295: The Beginning and End of Church College of New Zealand: Witehira & Puriri
Church College of New Zealand, which was opened in 1958, had a short life by education standards. For 52 years it served the mostly Māori Mormon LDS community. But, in a swirl of confusion, it was...
View Article295: A Woman’s Story of Spiritual Formation: Community of Christ Apostle...
Janné Grover’s Ordination at the 2016 Community of Christ World Conference Community of Christ is a worldwide church, and though small in numbers maintain a consistent effort to “proclaim Jesus...
View Article297: Women’s Abuse, Oppression and Trauma under the LDS Patriarchy:...
Lesley Butterfield is a registered nurse and survivor advocate who works with victims of abuse. She’s passionate about increasing literacy about abuse and trauma in particular for women survivors of...
View Article298: How to Read the Bible Properly (and Other Heresies): Dr Taylor Petrey
Dr Taylor Petrey and I talk about the Bible, its wonders, its frustrations and its possibilities. And we discuss openly and honestly the widely felt frustration that Sunday School classes are not...
View Article299: The Reconstructing Death Series
What is death when you are on the other side of Mormon orthodoxy when the belief system you have inherited might not serve you well any longer? When our former stories of death and dying tire, what...
View Article300: For New Beginnings: Gina Colvin
Gina Colvin, host of A Thoughtful Faith Podcast offers a reflection on her personal spiritual and religious journey and how a vibrant spiritual life is invariably filled with interesting twists and...
View Article301: Ministering to those who Question: David Ostler
David Ostler is a former LDS Bishop, a Stake President and a Mission President. David has been kept awake at night by questions of what good pastoral care or ministry to the those who question might...
View Article302: FLDS, Section 132 & The Handmaid’s Tale: Brenda Nicholson
Brenda Nicholson joins me to discuss the social life of women in the FLDS church where she grew up under Rulon and Warren Jeffs. She’s since left the sect and fiercely argues that there is no way,...
View Article303: Theological Training is Foundational: Dr Matt Frizzell
Dr Matt Frizzell (former Dean of the Graceland University Seminary) and I get deep and animated about Restoration theology. Theological conversations by their very nature are porous, expansive and...
View Article304: A Faithful Response to the Sins of Church and State – Christian...
Alexandre Christoyannopolous is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Loughborough University. He’s of French and Greek parentage and without a religious upbringing arrived...
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