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  • Circles of Light

    From the 2010 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City

    Presentation: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Community

    Presenters:

    Moderator: Kaimipono Wenger, JD, assistant professor, Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego.

    Kristine Haglund, editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

    Bridget Jack Jeffries, MA candidate, history of Christianity in America, Trinity Divinity School.

    John Dehlin, PhD, clinical/counseling psychology, Utah State University, funder of Mormon Stories podcast, StayLDS.com

     

    Abstract: The work of political economist Albert Hirschman suggests a nuanced approach to public dissatisfaction with an organization. Dissatisfied members of an organization, business, or nation have a variety of choices available, including both exit (simply leaving) and voice (discussing their dissatisfaction). As Hirschman notes, greater loyalty to the organization can correspond to greater use of voice. Contradicting traditional Mormon views, dissent may actually indicate greater loyalty to the organization than does silent acquiescence. Panelists will discuss loyalty, voice, exit, and dissent from a variety of angles, ultimately suggesting that the LDS understanding of public disagreement may be underdeveloped, and sketching ways in which legitimate dissent could take on a broader role in the LDS community.

    Sunstone 2010, 274: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Community
    https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18875/sunstone-2010-274-exit-voice-and-loyalty-in-the-mormon-community.mp3

    Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:35:18

    1 hr 36 min
  • Circles of Light

    From the 2000 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City

    Presentation: The Academic Study Of Religion: Prospects And Perils

    Presenters: Dan Wotherspoon, Brian Birch, Elaine Englehardt, Eugene England, Mary Ellen Robertson, Scott Kenney

    Abstract: The recent announcement that early steps have been taken toward establishing a Mormon Studies program at Utah Valley State College has generated much excitement among many who have long felt a need for such a program at one of Utah’s state schools, but it has also raised concerns on two fronts. Some have begun to worry that such a program could easily become a forum for Mormon apologetics, even proselyting, while others voice concerns about it as “yet another forum for Mormon bashing.” This panel, consisting of UVSC faculty, as well as others with experience studying religion– including their own–from an academic perspective, will address these and other issues as they consider both the “prospects” and the “perils” of such an adventure.

    Sunstone 2000, 134: The Academic Study Of Religion: Prospects And Perils
    https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18849/sunstone-2000-134-the-academic-study-of-religion-prospects-and-perils.mp3

    Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:26:37

    1 hr 27 min
  • Circles of Light

    From the 1983 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City

    Presentation: The Life of Oliver Cowdery

    Presenter: R.D. Dennis 

     

    Presenter: John Sillito 

    Abstract: Two papers discuss the life of Oliver Cowdery.

    Sunstone 1983, 017: THE LIFE OF OLIVER COWDERY
    https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18841/sunstone-1983-017-the-life-of-oliver-cowdery.mp3

    Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 54:05

    55 min
  • Circles of Light

     

    This is an excerpt from the original Sunstone 2015 presentation, Four View of Joseph Smith: Historians Debate the Prophet Puzzle.

    https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18523/christopher-c-smiths-four-views-of-joseph-smith-historians-debate-the-prophet-puzzle.mp3

    Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 17:11

    18 min
  • Episode 15: Building Community after Mormonism
    John Larsen and John Dehlin spent years publicly deconstructing the LDS Church. But now they’re wondering, what can they build “from the ashes?” What is their role in the post-Mormon community beyond the “addiction to anger” and toward doing the difficult work of community building? Listen to this episode here.
    1 hr 59 min
  • E15: Building Community after Mormonism
    John Larsen and John Dehlin spent years publicly deconstructing the LDS Church. But now they’re wondering, what can they build “from the ashes?” What is their role in the post-Mormon community beyond the “addiction to anger” and toward doing the difficult work of community building?
    1 hr 59 min
  • Episode 14: The Unknown McKay: An Interview with Harvard Heath
    In his new book “Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. Mckay, 1951-1970,” Harvard Heath presents an intimate portrait of one of the LDS Church’s most charismatic presidents. John Larsen interviews Heath about the lesser-known aspects of McKay’s life in this episode of the Sunstone Podcast.   Listen to this episode here.
    1 hr 8 min
  • E14: The Unknown McKay: An Interview with Harvard Heath
    In his new book “Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. Mckay, 1951-1970,” Harvard Heath presents an intimate portrait of one of the LDS Church’s most charismatic presidents. John Larsen interviews Heath about the lesser-known aspects of McKay’s life in this episode of the Sunstone Podcast.
    1 hr 8 min

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