Episode 67: Slavery and Sacred Texts (Jordan Watkins)
America's history with slavery is complicated and controversial, especially when considered in a religious context. On this episode, Professor Jordan Watkins takes us into antebellum America, showing ...
1 Nov 202255min
Episode 66: D&C 84 and the Priesthood Power of Women (Barbara Morgan Gardner)
Some Latter-day Saints believe that the oath and covenant of the priesthood only applies to men. But in this episode, Professor Barbara Morgan Gardner uses Doctrine and Covenants 84 and the words of p...
15 Okt 202252min
Episode 65: Revisiting Murder among the Mormons (J.B. Haws)
Netflix's 2021 docuseries Murder among the Mormons reached #2 on the most-viewed list in the week it came out. But how much did the documentary actually get right? In this episode, Professor J. B. Haw...
1 Okt 202251min
Episode 64: Theodore Roosevelt's Defense of the Saints (Carter Charles)
In 1903, Latter-day Saint Apostle Reed Smoot was elected by Utah to become a United States senator. However, many in the country and Senate did not want to seat Elder Smoot due to his leadership posi...
15 Sep 202246min
Episode 63: The Experience of Israelite Refugees (George Pierce)
Although its stories took place thousands of years ago, the Old Testament provides potent lessons to help confront contemporary challenges, including the world's growing refugee crisis. In this episod...
1 Sep 202252min
Episode 62: The Incommensurability of Translation (Michael Hubbard MacKay)
How did Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon? Joseph's brief answer was "by the gift and power of God," sometimes adding that it was done by means of "Urim and Thummim." Some have asked why Jose...
15 Aug 202251min
Episode 61: Refugee Treatment under the Mosaic Law (Krystal Pierce)
The Law of Moses gives divine direction for how God's covenant people should care for displaced refugees, foreigners, and strangers, who are referred to in the Bible as 'gēr.' In this episode, Dr. Kry...
1 Aug 202242min
Episode 60: Considering the Cross (John Hilton III)
How do Latter-day Saints perceive images of Christ's suffering on the cross? How does artwork influence their understanding of the Savior's Atonement? What does it mean that Christ shed His blood for ...
15 Jul 202242min
