Episode 8: 2019 Year-to-Date “Catch Up” Episode
Featuring guest scholars Cristina Rosetti and Paul Reeve, this episode covers all the big news regarding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that we haven’t been able to discuss yet, including the first African-American General Authority, temple ceremony and wedding policy changes, highlights from April 2019 General Conference, the BYU Honor Code controversy, Word of Wisdom clarifications, and more.
Episode 7: LGBTQ Policy Reversal (Part 2: Understanding the April 2019 Announcement)
Featuring guest scholars Cristina Rosetti and Paul Reeve, along with a conversation with Bill Turnbull, Tom Christofferson, and Patrick Mason from the FaithMatters.org podcast. This episode covers the announcement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2019, which 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 part 2 (of 2 part) episode we explore the details and implications of the April 2019 announcement.
Episode 6: LGBTQ Policy Reversal (Part 1: Understanding the Nov. 2015 Policy)
Featuring guest scholars Cristina Rosetti and Paul Reeve, this episode covers the announcement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2019, which 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 part 1 (of 2 part) episode we explore the context of the original policy that went into effect in November 2015.
Episode 5: General Conference Review (Part 2 of 2), March 2019
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. no more “Mormon,” “LDS,” etc.)
Episode 4: General Conference Review (Part 1 of 2), November 2018
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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 included in General Conference weekend, replacing the Saturday Priesthood Session.
Episode 3: (October 2018) Name Announcement: No More “Mormon” or “LDS”?!!
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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.
Episode 2: (August 2018) New Hymn Book, LoveLoud/Believer/LGBT, and Hunger Strike for Youth Interviews
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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.
Episode 1: (June 2018) Apostles, Scouts, Quorums, Ministering, New Policies for Interviews, and Changing LGBT Attitudes
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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 toward LGBT and same-sex marriage issues, and
- the selection of two new Apostles
Episode 0: Introduction
In this episode, Patrick and Morgan outline the objectives and format of their new podcast.