Jeremy Runnells – the New Expert on Joseph Smith’s Polygamy?
Jeremy Runnells—the New Expert on Joseph Smith’s Polygamy? By Brian C. Hales Recently Jeremy T. Runnells has rebooted his 2013 “Letter to a CES Director: Why I Lost My Testimony,” by posting a response, “Debunking FAIR’s Debunking,” on his website. The section on...
Of Sustaining, Dissent, and Missing Paradigms
Guest Post- Matt Stearmer One of the most difficult tasks any believing individual will face is how to navigate the murky waters of faith and change at the exact same time. In the LDS church, how do we advocate for change while remaining faithful? I have turned...
Replacing Certainty with Pluralism through Gospel Topics Articles
With the release of the latest Gospel Topics article “Translation and Historicity of the book of Abraham” I have come to realize that the Church is making room for those with various beliefs about what our scriptures are. I see this as a tremendous step...
013: Rick Anderson on Mormonism and Intellectual Freedom
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/rickanderson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSRick Anderson is Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections in the J. Willard Marriott...
_Never Let Me Go_ by Kazuo Ishiguro: An Analogy for How I Feel at Church
Never Let Me Go is a novel that follows the life of a group of kids in a boarding school. It’s a weird school. They don’t learn stuff. They mostly just play around and do artwork. You eventually learn that these kids are actually clones, and they were created so...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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