Conversations about the religious and spiritual life on the other side of fundamentalism
 
Author: <span>Gina Colvin</span>

118-119: Mormonism through the eyes of Swedish women

Marion Fust Saeternes, Kristina Olergard Tenney and Wiktoria Heinz join me at A Thoughtful Faith to discuss the  differences between Swedish culture and Mormon culture and the invariable tension that creates.  Recorded during a week …

117: Jana Riess: The Roots of a Vibrant Faith Life

Jana Riess needs little introduction.  She has been a prolific author, memoirist, scholar and writer on American religion and Mormonism.  A convert to the LDS church as a young adult Jana gave up her aspirations to …

116: Terryl Givens at the Rockwell Museum: An American Journey Across the Landscape of Mormon Theology

On 7 March 2015, Terryl Givens gave a wonderful lecture and was interviewed at the Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York. The occasion was a Mormon History Association satellite event in which Givens was asked …

113-115: John Dehlin: From the Beginning

John Dehlin will be no stranger to most of our listeners. Ten years ago he posted the first of hundreds  of podcast interviews with Mormons who have over the last decade shared their own stories, narratives …

112: Missionary Mental Health: Dr Marlene Payne

Marlene Payne M.D is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has spent significant periods of her professional career treating missionaries who present on their missions with a variety of mental disorders from bipolar, to OCD, …

111: Alison Udall and the Mormon Spectrum

Alison Udall and her project partners Steve Holbrook and Jason Howard have been busily putting together a website or a compendium of resources for Mormons wherever they  are in their faith journey.  From Orthodox Mormons to post-Mormons the …

110: Mormonism, Liberation Theology and Womanism: A conversation with Fatimah Salleh and Janan Graham

One of the most bewildering dilemmas in LDS theology is the lack of attention to social justice.  Yet born out the black experience in the US has been a compelling theology of liberation where Christianity is …

109: Got A Sermon 23 August 2015

A regular series where we feature our listeners’ church talks from all around the world.   Speaker #1:  Corbin Volluz Corbin Volluz lives in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains in western Washington state. …

108: Daniel Lancaster: The Story and Psychology of a Mormon Missionary in Jamaica

In this episode author Daniel Lancaster and I discuss  his  book “Iron Gates:  The Story and Psychology of a Mormon Missionary in Jamaica.”   Daniel Lancaster did what thousands of young Mormons will do every year – serve …

107: Joseph Peterson – Talking Church Public Relations

LDS Church Public Relations have played a central role over the last few years in shaping Mormon public discourse and responding to institutional crises.  They have come under some criticism because of how their obvious …