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A Short Stay in Hell is about a religious man who dies and discovers that the afterlife he believed in during his life on Earth is not exactly what he expected. He gets cast into a version of hell based on Borges's Library of Babel where he (and others in his same situation) are tasked with finding the story of their life in order to go onto a version of heaven. It is a task none of them understand at first, but they (and us as the readers) get a little taste of what 'infinite' actually means. Existential, haunting, beautiful, thought-provoking - this novella packs quite a punch. Spoilers begin in minute 33.
Lindsay and Barbara dig into Steven L. Peck's mind-melting tale of a Morman man in a library hell containing every book that could ever be written. Featuring: Sister tattoos, Zoroastrian traditions, and hell's greatest meat bone flutist – Lindsay.
On this week's episode we're chatting about the best short books to start your year. Read this week: Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner, The Employees by Olga Ravn, Come Closer by Sara Gran, Bewilderment by Richard Powers, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Saph's short books: Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann, Helpmeet by Nabeen Ruthnum, and A Short Stay In Hell by Steven L. Peck. Joseph's short books: Happening by Annie Ernaux, Assembly by Natasha Brown, Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, Ice by Anna Kavan, Open Throat by Henry Hoke, and The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.This week's listener recommendation request comes from Patricia who is looking for historical fiction similar to The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Joseph recommends Secrecy by Rupert Thomson and Sapphire recommends Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Still Life by Sarah Winman, and The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Also mentioned in this episode:Isabel Waidner and Diarmuid Hester (LRB Podcast)Consumed Future Spewed Up As Present by Lea Guldditte Hestelund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dive into the vibrant world of Mormon fiction in the latest episode of “Dialogue Book Report.” Hosted by Andrew Hall, this engaging episode features three distinguished authors from the new collection “The Path and the… The post Theric Jepson, Danny Nelson and Steven L. Peck: The Path and the Gate appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Dive into the vibrant world of Mormon fiction in the latest episode of “Dialogue Book Report.” Hosted by Andrew Hall, this engaging episode features three distinguished authors from the new collection “The Path and the… The post Theric Jepson, Danny Nelson and Steven L. Peck: The Path and the Gate appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
This panel, comprised of five Latter-day Saint scholars in the Life Sciences (Emily Bates, R. Paul Evans, Steven L. Peck, Michael R. Stark, and Trent D. Stephens), provides personal perspectives on the development of their ideas and their affinities for their professional work. Following these perspectives, they answer a pot pourri of audience questions.
Continuing my discussion of what science does when it clashes with religion, and how religion reacts to the challenge. In this part I discuss the ideas of Mormon biologist Steven L. Peck from his excellent book “Evolving Faith – Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist.” (2015)
Steven L. Peck is an ecology professor at Brigham Young University and a fellow of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and has published over 50 scientific articles in evolutionary ecology, philosophy of… The post Dialogue Old Testament Gospel Study with Steven Peck on Isaiah appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Steven L. Peck is an ecology professor at Brigham Young University and a fellow of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and has published over 50 scientific articles in evolutionary ecology, philosophy of… The post Dialogue Gospel Study #74 w/Steven Peck appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Steven Peck joins Dialogue's Andrew Hall and Jennifer Quist to discuss his latest novel, Heike's Void. Jennifer says, “Heike's Void is a radical experiment with whether or not the atonement of Christ is truly infinite and eternal,… The post Dialogue Book Report #18: Steven L. Peck's Heike's Void appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Steven Peck joins Dialogue's Andrew Hall and Jennifer Quist to discuss his latest novel, Heike's Void. Jennifer says, “Heike's Void is a radical experiment with whether or not the atonement of Christ is truly infinite and eternal,… The post Dialogue Book Report #18: Steven L. Peck's Heike's Void appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
Steven Peck joins Dialogue's Andrew Hall and Jennifer Quist to discuss his latest novel, Heike's Void. Jennifer says, “Heike's Void is a radical experiment with whether or not the atonement of Christ is truly infinite and eternal, without limits, or whether it is something else. And if it is something else, then how can any of us hope forRead More » The post Dialogue Book Report #18: Steven L. Peck's Heike's Void first appeared on The Dialogue Journal.
A conversation with Steven L. Peck about his novel "The Tragedy of King Leere, Goatherd of the La Sals" (By Common Consent Press, 2019). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and hosted by. Subscribe to the Writing Westward Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, and other podcast distribution apps and platforms. Follow the BYU Redd Center and the Writing Westward Podcast on Facebook or Twitter or get more information @ https://www.writingwestward.org. Theme music by Micah Dahl Anderson @ www.micahdahlanderson.com
He was lookin’ for a podcast to steal. He was in a bind, ‘cause he was way behind, but we wouldn’t accept him as a sponsor for this episode, so neener neener. Here’s some references! Gospel topics article https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/satan Wiki! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan Recency bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases LDS General Conference Corpus https://www.lds-general-conference.org/ Huckabee Is Not Alone in Ignorance on Mormonism, by Laurie Goodstein https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/us/politics/14mormon.html Twitter thread from Eric https://twitter.com/thmazing/status/1217670280069279744 Michael Ballam 4 lyfe! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballam BD: devil https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/devil The Screwtape Letters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters There must needs be opposition in all things https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.p11#p11 Perelandra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perelandra The Tragedy of King Leere, Goatherd of the la Sals, by Steven L. Peck https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-King-Leere-Goatherd-Sals/dp/1948218011 1 Corinthians 10:13 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/1-cor/10.p13?lang=eng#p13
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode Terryl Givens sits down with Steven L. Peck, an award-winning author and scientist; one of the most bright and interesting Latter-day Saints you'll ever meet. For Peck, as for Givens, Mormons need not fear scientific research because it can be a wonderful avenue for getting more acquainted with God. About the Guest Steven L. Peck is an evolutionary biologist, poet, and novelist. He is a professor of biology at Brigham Young University. Peck grew up in Moab, Utah and lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah. The post MIConversations #2—Steven Peck and Terryl Givens, “The God Who Marvels” appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.
Steven L. Peck is a scientist, BYU professor, and acclaimed author. In recent years he has emerged as a powerful advocate for science and evolution, publishing two books about the topic in as many years. His latest offering, Science the Key to Theology, is an impassioned plea to members of the LDS Church to teach the compatibility rather than a supposed conflict between science and religion. He reaches out to individuals who can't accept the argument for evolution to at least acknowledge that the LDS Church does not have a stated position on the topic. In teaching capacities, members have a duty to respect that position. He hopes that by removing conflicting narratives, the tension between what our youth are taught in school and what they sometimes are taught in church settings will disappear. Too many youth feel they need to make a choice between believing science and believing in religion. As a youth, Steven became less active after learning that his seminary teacher didn’t believe in dinosaurs. If there had been room in his teenage theology for prayers and pterodactyls, he wonders, perhaps it would have made a difference for him. Luckily Steve moved on to BYU where he found faithful professors who modeled a healthy fidelity to both scientific and religious truths. He bemoans that some members of the church insist on misusing scripture as a scientific document rather than teaching of its miraculous ability to show us how to build a relationship with God. Science speaks to the “how” of creation, but religion speaks to the “why.” Listen in as Laura Harris Hales of the LDS Perspectives Podcast and Steven Peck share a blunt discussion about the harmful effect teaching a tension between science and religion can have on testimonies. Both science and religion can work together in Steven’s model of theology to build faith. Download Transcript
Steven L. Peck is a scientist, BYU professor, and acclaimed author. In recent years he has emerged as a powerful advocate for science and evolution, publishing two books about the topic in as many years. His latest offering, Science the Key to Theology, is an impassioned plea to members of the LDS Church to teach the compatibility rather than a supposed conflict between science and religion. He reaches out to individuals who can't accept the argument for evolution to at least acknowledge that the LDS Church does not have a stated position on the topic. In teaching capacities, members have a duty to respect that position. He hopes that by removing conflicting narratives, the tension between what our youth are taught in school and what they sometimes are taught in church settings will disappear. Too many youth feel they need to make a choice between believing science and believing in religion. As a youth, Steven became less active after learning that his seminary teacher didn’t believe in dinosaurs. If there had been room in his teenage theology for prayers and pterodactyls, he wonders, perhaps it would have made a difference for him. Luckily Steve moved on to BYU where he found faithful professors who modeled a healthy fidelity to both scientific and religious truths. He bemoans that some members of the church insist on misusing scripture as a scientific document rather than teaching of its miraculous ability to show us how to build a relationship with God. Science speaks to the “how” of creation, but religion speaks to the “why.” Listen in as Laura Harris Hales of the LDS Perspectives Podcast and Steven Peck share a blunt discussion about the harmful effect teaching a tension between science and religion can have on testimonies. Both science and religion can work together in Steven’s model of theology to build faith. Extra Resources: Episode 50 Transcript Science the Key to Theology The BYU Evolution Packet "Science and Religion: Friends or Foes?" "Science and Our Search for Truth"
On October 27, the third book in the Maxwell Institute's Living Faith series was released—Steven L. Peck's Evolving Faith: Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist. We celebrated by hosting a panel discussion at Writ & Vision in Provo, Utah. Three panelists shared their thoughts about[...] The post #34—An ‘Evolving Faith’ panel discussion [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.
A Short Stay in Hell with Steven L. Peck