This episode covers the announcement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2019, which essentially reversed its prior policy of labeling those in same-sex marriages as apostates and banning their children from Church ordinances such as baptism and baby blessings.  In this episode we explore the details and implications of the

This episode covers the announcement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2019, which essentially reversed its prior policy of labeling those in same-sex marriages as apostates and banning their children from Church ordinances such as baptism and baby blessings.  In this episode we explore the context of the original policy

Featuring guest scholars Barbara Jones Brown and Ben Spackman, this part two of a special two-part review of the October 2018 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explores two newsworthy topics: President Oaks’ talk on current issues pertaining to marriage / sexuality, etc. President Nelson’s talk about the naming guidelines for Church (i.e.

Featuring guest scholars Barbara Jones Brown and Ben Spackman, this part one of a special two-part review of the October 2018 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explores two newsworthy topics: Reducing the Sunday meeting schedule to 2 hours, with emphasis on “home-centered, Church-supported” learning. The first General Women’s Session

In this special, in-depth episode of Mormonism Magnified, we focus exclusively on the August 2018 announcement regarding the Church’s name guidelines (no more “Mormon” or “LDS”?!) that led to widespread global new coverage.  Featuring guest scholars Shelby Lamar and Steve Evans, the podcast walks through the history, reasons, reactions and implications of the announcement. Hosted

This episode features guest scholars Melissa Inouye and Caroline Kline, joining us in an engaging discussion about: the new book of Hymns and Children’s Songbook, the attention to LGBT issues raised by the LoveLoud festival and Believer documentary, and the continuing protest against youth interviews including Sam Young’s hunger strike. Hosted by Patrick Mason and

This episode we bring on guest scholars Taunalyn Rutherford and Armand Mauss to discuss important news from the first half of 2018: the Church separating itself from the Boy Scouts, changes to home and visiting teaching and the priesthood quorums, the release of Church policy changes for interviews and abuse, Pew survey highlighting Mormon attitudes

Welcome to Mormonism Magnified, the podcast that keeps you informed on top Mormon news stories, with insights from leading Mormon scholars from the Claremont Graduate University Mormon Studies Program.  Hosted by Patrick Mason and Morgan McKeown. (Note: We changed our name from “Mormonism Magnified” to “Latter-day Landscape” in 2019) In this short introductory episode, Patrick