Monthly Archives: August 2007

Open Line Saturday (September 1st) on Mormon Matters

August 31, 2007
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OK…we’re trying something new. We’re going to invite you, our listeners, to call in and join us for Mormon Matters tomorrow. The time: 8:30pm – 10:00pm Utah time The process: Email me with your name, phone number and/or skype ID, and the topic you want to discuss — and we will call you as the show progresses. We can handle the approximate time via email. Thanks, and we hope some of you will call in!!!

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Episode 14: Our Discussion on Inoculating the Saints Pt. 2

August 31, 2007
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In part 2 of this episode David King Landrith, Blake Ostler, John Hamer and I discuss the recent Sunstone panel entitled, “Inoculating the Saints”. A big thanks, as always, to Clayton Pixton for providing the wonderfully inspirational bumper music for this podcast.

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Episode 13: Our Discussion on Inoculating the Saints Pt. 1

August 29, 2007
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In this episode David King Landrith, Blake Ostler, John Hamer and I discuss the recent Sunstone panel entitled, “Inoculating the Saints”. A big thanks, as always, to Clayton Pixton for providing the wonderfully inspirational bumper music for this podcast.

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Episode 12: Inoculating the Saints (with Kevin Barney, Blake Ostler and Mike Ash)

August 26, 2007
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With this episode we begin a 3-part series dealing with the idea of “Inoculating the Saints.” This first episode hails from the 2007 Salt Lake Sunstone symposium. The abstract reads: Would fewer members leave the Church if they were taught about the stickier issues of LDS history and theology in faithful, institutional settings rather than stumbling upon them on the Internet or from other sources? Perhaps fewer members would feel “betrayed” by the Church when they encounter troubling information after being in the Church for years without being taught about discrepancies. But were the Church to more proactively engage...

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Episode 11: Our Favorite Books on Mormonism

August 20, 2007
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In today’s episode, J. Nelson-Seawright, David King Landrith and I discuss our favorite books on mormonism (listed below). J. Nelson-Seawright’s Recommendations D. Michael Quinn: The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, and The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power Douglas J. Davies: The Mormon Culture of Salvation: Force, Grace, and Glory Leonard J. Arrington and Davis Bitton: Saints Without Halos: The Human Side of Mormon History Levi S. Peterson: Juanita Brooks: Mormon Woman Historian Leonard Arrington:

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Episode 10: Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 2

August 13, 2007
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Part 2 of this discussion.

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Episode 9: Big Love and Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 1

August 7, 2007
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Today’s episode is on HBO’s “Big Love” and Mormon Fundamentalist polygamy. Panelists include: John Hamer, Ann Porter, Tom Grover and host John Dehlin. Extra Readings Referenced in Podcast: “What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Co-Wife: Why American Muslims don’t care to legalize polygamy” from Slate online magazine “Big Love Has Big Plans” from the Deseret Morning News “Polygamists Unite! They used to live quiety but now they’re making noise” from Newsweek “The Polygamy Files: The Tribune’s blog on the plural life” from the SLC Tribune MormonStories Podcast, Interview with Anne Wilde in 5 parts

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