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On June 11, 2011, members of the Mormon Stories community held their 2nd regional conference in Salt Lake City. In this keynote address entitled"Mormon Identity in the 21st Century: Claiming and Belonging", professor and author Joanna Brooks explores a more expansive vision for Mormon identity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

On June 11, 2011, members of the Mormon Stories community held their 2nd regional conference in Salt Lake City. In this welcoming address, Anne McMullin Peffer explains the purposes of the Mormon Stories conferences and reads a preliminary draft of a"shared values statement" that attempts to specify the values uncorrelated Mormons hold in common. Then, in a keynote address entitled"No More US and THEM", author, poet and playwright Carol Lynn Pearson discusses her vision for a more inclusive Mormonism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dustin Jones, a black active latter-day saint, about the unique challenges of growing up Mormon as one who has African ancestry. Dustin practices law in Arizona, is married to an interracial woman (Chinese Mexican) and has 4 children. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dustin Jones, a black active latter-day saint, about the unique challenges of growing up Mormon as one who has African ancestry. Dustin practices law in Arizona, is married to an interracial woman (Chinese Mexican) and has 4 children. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dustin Jones, a black active latter-day saint, about the unique challenges of growing up Mormon as one who has African ancestry. Dustin practices law in Arizona, is married to an interracial woman (Chinese Mexican) and has 4 children. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

On March 26, 2011 we held our first Mormon Stories regional retreat/conference in New York City. In this presentation Greg Prince discusses 21st century lessons from the lives of David O. McKay, Leonard Arrington and Paul H. Dunn. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

On March 26, 2011 we held our first Mormon Stories regional retreat/conference in New York City. This presentation exploring the future for uncorrelated or non-traditional Mormons was given by John Dehlin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

On March 26, 2011 we held our first Mormon Stories regional retreat/conference in New York City. This presentation on religion and mental health was given by psychologist Dr. David Christian. The title of this presentation was,"Utility vs. Validity: A Practical Approach to Faith-Related Psychological Problems." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

On March 26, 2011 we held our first Mormon Stories regional retreat/conference in New York City. The purpose of the event was to explore the possibility of creating regional communities of support for"uncorrelated Mormons." This episode was the introduction to the event. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Based on the success of our recent Mormon Stories Conference in New York City, we have decided to organize several local, Facebook-based communities of support for what we like to call uncorrelated (or intellectual/feminist/gay/politically liberal/inactive/post/ex) Mormons. We have already created 32 groups, and hope to establish a support group for every major city/region in the world. The idea behind each group will be to: 1) foster local, face-to-face communities of support for non-traditional Mormons, and 2) help to encourage healthy/constructive living amongst those for whom the traditional LDS Church experience is not adequate. Note: this is NOT meant to replace the LDS church experience. Instead, it is meant to augment the church experience (for those who still attend), or to provide community support for those who no longer feel comfortable attending church. Some ideas we are hoping to foster include: Monthly local meet-ups Book clubs/study groups Weekly play groups for children Annual youth con

In this 2-part discussion, KC Kern (BookofMormonOnline.Net) speaks with Dr. Grant Hardy and his wife Heather Hardy. Grant Hardy is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He has a B.A. in Ancient Greek from Brigham Young University and Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from Yale. He has authored Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo: Sima Qian’s Conquest of History; The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China; and Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide, as well as the Introduction for Royal Skousen’s recent Yale edition of the Book of Mormon. He has also edited The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition; Enduring Ties: Poems of Family Relationships; and the Oxford History of Historical Writing. Vol. 1. His 36-lecture DVD/CD course for The Teaching Company entitled “Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition” will be released this summer. Heather Hardy has a BS and an MBA from Brigham Young University (she says the latter seemed li

In this 2-part discussion, KC Kern (BookofMormonOnline.Net) speaks with Dr. Grant Hardy and his wife Heather Hardy. Grant Hardy is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He has a B.A. in Ancient Greek from Brigham Young University and Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from Yale. He has authored Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo: Sima Qian’s Conquest of History; The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China; and Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide, as well as the Introduction for Royal Skousen’s recent Yale edition of the Book of Mormon. He has also edited The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition; Enduring Ties: Poems of Family Relationships; and the Oxford History of Historical Writing. Vol. 1. His 36-lecture DVD/CD course for The Teaching Company entitled “Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition” will be released this summer. Heather Hardy has a BS and an MBA from Brigham Young University (she says the latter seemed li

In this episode Andrew Ainsworth interviews Phil McLemore to discuss: 1) his conversion to Mormonism and his spiritual transformation through meditation, 2) How to meditate and why you should; Mantras in Mormon culture, and 3/4) Mormon Mantras and The Yoga of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this episode Andrew Ainsworth interviews Phil McLemore to discuss: 1) his conversion to Mormonism and his spiritual transformation through meditation, 2) How to meditate and why you should; Mantras in Mormon culture, and 3/4) Mormon Mantras and The Yoga of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this episode Andrew Ainsworth interviews Phil McLemore to discuss: 1) his conversion to Mormonism and his spiritual transformation through meditation, 2) How to meditate and why you should; Mantras in Mormon culture, and 3/4) Mormon Mantras and The Yoga of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this episode Andrew Ainsworth interviews Phil McLemore to discuss: 1) his conversion to Mormonism and his spiritual transformation through meditation, 2) How to meditate and why you should; Mantras in Mormon culture, and 3/4) Mormon Mantras and The Yoga of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this episode Natasha Parker and John Dehlin interview Dr. Stephanie Buehler -- a prominent sex therapist from California, founder of the the Buehler institute, and author of the book Sex, Love and Mental Illness. Today we discuss pornography, masturbation, sex and marriage within Mormonism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this re-launching of Mormon Matters podcast, Dan Wotherspoon leads a panel consisting of Joanna Brooks, Heather Olson Beal and John Dehlin to discuss: 1) sexuality as a single LDS church member, 2) the 5 Browns sexual abuse news, and 3) immigration and the LDS church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

n this 5-part series, Brian Johnston interviews Jared Anderson. Jared is finishing his Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on the Gospels and New Testament. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

n this 5-part series, Brian Johnston interviews Jared Anderson. Jared is finishing his Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on the Gospels and New Testament. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message