09.13.2016 - By John and Margi Dehlin
Join Kristy and active Mormon researcher/author Jana Riess as they discuss in more detail her NPR interview on the shift many are making as the result of their faith crises/awakenings from orthodox to cultural Mormon. Jana is analyzing data on how different generations of Mormons are self-identifying and what the future may hold for how people talk about their culture or heritage, that it's much more complex than active/inactive or ex-Mormon, staying or leaving, there really are an infinite variety of ways people who grew up and/or at some point were very orthodox can self-identify now (#culturalmormon, #postmormon, #retiredmormon, #cafeteriamormon #heritagemormon, #progressivemormon, #wokemormon, #mormoninaformerlife, #catholicmormon, #none, #exmormon). We talk about letting go of the very real and understandable fear of bringing one's authentic self to our communities in moments of vulnerability and letting the chips fall where they may--how doing so can inform our next steps. Links mentioned in this article: NPR Piece on Cultural Mormons Jana Riess' Blog post on being "in-between" Mette Harrison's interview on Mormon Transitions, wherein she talks about deciding to be her authentic self for her survival