Tag: Mormon Matters

Roundtable: The 2013 LDS Scriptures

With Gina Colvin, Charles Harrell, and Dan Wotherspoon   The following discussion is drawn from ideas shared leading up to and in a March 2013 Mormon Matters podcast (Episode 164) about the release of the new version of the LDS scriptures. This edit is approved by all participants. The updates to the LDS scriptures include …

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Roundtable: Abuse and Forgiveness

By Tresa Edmunds, Natasha Helfer Parker, and Dan Wotherspoon The following is excerpted from Mormon Matters podcast episode 110, “The Abuse and Forgiveness Dilemma,” released on 4 July 2012. It can be listened to in its entirety or downloaded by visiting www.mormonmatters.org. The discussion was led by Mormon Matters host, Dan Wotherspoon. Short bios of …

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Roundtable: Confronting Racism in Mormonism

The following is excerpted from Mormon Matters podcast episodes 79 and 80, “How Can We Truly Confront Racism within Mormon Thought and Culture?,” which can be heard in its entirety or downloaded by visiting www.mormonmatters.org. The podcast conversation took place in early March 2012, within days of the publication of a Washington Post article on …

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Roundtable: How Does the Atonement “Work”?

The following excerpt from the Mormon Matters podcast episode, “The Atonement in Mormon Thought and Experience” (Episode 54), focuses on a presentation and discussion of the four main theories in Christian thought about how Christ’s Atonement “works.” What are the mechanisms by which humans are rescued from the consequences of sin? And is a Savior …

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