Mormon Land

The way forward for Latter-day Saints who aren’t all-in or all-out | Episode 271


Listen Later

There are plenty of people counted as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who don’t necessarily make their memberships count.
They’re not all-in, but they’re not all-out either.
They may have issues with church’s theology, history, policies, practices, people or any number of other reasons. Some eventually leave, but many stay, clinging to the fringes of the faith.
It’s to this diverse and disparate audience that this week’s guest, author Christian Kimball, addresses his new book, “Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide,” currently Amazon’s bestselling Mormonism book.
A former bishop, Kimball, who describes himself as a “25-year veteran backbencher in a blue shirt and no tie,” doesn’t prod these “edge dwellers” to stick it out — in fact, he says exiting the church may be the best move for some — but he also doesn’t urge these “middle-way” members to bolt.
Rather, he offers practical and practicable advice for how adult Latter-day Saints can navigate the nexus of affection and disaffection, doubt and certainty, belief and disbelief, activity and inactivity, and be at home on the “inside of the edge” of Mormonism.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Mormon LandBy The Salt Lake Tribune

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

6 ratings


More shows like Mormon Land

View all
Mormon Stories Podcast by Dr. John Dehlin

Mormon Stories Podcast

5,564 Listeners

Better Than Happy by Jody Moore

Better Than Happy

5,679 Listeners

BYU Speeches by BYU Speeches

BYU Speeches

1,465 Listeners

Leading Saints Podcast by Leading Saints

Leading Saints Podcast

1,231 Listeners

Faith Matters by Faith Matters Foundation

Faith Matters

1,745 Listeners

All In by LDS Living

All In

6,449 Listeners

Don't Miss This Study by Emily Freeman & David Butler

Don't Miss This Study

3,656 Listeners

Y Religion by BYU Religious Education

Y Religion

1,826 Listeners

At Last She Said It by Cynthia Winward, Susan Hinckley

At Last She Said It

1,040 Listeners

Church News by Church News

Church News

937 Listeners

followHIM by Hank Smith & John Bytheway

followHIM

10,782 Listeners

The Scriptures Are Real by Kerry Muhlestein

The Scriptures Are Real

520 Listeners

Come Back Podcast by Ashly Stone

Come Back Podcast

1,564 Listeners

Latter Day Struggles by Valerie Hamaker

Latter Day Struggles

857 Listeners

Church History Matters by Scripture Central

Church History Matters

2,103 Listeners