Jonathan Neville returns to Mormon Book Reviews to preview a response he is going to give to some critics of his work. He then debuts a new painting (a rough sketch as he calls it) he did of the Stone In the Hat Demonstration that he believes will be a helpful visual aid to support his hypothosis of Joseph Smith being a conventional translator. Jonathan also discusses a very rare John Sorenson manuscript he has in his possession . We then talk about the great Book of Mormon online resources the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides and KC Kern's revolutionary online BOM study guide. Speaking of KC, I want to thank him for helping salvage this interview with the added b-roll. I had major issues with zoom and it all ended working out in the end! #lds #bookofmormon #JosephSmithPainting

In this joint production between Mormon Book Reviews and the newly-launched Mind Makes This World, Steven Pynakker and Nathan Smith speak with Latter-day Saints and transhumanists Lincoln Cannon and Carl Youngblood of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. In part 1 of this discussion, we discuss how one can be a Christian and still believe in the optimistic visions espoused by transhumanists of a world of divinely compassionate creators, discussing the causes for concern as well as hope in our world of accelerating technological development. #MormonTranshumanism #transhumanism #mindmakesthisworld

Did you know that John Dehlin considers himself a follower of the teachings of Christ? And that he has a hope that the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus is true? Did you know that he would like to one day write a book? On a very special groundbreaking episode of Mormon Book Reviews filmed in the Mormon Stories studio, John sits down with Steven Pynakker and discusses his faith journey. From being raised in Katy Texas "Where Football is King & Jesus is Lord" to having an epiphany to start the Mormon Stories Podcast. Topics covered include the legacy of Sandra Tanner and the dinner organized by Allison Biggers & Jenn Kamp for her, growing up as faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bible Belt, the ideal conditions for him to write a book, how he wishes he would be a nicer more Christ-like person, and what the life of Christ and his teachings mean to him. Our mutual friend Dr. Randy Bell sat in on the interview and as soon as it was over he declared it the "best interview of John Dehlin ever!" Let me know in the comments what you think. Also stay till the very end for a shout-out to Lachlan MacKay and John Hamer of the Community of Christ. It was super awesome that my channel was the first on camera interview about the discovery of the lost Joseph Smith photo! #JohnDehlin #MormonStories #JosephSmithPhoto

On the latest episode of Mormon Book Reviews, Gene Judson comes on to talk about his recent experiences of visting the Mormon History Association and Sunstone for the very first time! We discuss his interactions with Richard & Claudia Bushman, Newell Bringhurst, what it was like to be a cameraman for MBR, and being Joe Geisner's "eyes and ears" at the MHA. We then talk about him volunteering at Sunstone, how awesome Lindsay Hansen Park is and the nice note she wrote for him, and saving the day by getting the baseball caps to the Kickball Tournament! Gene then shares his personal faith journey and he also makes some awesome book recommendations. This is what Gene thought of the interview afterwards, "Thanks to Steve for letting me share my rookie experiences at Mormon History Assoc. Conf. and at Sunstone! Also for being able to pay tribute to Lindsay Hansen Park and all her contributions to the Restoration!" #Sunstone #LindsayHansenPark #MHA

On the latest "Tuesday Tangents" on Mormon Book Reviews, Chris Jensen returns to discuss another unusual Mormon Doctrine, Child Baptism and the age of accountability. Chris is the author of the book "Obscure Mormon Doctrine: Uncommon Beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". This is part of an ongoing series where we discuss interesting and unusual theological beliefs taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On the latest episode of Mormon Book Reviews Evangelical Steven Pynakker welcomes onto the program podcaster David Sanders. He is the host of the Mormon Renegade Podcast. Topics covered in the interview are his conversion to Mormonism, how his wife was a major influence in him becoming a practicing polygamist for 6 years while a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and why he decided to startup his new podcast. This was a very intersting conversation and I know that you'll enjoy it!

Steven Pynakker is joined by John Hamer and Lachlan MacKay to discuss the newly discovered photo that may very well be of Joseph Smith! On this very special episode of Mormon Book Reviews the history and provenance of the photo is discussed. Lachlan was involved early on when the photo was first uncovered. He describes how they were able to keep the discovery from being leaked and the very techniques used to identify the photo. I want to thank John Hamer for helping facilitate this wonderful and groundbreaking conversation. Photo Copyright 2022 Dan Larsen #JosephSmithPhoto #CommunityofChrist #LDS #josephsmithphotograph

For the first time on a podcast, scholar of Mormonism Cristina Rosetti discusses her Pentecostal background here on Mormon Book Reviews! Cristina shares her experience of converting to the Foursquare Church as a teenager. For a while she wanted to become the next Aimee Semple McPherson, the female founder of the denomination. Cristina recounts the fascinating history of McPherson and the church. She also describes witnessing speaking in tongues, healings, and an exorcism! We then discuss her "Born Again" conversion to the Catholic Faith. We then talk about how she got interested in Mormon Fundamentalism via her study of 19th Century communitarian religious groups. This led her to specialize in the Study of the History and Lived Experience of Mormon Fundamentalism. What makes Cristina's approach so unique is rather than focus on Polygamy, she became enamored with the doctrines of Fundamentalism. Especially Adam/God. Next week she and Moroni Lopez Jessop will be giving a special presentation at Sunstone, it is previewed here. I want to thank Cristina for coming on sharing with the audience some of her favorite books and telling her story.

On a very special episode of Mormon Book Reviews, Robert of Book of Mormon Editions YouTube channel returns to the program, this time as a co-host along with Steven Pynakker! We are excited to have Richard Saunders on, author of the book "The 1920 Edition of the Book of Mormon: A Centennial Adventure in Latter-day Saint Book History". The first half of the program we discuss our favorite editions of the Book of Mormon. Robert then helps facilitate the conversation when we discuss the interesting printing history of the 1920 edition of the BOM. Stay tuned when Steven Pynakker finds out that he has a connection to this edition that he didn't even know about!

On the latest "Tuesday Tangents" of Mormon Book Reviews, Chris Jensen author of the book "Obscure Mormon Doctrine: Uncommon Beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" returns to discuss what is the main purpose of LDS Temples. Saving ordinances for the dead is a very unique practice of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On this special episode Chris discusses the logistics of baptizing well over 100 Billion deceased human souls. Why is there a rapid increase in the building of temples? Could this mean the Return of Christ is imminent? I want to thank Chris for joining the "rotation" of interesting guests and topics we cover on Tuesdays.