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 out of curiosity at the door of Christian anarchism …
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 self-reflexive. Theology is all about breathing …
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 …
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 …
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 turns, some quite surprising! …
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 …
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 always welcoming of …
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 spiritual and ecclesiastical abuse in …
Community of Christ is a worldwide church, and though small in numbers maintain a consistent effort to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.” Their vision is a ‘table’ with everyone …
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 …
