Digital Symposium
2024 Digital Symposium The 2024 Symposium was amazing, and absolutely jam-packed with incredible sessions. We had such a great lineup that we were forced over and... Read more.
E105: Playing the Mormon Trail
Ever played the old PC game The Mormon Trail? Your ancestors played it in real life and this episode discusses what it was like for them. Shownotes: Donate to Sunstone... Read more.
E104: Daily Life in the WQ
What was life like if you were stuck in Winter Quarters? Bryan and Lindsay dig into some of the stories of the women who lived there and what their day-to-day life... Read more.
E103: The Donner Party and the Mormons
Many people don’t realize just how many Mormons were part of the fated Donner/Reed tragedy. In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan discuss the horrible tale of... Read more.
E152: Saving the Good Ship Zion by Leaving It.
The story goes that anyone who leaves the Good Ship Zion comes back all wet and half drowned. But in this episode, Stephen Carter argues that this is short-sighted,... Read more.
E151: Jesus, John Wayne, and Captain Moroni: How Mormonism Became Evangelical.
Mormonism used to pride itself on how different it was from other Christian sects. But it has since become part and parcel of the Evangelical movement. How did this... Read more.
E102: Ladies of the Battalion
Women were an integral part of the Mormon Battalion story and Lindsay and Bryan share their histories, including the story of a rogue group of women that braved... Read more.
E150: A Pride Month Sermon.
Walking into the forest means walking into the unknown. Reverend Patty Willis has done so many times in her life, and is about to do it again.... Read more.
E101: Mormon Battalion Boys
In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan discuss the history of the only United States military regiment ever mustered specifically from a religious group: The Mormon... Read more.
2023 Plenaries
2023 Plenaries July 27-29, Sandy, Utah Thursday, July 27th Smith-Pettit Lecture: Kristin Kobes Du Mez 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a New York Times... Read more.
E149: How the Proclamation on the Family Could Include Transgender People.
When the Proclamation on the Family says “gender,” what does it mean? Ted Lee makes a case that using the academic, rather than colloquial, definition... Read more.
E148: What Would Socrates Think of LGBTQ Issues if He Were Mormon?
In these two hilarious and compelling dialogues by Theric Jepson, Mormon Socrates explores the theology behind transgender people and reproductive rights.... Read more.
E100: Mormonism and Race, part three
The third in a three-part miniseries where Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes: Donate to... Read more.
2023 Schedule
2023 Schedule Buy Symposium Audio Here Now! This year, we're exploring the theme Streaming Mormonism! Sessions will be presented live from Sandy, UT. View the entire... Read more.
E147: Should Mormons Become a Part of Cancel Culture?
It’s hard to know how to respond when a favorite artist breaks one of you most cherished values. Starting with Erich Hatala Matthes’ book “Drawing... Read more.
E99: Mormonism and Race, part two
In this three-part miniseries, Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes: Donate to Sunstone and... Read more.
E146: The Curious Case of James Madison Monroe.
The line between polygamy and adultery in early Mormonism was blurry, and people were killed over the interpretation of that line. This article by Edward Hogan explores... Read more.
E98: Mormonism and Race, Part One
In this three-part miniseries, Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes: Donate to Sunstone and... Read more.
UK 2023
Sunstone UK 2023 Evolving Stories October 13-15th, Birmingham UK Mormonism is a religion based on stories. Those found in books and religious texts, those passed... Read more.
E145: Are Mormon Rituals Weird Enough?
Ritual is the basic building block of civilization. But what makes a strong ritual? And does Mormonism have enough of it to survive? Stephen Carter explores the... Read more.