Earth Day: Creator and Creation
Guest Post by: Jay Griffith As I was running with my dog Echo along a trail on the east bench the other morning I saw the sun ignite a patch of the Oquirrh mountains to …
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Limping in Faith
If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably experienced religious doubt at some point in your life. Perhaps you’re currently in full-blown faith-crisis mode. Perhaps you’re just teetering, pushed to the edge of your spiritual convictions …
Wisdom in Doubt
How much anxiety, discomfort and uncertainty can you tolerate? I think this is an important question with regard to faith and faith crises. So many of us seek for certainty, truth and a life free …
033-036: Andrea Radke-Moss on Mormon Women’s History and Gender Equality
This is an installment of A Thoughtful Faith that has been a long time in the making. I made contact with Andrea Radke-Moss shortly after we launched the podcast, and we recorded the first part …
029: Cognitive Dissonance and Faith Transition
The theory of Cognitive Dissonance is a well-established concept in the field of psychology that explains why we all experience discomfort and anxiety when we are exposed to new ideas and beliefs or engage in …
018: Nathaniel Givens on Epistemic Humility
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to interview one of my new favorite LDS bloggers Nathaniel Givens. A friend of mine introduced me to Nathaniel’s series on the concept of Epistemic Humility that he wrote …
008: The Wisdom and Faith of Thomas Alexander
In this interview with our own Sarah Collett, Dr. Thomas G. Alexander covers the broad spectrum of his many historical writings and research. From Post Manifesto Polygamy, to Mormons in American Politics, to the Word …
007: Margaret Young – Race and Gender Dynamics in Modern Mormonism
We are grateful for Kylan Rice sharing this excellent interview with LDS author, filmmaker, and playwright Margaret Young. In this interview Margaret shares her story of how she became enthralled with Mormon Race Dynamics, and …
005: John Sorenson on Book of Mormon Historicity
We are proud to present this brilliant interview by Sarah Collett of Dr. John Sorenson. Dr. Sorenson is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University, and a renowned expert of Book of Mormon archeology …
003-004: Phil Barlow and A Thoughtful Faith
We are pleased to share John Dehlin’s recent interview with Phil Barlow, whose book “A Thoughtful Faith” has played a pivotal role in many Mormon’s faith journey’s, including John’s, and is also the inspiration for …