Faith is hard and sometimes it fails us or we fail it, I’m not sure which. Stories of undergoing and recovering from faith transitions are a perennial favorite in the bloggernacle (or jabbernacle for podcasts). In this series I interview the RF permabloggers and let them tell their story. They share what set them off […]

I was lucky enough to hear Darius speak this past winter at BYU. In his presentation he went over the new Gospel Topics “Race and the Priesthood”.  It was very interesting to hear his point of view and also the process of how this article was produced from a person that was involved and featured […]

In part 2 Brian Kissell interviews Kirk Caudle about the recent news that he has resigned his membership from the church. Kirk received his MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Spiritual Traditions and Ethics) from Marylhurst University, a small Roman Catholic liberal arts school founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He […]

In the Mormon Blogosphere there has been some recent news that Kirk Caudle has officially resigned from the Lds church. If you are unfamiliar with who he is, this episode is for you. About 7 months ago Kirk and I recorded an interview in order to promote his podcast as well as to tell a […]

A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way up to modern times. Devery is candid in talking about changes in the temple rituals and […]

A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way up to modern times. Devery is candid in talking about changes in the temple rituals and […]

A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way up to modern times. Devery is candid in talking about changes in the temple rituals and […]

A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way up to modern times. Devery is candid in talking about changes in the temple rituals and […]

“How the hell do we do this?!” is a question I am often faced with (in my head of course) when I come to conflicting advice around parenting. A lot of wisdom is thrown around and it is hard to tell what really works and what very well may damage our children, which is the […]

Rick Anderson is Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. Rick Anderson is the author of the article in the Interpreter entitled Mormonism and Intellectual Freedom. Themes Rick Anderson addresses in the episode: Discussing some of the critiques that some have regarding the doctrines, […]