected her. Andrea talks with Maxine about what she’s learned about facing our differences, correcting injustices and healing wounds.
For many of us, the discovery and confirmation in early November 2015 of a new Church policy regarding LGBT couples and their children have led to tremendous despair--pain refreshed again just two weeks ago, on January 10, 2016, as President Russell M. Nelson while speaking to a church-wide audience of Young Single Adults assured all listening that the policy had come about through revelatory processes that convinced him and every member of the Twelve that this is what God has directed to be done. Prior to his address, as well as in the weeks since, many rumors have swirled about how the policy came to be, few of them matching well President Nelson’s description of the processes. In this episode of the Mormon Matters podcast, panelists Maxine Hanks and Tom Christofferson, along with podcast host Dan Wotherspoon, approach the events of these past two-and-a-half months in a different way than what has become typical in most areas of the LDS Bloggernacle. Rather than worry about the "behind the scenes" reports of all the events and persons who were the driving forces behind the new policy and wondering what all that meant for the current state of leadership within the Church’s leading councils, they have chosen to simply start with the Church’s own narratives--its statements related to the policy (the Handbook wording, Elder Todd Christofferson’s interview, the First Presidency clarification letter, and President Nelson’s talk)--as the best clues we have to the leaders’ wrestlings over LGBT issues, and to use these as lenses for starting conversations that face squarely exactly where the Church--leaders as well as all of us in the Mormon community--is right now on these matters. The panel has chosen to approach it from a stance of: "Here is the reality. Let’s look at all of this, at ourselves, at those around us, and figure out for ourselves our responsibility. What is it that God and our life experiences and own revelation is calling us to do? Might we come to see the announcements about this firm stance as a starting point for the real work of discipleship and Zion building?"
Robin on the republication of Monster as an e-book after decades of unavailability. Guests: Joanne N. Smith, founder/head of Girls for Gender Equity; Maxine Hanks, Mormon historian who shook up the LDS church; Sarah Marquis, who trekked alone through Asia for 10,000 miles.
Part 2 of a 2-part series wherein Fiona Givens, Maxine Hanks, Margaret Young, and Neylan McBain discuss alternative Feminist approaches to the Ordain Women movement.
Part 1 of a 2-part series wherein Fiona Givens, Maxine Hanks, Margaret Young, and Neylan McBain discuss alternative Feminist approaches to the Ordain Women movement.
As we in the LDS Bloggernacle continue to process and strive for healing and renewed hope during this time of unease and pain caused by the recent excommunication of Kate Kelly and pending disciplinary decisions for John Dehlin and several other public Mormon voices, it is important to hear helpful framings from experienced and wise friends. Moderated by Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon, this episode features a conversation between Natasha Helfer Parker, Ronda Callister, Chelsea Shields Strayer, and Maxine Hanks. Our thanks to the Faith Again study group in Salt Lake City for the impetus to bring this panel together.
As we in the LDS Bloggernacle continue to process and strive for healing and renewed hope during this time of unease and pain caused by the recent excommunication of Kate Kelly and pending disciplinary decisions for John Dehlin and several other public Mormon voices, it is important to hear helpful framings from experienced and wise friends. Moderated by Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon, this episode features a conversation between Natasha Helfer Parker, Ronda Callister, Chelsea Shields Strayer, and Maxine Hanks. Our thanks to the Faith Again study group in Salt Lake City for the impetus to bring this panel together.
The LDS Church recently announced changes in the ages that young men and women can now serve missions. Will this announcement usher in a new age in missionary work? A new age for Mormonism itself? In this Mormon Matters episode, host Dan Wotherspoon and panelists Adam Jacobsen, Hannah Wheelwright, and Maxine Hanks speculate on just that. What are the far-reaching implications for missions and mission culture, for women’s leadership both there and post mission, for LDS dating and marriages, and, most importantly, for the way women view themselves as valued for their own spiritual gifts and strength and abilities far beyond motherhood? In Part 1, the panel looks primarily at the nature of the announcement itself--the lack of downplaying it as a "revelation" and instead as more pragmatic and practical: leaders aren’t exactly sure how it will unfold, how they will handle the sudden influx of new missionaries (especially sisters), etc. On the other hand, in the messaging that followed the announcement, leaders did not hesitate to emphasize that this change can be read as a "hastening" of the Lord’s work, that the changes are not for the missionaries but rather the work of bringing souls to Christ itself. This first part also discusses some of the likely reasoning that led to some of the decisions made, especially an effort to prevent some of the loss of young people during that one-year (for men) and three-year (for women) gap before mission eligibility. The panel also seeks to find a middle position between skepticism that the church desires stronger indoctrination and deeper commitment to it and its goals versus the desire to offer more of its young people the wonderful "rite of passage" that missions provide, including intense opportunities to really learn to really rely on God and serve others--so often so different from any one the young person might ever encounter--and grow in spiritual strength. In Part 2, the focus is on the what the change in women’s service age from twenty-one to nineteen might mean and bring. How will this affect how women growing up in the church will see themselves and gifts in relation to men, in terms of greater independence in spiritual matters, etc? Will this be heard as a message of (more) equal valuing and partnering in the work of growing the kingdom? What might the cumulative effect of more women serving be on more returned missionaries marrying other returned missionaries (and the ways of relating within marriages themselves), on dating practices, on the kinds of partners they seek? Will there ever be a stigma attached to sisters choosing "not" to serve a mission similar to what one finds for young men who don’t serve? The panelists also get a bit more speculative in trying to predict how this change in service ages (and very likely gender balance of missions) will affect greater sharing of leadership roles and duties in local wards, possibly leading to more explicit gaining of priesthood or, as panelist Maxine Hanks suggests, understanding (more fully "excavating") the parallel paths (and even convergences) of men’s and women’s priesthood orders already embedded in LDS doctrine and practice.
The LDS Church recently announced changes in the ages that young men and women can now serve missions. Will this announcement usher in a new age in missionary work? A new age for Mormonism itself? In this Mormon Matters episode, host Dan Wotherspoon and panelists Adam Jacobsen, Hannah Wheelwright, and Maxine Hanks speculate on just that. What are the far-reaching implications for missions and mission culture, for women’s leadership both there and post mission, for LDS dating and marriages, and, most importantly, for the way women view themselves as valued for their own spiritual gifts and strength and abilities far beyond motherhood? In Part 1, the panel looks primarily at the nature of the announcement itself--the lack of downplaying it as a "revelation" and instead as more pragmatic and practical: leaders aren’t exactly sure how it will unfold, how they will handle the sudden influx of new missionaries (especially sisters), etc. On the other hand, in the messaging that followed the announcement, leaders did not hesitate to emphasize that this change can be read as a "hastening" of the Lord’s work, that the changes are not for the missionaries but rather the work of bringing souls to Christ itself. This first part also discusses some of the likely reasoning that led to some of the decisions made, especially an effort to prevent some of the loss of young people during that one-year (for men) and three-year (for women) gap before mission eligibility. The panel also seeks to find a middle position between skepticism that the church desires stronger indoctrination and deeper commitment to it and its goals versus the desire to offer more of its young people the wonderful "rite of passage" that missions provide, including intense opportunities to really learn to really rely on God and serve others--so often so different from any one the young person might ever encounter--and grow in spiritual strength. In Part 2, the focus is on the what the change in women’s service age from twenty-one to nineteen might mean and bring. How will this affect how women growing up in the church will see themselves and gifts in relation to men, in terms of greater independence in spiritual matters, etc? Will this be heard as a message of (more) equal valuing and partnering in the work of growing the kingdom? What might the cumulative effect of more women serving be on more returned missionaries marrying other returned missionaries (and the ways of relating within marriages themselves), on dating practices, on the kinds of partners they seek? Will there ever be a stigma attached to sisters choosing "not" to serve a mission similar to what one finds for young men who don’t serve? The panelists also get a bit more speculative in trying to predict how this change in service ages (and very likely gender balance of missions) will affect greater sharing of leadership roles and duties in local wards, possibly leading to more explicit gaining of priesthood or, as panelist Maxine Hanks suggests, understanding (more fully "excavating") the parallel paths (and even convergences) of men’s and women’s priesthood orders already embedded in LDS doctrine and practice.
Right click here to download the mp3.Jenne will be watching the comments to respond to the ideas brought up in her interview. Resources and ReferencesWhat Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson, BOOK and FILMThe Science of Mind by Ernest HolmesFighting for Your Marriage by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, Susan Blumberg Empowering Couples Building on Your Strengths by David Olson and Amy Olson First Comes Love by Douglas Brinley and Mark OgletreeWomen of the Church by Gordon Hinckley How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream? by Gordon Hinckley Words of the Prophet: Seek Learning by Gordon Hinckley (Special Counsel for Girls heading)Mormon Podcast CommunityMormon Democrats on FacebookSolace for MothersMutual ApprobationFair How to Worship Our Mother In Heaven (Without Getting Excommunicated) by Kevin BarneyJenne's blog post on the above articleYoga of Christ by Philip McLemoreWomen and Authority edited by Maxine HanksMother Wheel Yo Gabba GabbaSpecial thanks to Carolyn Erigero for taking care of "cute but determined" during the recording of this interview.
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