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Series Title:  Transcending Church Rules on the Path Towards Genuine Christlike Discipleship w/Russ Hinckley Part II of IV

People are leaving religion in higher numbers than ever before, especially following the Covid pandemic. Although there are many factors involved in this phenomenon, Russ and Valerie explore the possibility that people are not feeling that church invites or encourages deep inner transformation--and this is what they want.  
This episode is a beautiful discussion validating the goodness of humans wanting places of worship that invite them to truly embody the actual message and teachings of Jesus Christ. The last two episodes of this series walk through several possible focuses that would likely bring droves of people back to church to find growth, peace, and transformation.

Beyond Belief - Russ Hinckley

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Series Title:  Transcending Church Rules on the Path Towards Genuine Christlike Discipleship w/Russ Hinckley Part I of IV

Welcome to a beautiful series featuring guest author Russ Hinckley (who doesn't mind being referred to as Mr. Susan Hinckley of the "At Last She Said It" podcast) where Val and Russ explore his book "Beyond Belief" a radical reinterpretation of what Jesus likely would have those who gathered in his name focus on.  
In this episode Russ and Val riff a bit about early Christian history and why creeds (official belief statements) were made and why Jesus likely could not care less about what are in those creeds. The rest of the series tackles what Jesus would probably have us focus on as individuals, families, and congregations.

Beyond Belief - Russ Hinckley

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In this timely conversation Valerie tackles Elder Anderson's recent general conference talk on abortion. In one hour she goes from the macro issue of abortion itself and offers some thought-provoking concepts about NOT focusing on abortion and instead focusing on how abortion is the prevailing solution to unwanted pregnancy only because we live in a patriarchal society. 

She also proposes that LDS women have valid reason to feel unique and acute transgenerational pain connected to marriage, s*exual misconduct, power, and self sacrifice. 

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In this episode Valerie is invited to be a guest on "Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt," a podcast where she shares many experiences leading to her choice to commit her career to the psychological and spiritual healing of those connected to her own Latter-day Saint faith tradition.

Val shares some personal experiences, some of her reasons for beginning and staying in this nerve wracking space, about the ups and downs of the work she does. Mostly she shares her conviction that what she is doing feels deeply "right" to her core... that when one knows they are in their integrity, other concerns fall away.

Join Valerie and host Meagan Skidmore for a fresh, heartfelt look at faith journey—through the eyes of someone who’s walking the path right alongside you.

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Series Title: A Look into the Minds of Creators of The Mother Tree & Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part II of II] 

In this continuation of our conversation about modern Mormon feminist scholarship, Taylor and Kathryn riff about various schools of thought regarding the heavenly roll of a feminine divine in historical and contemporary Mormon scholarship and complicate these ideas with their own, connected to a potential heaven where humanity and our eternal creators may be an embodiment of masculine and feminine energies that defy our mortal conceptualization and definition.  Settle in for some beautiful ideas by some beautiful, creative, and courageous current scholarship here in our tradition. 

The Mother Tree: Discovering the Love and Wisdom of Our Divine Mother - Kathryn  Knight Sonntag

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor G. Petrey

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Series Title: A Look into the Minds of Creators of The Mother Tree & Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part I of II] 

Why is my job the very best?  Because I get to sit down with two of the kindest, more brilliant and beautiful souls out there--Kathryn Sonntag and Taylor Petrey-- to facilitate a conversation about all things modern Mormon feminism, scripture, symbology, and the feminine divine.  

The Mother Tree: Discovering the Love and Wisdom of Our Divine Mother - Kathryn  Knight Sonntag

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor G. Petrey

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Series Title: A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part IV of IV]

Here's one final mindblowing conversation that will definitely leave you thinking "I never thought of the garden narrative THAT way!  In this episode Taylor and Val peruse the various and sundry ways that the Garden Narrative has been used to justify all manner of unhelpful theology and social and political agendas throughout the ages and Taylor offers novel thoughts on ways in which we can see even in this narrative an opening for a heaven that welcomes of all of God's children able to form bonds of love through equality and kinship rather than through hierarchy and gender.  

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor Petrey

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Series Title: A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part III of IV] 

One definition of "queering" that Taylor uses in his book is to complicate or expand--and this episode does just that in the realm of the feminine divine.  Buckle up as Taylor and Val walk through his fascinating ideas regarding what Latter Day Saints call Heavenly Mother.  This episode addresses historical and current scholarship around this highly charged topic and offers new ideas on how we might see this part of our theology in a whole new and provocative way. 

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor Petrey

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Series Title: A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part II of IV] 

Get ready to have your mind blown just a little more as Taylor walks Val through more expansive ideas around a heaven that privileges "kinship" over all other types of covenant bonds and uses the deep and loving relationship within the Godhead as a model, opening doors of eternal connection that transcend current Mormon theology.  

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor Petrey

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Series Title:  A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part I of IV] 

In this episode Val and guest scholar and author Taylor Petrey set this series up by walking through the focus of Taylor's phenomenal new book, Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos.  They set the stage to blow your mind in the many ways that an open-minded and close reading of scripture makes all kinds of space for a heaven packed with not just heterosexual love and connection.  Welcome to the world of "kinship"!

Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos - Taylor Petrey

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