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Psych student and post-Mormon Nathan Smith returns with Steven Pynakker on Mormon Book Reviews, this time to discuss his favorite character in the Book of Mormon: Alma the Younger. Nathan sees the Book of Mormon's presentation of Alma as not only sophisticated and thought-provoking, but as psychologically insightful. Together Nathan and Steve psychoanalyze Alma to better understand this character and how the Book of Mormon understands Jesus Christ. This presentation was based on an essay by Nathan, which can be found on Medium: "The Inner Life of Alma the Younger: A Psychoanalytic Reading of the Book of Mormon"
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Psych student and post-Mormon Nathan Smith returns with Steven Pynakker on Mormon Book Reviews, this time to discuss his favorite character in the Book of Mormon: Alma the Younger. Nathan sees the Book of Mormon's presentation of Alma as not only sophisticated and thought-provoking, but as psychologically insightful. Together Nathan and Steve psychoanalyze Alma to better understand this character and how the Book of Mormon understands Jesus Christ. This presentation was based on an essay by Nathan, which can be found on Medium: "The Inner Life of Alma the Younger: A Psychoanalytic Reading of the Book of Mormon"
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