A Thoughtful Faith - Mormon / LDS

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223: Motherhood on the Big Tent Side of Mormonism: Rebecca Sachiko Burton Dec 29, 2017

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In a frank discussion, Rebecca Sachiko Burton talks about being the mother of seven children and how she manages parenting with wisdom and openness on the 'Big Tent' side of Mormonism.

004: The Cheeky Mormon Movie Review: Star Wars VIII Dec 24, 2017

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Derrick Clements and Gina Colvin give a quick nod to Thor: Ragnarok and then provide a thoroughly Mormon review of Star Wars VIII.

222: Further Gendering the Temple Baptistry: Joanna Smith & Paula Baker Dec 18, 2017

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Mormon Temple policy doesn't change a great deal from year to year, so the 14 December 2017 announcement that extends the rights of Baptistry officiation to 16-17 year old boys was a surprise.

While this might bring gasps of pleasure for the boys, there are, naturally, questions and concerns with respect to the impact this has on Young Women who have been given administrative duties.
Joanna Smith and Paula Baker join me to discuss the implications for Mormon girls and women.

221: Mormon Women at Divinity School: Fatimah Salleh & Katie Langston Dec 10, 2017

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It seems most unMormon for anyone to receive a call to ministry. Mormons are supposed to wait for someone in the church to extend that call and as things stand no call for women in the LDS Church involves ordination. But what happens when Mormon women hear the call?
In this discussion The Rev. Dr Fatimah Salleh, and candidate for ordination, Katie Langston, talk about where their calls to ministry have taken them.

220: When Mormons need a Psychiatrist: Neuroplasticity, Scrupulosity, and Children Hoarding: Dr. Bill Bunn Dec 04, 2017

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Dr.Bill Bunn is a BYU psychiatrist who specializes in adolescent and young adult psychiatric disorders. He joins me to discuss mental illness, the brain and neuroplasticity. We also consider how scrupulosity and anxiety disorders present among young Mormons and missionaries.

219: Growing up Tongan in Salt Lake City: Moana Uluave Hafoka Nov 28, 2017

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With the promise of education, social mobility and gathering to Zion, many Tongan and Samoan Mormons have made Utah their home. But what are the challenges for Polynesians growing up in Salt Lake where wealth, church leadership, education, and opportunity continue to be a racial privilege? What are the psychic and cultural costs for those children who live between two worlds without really being grounded in either?

218: Growing as an Intrafaith Couple: Gina Colvin & Nathan McCluskey Nov 26, 2017

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In May 2015 Gina Colvin & Nathan McCluskey recorded a frank conversation about how faith crisis was affecting their marriage. Two and a half years later they find that their differences are now even more marked. Yet, in spite of their now occupying different moral worlds, their differentiation has given rise to new and more profound ways of being in relationship with each other.

217: How Patriarchy Hurts Men and Boys: Wendy Christian Nov 20, 2017

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Manhattan-based Psychotherapist Wendy Christian discusses patriarchy in the LDS Church and how this imbalance hurts everyone including men and boys.

216: From Mormon Missionary to Catholic Priest: Rima Tamaiparea-Puki Oct 30, 2017

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Tom Christofferson's spiritual journey as a gay man took him from Mormonism, out, and back again. Rima Tamaiparea-Puke's spiritual journey as a gay man took him from Catholicism to Mormonism and back to Catholicism. Both stories attest to stories of deep faith and religious devotion. Both stories speak to the need in all of us to be reconciled in one way or another to the faith of our families.

215: When a Former Mormon Becomes Your Prime Minister: Reflections on Jacinda Ardern and the LDS Church in New Zealand Oct 23, 2017

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Ganeshji Cherian, Sarah Howard, Quintin Howard and Nathan McCluskey discuss the cultural mismatch of American Mormon culture with New Zealand culture in the wake of Jacinda Ardern's becoming the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

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