It comes as no surprise that the Roman Catholic Church is suffering a crisis of credibility over its handling of cases of church-related and clergy perpetrated sexual abuse. Dr. Rocio Figueroa was involved in uncovering cases of serial sexual abuse…
Few institutions are more equipped to peek in on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with more understanding, sympathy and even critique than the Community of Christ. They too have been dealing with the same history with which…
Tom Mikota has designed special effects on such blockbuster movies as Avatar, King Kong, Tintin etc. But it wasn’t until he was shoulder tapped to work on the First Vision Theater on Temple Square that questions erupted in him. After…
Tim Kosnoff is a US attorney who has spent the last two decades representing victims of sexual abuse. His introduction to the LDS Church and their lawyers was when he represented Jeremiah Scott who was sexually abused by a serial…
While Mormons claim Joseph Smith as the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is still very much Brigham Young’s church. Brigham’s leadership was formative in shaping the LDS movements as it is today. The husband…
Duane Jennings is the author of the two-volume series “Stumbling Blocks and Stepping-Stones.” In this conversation, we consider (notwithstanding current LDS policy) an LDS queer theology through the Wesleyan Quadrilateral of scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.
In 1990 the Pace Memorandum reported the findings of General Authority Glenn Pace in which alleged victims described ritual abuse. This was followed by a Utah State Legislature investigation in which hundreds of alleged victims were interviewed. These testimonies were…
Benjamin Knoll and Cammie-Jo Bollin discuss their new book, ‘She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in Modern America.’ Their study uses novel survey data that reveals a surprising relationship between political orientation and an acceptance of women’s ordination. This, of course, raises…
Sara Hughes-Zabawa rejoins me to discuss Fowler’s Stages of Faith: The Synthetic-Conventional Stage. Stage Three is usually entered into during adolescence. It’s that stage in which we imagine that our views represent an accurate and faithful totality of truth. This…
