Dialogue Journal Podcast

The 18th Dialogue podcast features Professor Adam S. Miller who spoke on his recent book, Letters to a Young Mormon , published by BYU’s Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at the recent Miller Eccles lecture. From the site: "Adam wrote the book as a way of expressing his Mormon philosophy in a style that would make sense to young adults, but it would be a mistake to conclude the essays ar...

As one of the founders of Dialogue, Wes Johnson has a unique view of the journal and what it has been and what it has become. He sits down with Brandt Malone to discuss it's history and his part in that history in the newest Dialogue podcast. The post Dialogue Lectures #17 w/Wes Johnson appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

[display_podcast] Valerie Hudson headlines the 16th Dialogue podcast in her stop at the Miller Eccles group. There she discusses her new book Sex and World Peace (co-authored by Valerie Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli and Chad Emmett). From the Miller Eccles site: "(this book) unsettles a variety of assumptions in political and security discourse, demonstrating that the security of w...

[display_podcast] In April, the Miller Eccles group welcomed Dr. David Stewart and Matthew Martinich, authors of a new Church almanac that provides an in-depth look at membership, retention, activity and much more, to speak about… The post Dialogue Lectures #15 w/David Stewart & Matt Martinich appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

Brandon Plewe brings his cartographic expertise to discuss his latest work: Mapping Mormonism: An Atlas of Latter-day Saint History in the 14th Dialogue podcast, recorded live at the Miller Eccles study group in March. The post Dialogue Lectures #14 w/Brandon Plewe appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

Dr. Philip Barlow exclaims "The Joseph Smith in our heads is too small!” in the 13th podcast recorded at the Miller-Eccles Group in February. As explained at the website : that is an astounding claim, given the international derision and devotion he has inspired among millions. Yet the scope, nature, and radicalism of his prophetic project is more vast and more radical than his followers or critic...

David Bokovoy discusses various aspects of biblical scholarship in this new Miller-Eccles presentation. As Morris Thurston explains “This timely presentation will be a great way to kick off the year of Old Testament study in your Gospel Doctrine class.” David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He...

In what is sure to be a popular podcast, Robert Kirby spends an evening at the recent Miller Eccles gathering regaling the audience with amusing story after story--with a delightful dash of unconventional testimony. The post Dialogue Lectures #11 w/Robert Kirby appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

Laurie Maffly-Kipp recently co-edited Proclamation to the People: Nineteenth-Century Mormonism and the Pacific Basin Frontier with Reid Neilson, a book of essays dealing with this crucial aspect of Church history. She shares some of her findings with us in the 10th Dialogue podcast taken from a lecture presented to the Miller-Eccles group. The post Dialogue Lectures #10 w/Laurie Maffly-Kipp appear...

The Bentleys discuss the fascinating story of how the BYU Jerusalem center came to be in this 9th Dialogue podcast taken from a lecture presented to the Miller-Eccles group. They also reported on the current state of Church activities there. The post Dialogue Lectures #9 w/Joseph and Marilyn Bentley appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

Armand L. Mauss, emeritus professor or sociology and religious studies at Washington State University and author of several books and a great many articles on a variety of Mormon issues, including his seminal The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation (1994) took questions from a panel of Miller-Eccles readers posing questions to Armand relating to his recently-published memo...

Drawing from his book, The J. Golden Kimball Stories —the first scholarly analysis of J. Golden Kimball stories in their cultural, psychological, and historical context—professor Eric A. Eliason shares and elucidates old favorites, as well as some little known but quite delightful “Uncle Golden” yarns. The post Dialogue Lectures #7 w/Eric Eliason appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

The writing, production, and responses associated with The God Who Weeps reveal something of the multiplicity of “Mormonisms.” In this podcast, Terryl and Fiona discuss some of the ways in which we construct our faith identity, and how we might rethink the interconnections of Mormonism as an institution, a community, a belief structure, and a devotional template. The post Dialogue Lectures #6 w/Fi...

In a departure from our usual format, this podcast is a recording of a recent presentation given by Dr. Gordon to the Orange County, California, Miller Eccles Study Group. The subject of her presentation is “The Legalization of Utah for Statehood.” The post Dialogue Lectures #5 w/Sarah Barringer Gordon appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

On Thursday, December 6, the LDS Church released a new website www.mormonsandgays.org , which has been met with both praise and criticism from both Mormons and the media . Coincidentally, this site was unveiled soon after the third Dialogue podcast featuring Dr. Bob Rees and Dr. Caitlin Ryan , who talked a lot about ideas embraced within the site. Today, as a follow-up, join Morris Thurston, Dialo...

In this third Dialogue podcast, Morris Thurston, Dialogue's board president-elect, interviews Dr. Robert Rees, former Dialogue Editor, and Dr. Caitlin Ryan. This podcast seeks to further continuing dialogue between LDS families and Church leaders on issues relating to sexual orientation and same-gender identity and attraction. The post Dialogue Lectures #3 w/Dr. Robert Rees and Dr. Caitlin Ryan ap...

In this second Dialogue podcast, Morris Thurston, Dialogue's board president-elect, interviews Dr. John G. Turner, assistant professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University. The post Dialogue Lectures #2 w/Dr. John G. Turner appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this inaugural Dialogue podcast, Morris Thurston, Dialogue's board president-elect, interviews Dr. David E. Campbell, associate professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. The post Dialogue Lectures #1 w/Dr. David E. Campbell appeared first on Dialogue Journal .